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Couriot, Ophélie – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Behavioural Ecology, INRA Toulouse
MS Biodiversity and Evolutive Ecology, University Paul Sabatier
BS Biology and Environment, University of Lorraine
Current Research: Animal Population Dynamics in the Arctic
Eisenberg, Merle – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD History, Princeton University
MA History, Princeton
University MA Medieval History, King’s College London
BA History, Government, Colby College
Current Research: The Making of a Pandemic: Plague, Environment, and the End of Antiquity
Hoover, Fushcia-Ann – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University
MS Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University
BS Mechanical Engineering, University of St. Thomas
Current Research: Green and Just
Mason, Rachel – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Astronomy, Edinburgh University
MS Plant and Soil Science, University of Vermont
BS Chemistry, University of Manchester
Current Research: The Ecological Consequences of Declining Nitrogen Concentration in Plants Worldwide
Obringer, Renee – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Enivronmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University
BS Environmental Engineering, The Ohio State University
Current Research: People, Climate Change, and Anthropogenic Drought: Modeling the Complexity Behind the Interconnected Systems
Peterson, Katie – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Coral Reef Ecology and Management, James Cook University
MESM Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara
BS Biology and Coastal Environmental Sciences, Louisiana State University
Current Research: Analyzing the Impact of Temperature Variability from Climate Change on Ecological Community Structure and Subsequent Influences on Fisheries Management
Shin, Yoon Ah – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
MPA Public Administration, Ewha Womans University
BA, Public Administration, Ewha Womans University
Current Research: Putting People into Climate Models: A Multi-Model Approach to Integrating Human Behavior and Climate Change
Unks, Ryan – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD Integrative Conservation in Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
MS Natural Resources (Ecological Restoration), North Carolina State University
BS Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Pittsburgh
BA Political Science, University of Pittsburgh
Current Research: Socio-Ecological Analysis of Multi-Scalar Landscape Change: A Comparative Case Study of Kenyan Rangelands
Zuercher, Rachel – SESYNC
Degrees: PhD PhD Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz
BS Biology, Valparaiso University
Current Research: Does Ocean Planning Deliver for Coastal Communities and Ocean Ecosystems? An Evaluation of Socio-Ecological Outcomes of Marine Spatial Planning