Meet the 2024 Switzer Fellows

Natalie explores policies related to natural climate solutions, adaptation, the Arctic, the politics of renewable energy siting, and the role that nonprofits play in the just energy transition.

Alejandra is a transnational emerging scholar cross-pollinating Indigenous ways of knowing, agroecology, and ecological economics to conserve stingless honeybees.

Ataya (Ute, Assiniboine, Lakota) examines the complex and contradictory relationships between oil and gas development, tribal sovereignty, and environmental justice on the northern Ute reservation.

Sydney is a researcher and community organizer based in Eastern Connecticut. Her work focuses on the intersection of farmer viability, food access and environmental sustainability.

As an organizer and researcher, Hasmik is passionate about supporting food sovereignty movements in California and Armenia. She approaches this work with lenses from both the natural sciences and feminist studies.

Natasha (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe) is pursuing a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy with a focus on International Development and Environmental Policy, and International Legal Studies at The Fletcher School at Tufts University. She is interested in the intersection of federal Indian law, environmental law, and water law.

Sol is driven by global environmentalism, particularly by understanding how knowledge about the environment is produced, shared, and influences our relationship with it. Her focus is on the intersection of sanitation and agriculture.

Temesgen is an environmental justice advocate working toward a future where technology is balanced with nature, society is ecologically and economically productive, and the needs of both people and the environment are met.

Landry strives to integrate environmental justice principles with ecological stewardship and foster connection through food and forestry.

Nia aims to create efficient, solar-powered catalysts to transform groundwater nitrate contaminants into useful products, spanning the gap between research and application.

Jazz's studies are concentrated in sustainability and design/development. He has worked on issues such as extreme heat, air quality, community engagement and schoolyard greening.

Chelsea is driven by the belief that we cannot solve our climate crisis by exacerbating our housing crisis. Her work empowers tenants in building decarbonization efforts, ensuring they benefit from climate initiatives.

Fen is an avian ecologist unraveling how forested landscapes can jointly support ecosystems and human need, specifically in the North Woods of Maine.

Emily studies community wealth building in immigrant & BIPOC communities through economic and climate justice, and is working with the City of Boston on community-based participatory action research and worker cooperative ecosystems.

Sanjana is an engineer and environmental educator whose research focuses on process innovation and technical/policy boundaries of renewable energy systems and the electric grid.

Kathryn is a scientist and communicator committed to science translation for decision-makers in governments, businesses, unions, and community groups to support environmental health.

Selena combines data analysis with a commitment to community health, ecological restoration, and environmental stewardship to develop innovative solutions for healthy forests in California.

Alexii (Amah Mutsun Tribal Band) uses ethnographic research to examine opportunities for tribal land access and co-management through collaborative stewardship in central coastal California.

Summer examines how increasingly digital landscapes affect workers and ecologies, broadening discussions about the future of work, race, and the limits of data in the face of the climate crisis.