Workshop Participants

Rebecca Rasch is a Social Scientist with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, where she serves as a subject matter expert for social science and…

Maria Florencia Ercoli earned her Ph.D. at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina, under the mentorship of Dr. Javier Palatnik, where she explored miRNA-containing networks…

Dr. Rajesh Tandon is an internationally acclaimed leader and practitioner of participatory research and development. He is Founder-President of Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), a…

Dr. Perry Cabot received his Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering and Land Resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Colorado…

Naota Hanasaki is head of Climate Change Impacts Assessment Research Section, Center for Climate Change Adaptation at National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES). Dr. Hanasaki…

Meha Jain is an Associate Professor in the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan. Her research examines how we can sustainably…

Sonia Seneviratne is Professor for Land-Climate Dynamics at ETH Zurich, where she was appointed in 2007. She is a climate scientist and environmental physicist. After…

Claudia Ringler is Director, Natural Resources and Resilience in the Transformation Strategies Department at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). A thought leader on…

Mallika Nocco is an Assistant Cooperative Extension Professor in Soil- Plant-Water Relations & Irrigation Management in the Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources at…

Lorenzo Rosa is a Principal Investigator at the Department of Global Ecology at Carnegie Institution for Science at Stanford. Prior to joining Carnegie, he was…

Nathan Mueller is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Colorado State…

I am a last-year PhD Candidate focusing on historical water and land footprints of agriculture. Also, I work with other international teams to analyse climate…

Megan Konar joined the CEE faculty in fall 2013. She holds a Ph.D. (2012) and an M.S. (2009), both in civil and environmental engineering, from…

Hydrologist, Climate Science Student

Britt Wray, PhD is an author and researcher working at the forefront of climate change and mental health. Her latest book Generation Dread: Finding Purpose…

Retired eco-defense attorney; climate psychology researcher/writer; author of “Climate Trauma: Towards a New Taxonomy of Trauma” (2019) and “Climate Trauma, Reconciliation & Recovery” (2022); currently…

I am an educator with experience in the public school system (K-12), as well as post-secondary and post-graduate education. I have facilitated professional learning for…

Social scientist, writer, and teacher with extensive background in a variety of methods and subject areas, focusing on consciousness, transformation, and healing. Teach and engage…

Elizabeth Sawin is the Founder and Director of the Multisolving Institute. Beth is an expert on solutions that address climate change while also improving health,…

Elizabeth Ban Rohring served as the Engagement Lead for NOAA’s Sea Grant Program. Her focus has been on the effective communication of complex environmental science…

Dr. Sarah Jaquette Ray works at the intersection of social justice and climate emotions. An environmental humanist with a BA in Religious Studies, an MA in…

Bill Plotkin, PhD, is an eco-depth psychologist, wilderness guide, and agent of cultural regeneration. As founder of southwest Colorado’s Animas Valley Institute, he has, since…

Dr. Panu Pihkala (b. 1979, he/his) is an adjunct professor of environmental theology (Title of Docent) at the University of Helsinki. He is currently known…

Aaron is excited about the interplay between our inner lives and the broader world. Aaron Pereira is currently Project Lead for The Wellbeing Project. The…