Angela Jean Rigden

University of California, Irvine
Assistant Professor
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Angela Rigden is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth System Science at the University of California, Irvine. Her work explores interactions between the biosphere and atmosphere using multi-scale data and models. She is particularly interested in understanding the implications of a changing water cycle on agriculture across the globe. Prior to joining University of California, Irvine, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences with a fellowship from the Planetary Health Alliance. She has a PhD from Boston University.