Erik Grijalva completed his PhD in restoration ecology at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), where his research revolved around understanding restoration and conservation approaches within highly modified ecosystems. His...
Matt is a conservation scientist interested in understanding how the interactions between people, their environment, and the institutions that govern them inspire (or inhibit) conservation action and how that impacts their effectiveness.
Mia Karisa Dawson is an urban human geographer and educator. Since receiving her doctorate in Geography in 2023 from the University of California, Davis, Mia received postdoctoral awards from the University of California, Los Angeles, and...
Erin is a marine ecologist who works at the interface of applied marine research, policy engagement, and science communication to advance ocean knowledge for sustainability. She works on ocean sustainability issues related to marine...
Autumn Bernstein is a Senior Transportation Planner in Arup's Oakland office. Autumn was a Switzer Environmental Fellow in 2016, when she was pursuing a Master of Science Degree in Transportation Technology and Policy at UC Davis. Her...
Megan is a NatureNet Science Fellow at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and The Nature Conservancy. She is a specialist in blue carbon, the carbon stored in coastal vegetated ecosystems such as salt marshes, seagrass...
Andrew is a geochemist in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Minnesota. Andrew researches geological hazards, and how natural chemicals are transported and attenuated in the environment. He mentors junior researchers in...
Dr. Sarah Hameed joined Marine Conservation Institute as a Postdoctoral Fellow in 2016 to launch the Global Ocean Refuge System – an initiative that connects the world’s best marine protected areas and the people who champion them into a...
Shrayas joined the Equity, Climate, and Jobs team at the California Workforce Development Board in November 2017. His work includes overseeing a major study to the state legislature about economic and workforce development issues linked to...
Dr. Meredith T. Niles is a Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the School of Public Health and a Professor of Environment and Society in the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society at Brown University...
