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Environmental Science
Emma

Emma

MS

Education

  1. University of Wales, Bangor

    MSMaster of Science2022

  2. University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2020

    Ecology

Expertise

Anything under the scope of marine biology & ecology

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Dalton

Dalton

PhDEnvironmenta...

Education

  1. North Carolina State University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2022

    Environmental Science

  2. Drexel University

    MSMaster of Science2017

    Sociology

Expertise

Survey and interview research methods; Archival research methods; Science Communication; Public...

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Chestina

Chestina

MSZoology

Education

  1. Georgia Southern University

    MSMaster of Science

    Zoology

  2. California State University, Long Beach

    BSBachelor of Sci...2017

    Marine Science

Expertise

marine biology, marine animal physiology, ecologial physiology, climate change affects on animal...

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Jocelyn

Jocelyn

MPHPublic Health

Education

  1. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

    MPHMaster of Publi...2024

    Public Health

  2. University of California Irvine (UCI)

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Public Health

Expertise

public health, community health, early childhood development, maternal and child health

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Marisa

Marisa

EdMEducation

Education

  1. St. Catherine University

    EdMMaster of Educa...2022

    Education

  2. Franklin & Marshall College

    BABachelor of Arts2007

    Religious Studies

Expertise

action research on social justice education reform, critical reflection self-studies, environmental...

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Laura

Laura

MSMarine Science

Education

  1. University of California San Diego (UCSD)

    MSMaster of Science2021

    Marine Science

  2. University of California, Santa Barbara

    BSBachelor of Sci...2015

    Marine Science

Expertise

Marine Biology, Coral Reef Ecology, Coral Reef Restoration, Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology

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Yolanda

Yolanda

MPAEnvironmenta...

Education

  1. Syracuse University

    MPAMaster of Publi...2015

    Environmental Science

  2. State University of New York College at Geneseo

    BABachelor of Arts2009

    Environmental Science

Expertise

Food systems, Urban Agriculture, Environmental Studies

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Ashley

Ashley

MPHPublic Health

Education

  1. George Washington University

    MPHMaster of Publi...

    Public Health

  2. Virginia Wesleyan College

    BSBachelor of Sci...2018

    Biology

Expertise

Public Health, Biology, Marine Biology/Science, Oceanography, Environmental Public Health, Climate Change

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Alexa

Alexa

PhDMicrobiology

Education

  1. University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Microbiology

  2. Vanderbilt University

    BABachelor of Arts2019

    Biochemistry

Expertise

Drug discovery, microbial interactions, environmental microbiology, genome mining, bioengineering

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Alexa

Alexa

PhDEpidemiology

Education

  1. Boston University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2022

    Epidemiology

  2. University of Connecticut

    BSBachelor of Sci...2018

    Public Health

Expertise

Projects understanding the impact of chemicals on health and projects in the following topic areas:...

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Micah

Micah

PhD candidateEcology

Education

  1. University of Kansas

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Ecology

  2. Rockhurst College

    BSBachelor of Sci...2019

    Molecular Biology

Expertise

Earth Science, Climate Change, Carbon Sequestration, Soil Science, Critical Zone Science, Carbon...

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Alyson

Alyson

MSFood Science

Education

  1. Copenhagen University

    MSMaster of Science

    Food Science

  2. Princeton University

    BABachelor of Arts2016

    Geosciences

Expertise

Food Systems, Gastronomy, Innovative solutions for climate change, humanistic approach to design, Wicked...

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Luke

Luke

PhDMarine Science

Education

  1. University of California San Diego (UCSD)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2025

    Marine Science

  2. University of California San Diego (UCSD)

    MSMaster of Science2023

    Microbiology

Expertise

Astrobiology, deep-sea microbiology, environmental microbiology, extremophiles, life in hypersaline...

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Alexandra

Alexandra

MS candidate

Education

  1. University of North Carolina at Wilmington

    MSMaster of ScienceTBD

  2. University of North Carolina at Wilmington

    MSMaster of ScienceTBD

    Habitat use of birds

Expertise

Ecology, conservation, ornithology, habitat management

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Emily

Emily

PhD candidateEnvironmenta...

Education

  1. University of Wisconsin - Madison

    PhDDoctor of Philo...TBD

    Environmental Science

  2. University of Wisconsin - Madison

    MSMaster of Science2020

    Environmental Science

Expertise

Environmental science and sustainability, management, governance, and policy. Conservation, social...

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Danielle

Danielle

PhDMarine Science

Education

  1. University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2024

    Marine Science

  2. University of Miami

    BSBachelor of Sci...2016

    Environmental Science

Expertise

Marine science: algae physiology, biogeochemistry, microbiology, nutrient dynamics, sargassum seaweed...

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Anastasia

Anastasia

PhDChemistry

Education

  1. Columbia University

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2016

    Chemistry

  2. Columbia University

    MSMaster of Science2011

    Chemistry

Expertise

Earth sciences, planetary sciences, physics, mathematics, chemistry, spectroscopy

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Reema

Reema

MPPPublic Policy

Education

  1. University of California Irvine (UCI)

    MPPMaster of Publi...2020

    Public Policy

  2. University of California Irvine (UCI)

    BABachelor of Arts2018

    Environmental Science

Expertise

climate change policy, writing, sustainability

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Carmen

Carmen

PhDNeuroscience

Education

  1. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill)

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2023

    Neuroscience

  2. Emory University

    MPHMaster of Publi...2017

    Epidemiology

Expertise

Child health, neuroscience, science writing

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Emma

Emma

PhDBiology

Education

  1. University of Rhode Island

    PhDDoctor of Philo...2023

    Biology

  2. Loyola Marymount University

    BSBachelor of Sci...2018

    Marine Science

Expertise

Physiology, genomics, biology, marine biology, coral reefs, environmental science, conservation

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