LEADERSHIP ON COASTAL RESILIENCE & SUSTAINABILITY

Leading the Way Forward on Coastal Resilience and Sustainability

Explore our student leaders’ work across five themes:


Coastal Resilience and Climate Change

Conservation

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Innovation for Coastal Solutions

Coastal Resilience and Climate Change

Ross Davison

Class of 2020

Watch: Modernizing Our Methods:Feasibility testing of new analytic tools to fill information gaps and reduce monitoring costs

Andre Joseph-Witzig

Class of 2020

Watch: Advancing Coastal Zone Management in Grenada: using ecosystem services and new technologies to inform climate-resilient coastal management in Grenada

Mali’o Kodis

Class of 2020

Watch: Building Climate Resilience on Farms and in Cities

Samruddhi Kothari

Class of 2020

Watch: Rising risk of climate and weather impacts on energy supply infrastructure

David Torres

Class of 2020

Watch: Digital interfaces for human interaction around ecosystems/climate data

Casey Zweig

Class of 2020

Watch: Innovating Beyond Plastic: The Story of Becoming a Bacteria Farmer and Material Alchemist to Save the Planet

Aspen Cage (they/them)

Class of 2021

Watch: Climate Democracy 2020: Quantifying and Amplifying Down-ballot Climate Campaigning in the 2020 Elections

Maxwell Azali Kodia

Class of 2021

Watch: Coral reef conservation in changing climates and human population

Abel Mkulama

Class of 2021

Watch: Designing a Circular Economy Cooking Technology Startup in Lilongwe, Malawi: Preventing Deforestation and Household Air Pollution and Mitigating Climate Change

Diana Fu

Class of 2022

Watch: Advancing Equitable Coastal Adaptation in the San Francisco Bay Area

Sarah Mastroni

Class of 2022

Watch: Advancing Adoption of Algae for Cattle Feed to Reduce Methane Emissions

Austen Stovall

Class of 2022

Watch: Coral Reef Restoration for Risk Reduction

Chinonso Uzowihe

Class of 2022

Watch: Equity Through Community Access to Climate Action Information

Craig Dudenhoeffer

Class of 2023

Watch: Ocean impact tracking for ecopreneurs

Kevin Lunzalu

Class of 2023

Watch: The Plastic Crisis: A reality show we can only cancel collectively

Olivia Won

Class of 2023

Watch: Towards equitable nature-based coastal adaptation in California

Class of 2024

  • Seblua Abebe
  • Hallie Brown
  • Ariq Khalingga

Class of 2025

Conservation

Celeshia Guy

Class of 2020

Watch: Saving the Endangered Antillean Manatees: Analysis of manatee strandings and risk from watercraft collision in Belize

David Torres

Class of 2020

Watch: Digital interfaces for human interaction around ecosystems/climate data

Siti Indriasari Galuh Sekar Arum

Class of 2021

Watch: Building the Pathway to Scale Marine Conservation Projects (A Case Study of USAID SEA Project in West Papua Province, Indonesia)

Abel Mkulama

Class of 2021

Watch: Designing a Circular Economy Cooking Technology Startup in Lilongwe, Malawi: Preventing Deforestation and Household Air Pollution and Mitigating Climate Change

Ando Rabearisoa

Class of 2021 (now pursuing a PhD Designated Emphasis in Coastal Science & Policy)

Watch: Under What Conditions Can Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMA) Reduce Poverty in Madagascar?

Rafid Shidqi

Class of 2021

Watch: Between Shark and Livelihoods: Informing Policies for Thresher Shark Conservation in Alor, Indonesia

Kalina Browne

Class of 2022

Watch: Integrating Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion within Conservation Non-profits

Niomi Pridina

Class of 2022

Watch: Understanding the impact of livelihood-based interventions for manta ray conservation on human well-being in Lamakera, East Flores, Indonesia

Jamal Galves

Class of 2023

Watch: Safeguarding critical coastal habitats for the endangered Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus anatus) of Belize

Xiaohui “Ivy” Lin

Class of 2023

Watch: Coral At Risk: The need for coral monitoring citizen science programs in Shenzhen City, China

Kevin Lunzalu

Class of 2023

Watch: The Plastic Crisis: A reality show we can only cancel collectively

Naseeba Jamil Sidat

Class of 2023

Watch mid-term report: Building blocks to assist fishing communities in safeguarding their livelihoods and shark and ray populations in Zalala Beach, Mozambique

Olivia Won

Class of 2023

Watch: Towards equitable nature-based coastal adaptation in California

Class of 2024

  • Seblua Abebe
  • Alexandra Boutros
  • Clint Gallaron
  • Cindy Matuch
  • Aldo Zavala Jiménez

Class of 2025

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Shakera Arnold

Class of 2020

Watch: Ensuring a Sustainable Conch Fishery in Belize

Safari Fang

Class of 2020

Watch: Theory of Change for Sustainable Marine Aquaculture in China

Biraj Shrestha

Class of 2020

Watch: Strengthening Community Co-Management of a Mekong River Fish Conservation Zone Network

Tom Collinson

Class of 2021

Watch: The Sea Cucumber Project Liberia: Building Thriving Fisheries With Coastal Communities or Libera’s Sea Cucumbers In A Pickle: Managing A New Fishery To Protect Ecosystems And Livelihoods

Maxwell Azali Kodia

Class of 2021

Watch: Coral reef conservation in changing climates and human populations

Juan Carlos Jeri Vidal

Class of 2021

Watch: Improving Human Welfare in the Peruvian Mahi Mahi Fishery

Timothy Scully

Class of 2022

Watch: Using Policy-relevant Science to Accelerate Progress on California Central Valley Chinook Salmon Restoration

William Ware

Class of 2022

Watch: Striped Bass Ecology: Predicting Occupancy on the Lower Stanislaus to Inform Research & Management

Niza Contreras

Class of 2023

Watch: The power of community-based solutions: Increasing climate resilience in Mexican small-scale fisheries through knowledge sharing

Daniela Font

Class of 2023

Watch: Complexities in sea turtle bycatch: The case of artisanal fisheries in Northern Argentina

 

Trevor Kumec

Class of 2023

Watch: Healthy Rivers and Healthy Communities: Using local collaboration to guide salmon restoration in the Yuba River

Karlee Liddy

Class of 2023

Watch: Deepening considerations for listed species in groundwater- dependent ecosystems

Class of 2024

  • Hallie Brown
  • Clint Gallaron
  • Angelo San Pablo

Class of 2025

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Justice, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Andre Joseph-Witzig

Class of 2020

Watch: Advancing Coastal Zone Management in Grenada: using ecosystem services and new technologies to inform climate-resilient coastal management in Grenada

Mali’o Kodis

Class of 2020

Watch: Building Climate Resilience on Farms and in Cities

David Torres

Class of 2020

Watch: Digital interfaces for human interaction around ecosystems/climate data

Siti Indriasari Galuh Sekar Arum

Class of 2021

Watch: Building the Pathway to Scale Marine Conservation Projects (A Case Study of USAID SEA Project in West Papua Province, Indonesia)

Aspen Cage (they/them)

Class of 2021

Watch: Climate Democracy 2020: Quantifying and Amplifying Down-ballot Climate Campaigning in the 2020 Elections

Tom Collinson

Class of 2021

Watch: The Sea Cucumber Project Liberia: Building Thriving Fisheries With Coastal Communities or Libera’s Sea Cucumbers In A Pickle: Managing A New Fishery To Protect Ecosystems And Livelihoods

Abel Mkulama

Class of 2021

Watch: Designing a Circular Economy Cooking Technology Startup in Lilongwe, Malawi: Preventing Deforestation and Household Air Pollution and Mitigating Climate Change

Ando Rabearisoa

Class of 2021 (now pursuing a PhD Designated Emphasis in Coastal Science & Policy)

Watch: Under What Conditions Can Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMA) Reduce Poverty in Madagascar?

Kalina Browne

Class of 2022

Watch: Integrating Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion within Conservation Non-profits

Diana Fu

Class of 2022

Watch: Advancing Equitable Coastal Adaptation in the San Francisco Bay Area

Andrea Paz Lacavex

Class of 2022

Watch: Green Gravel in Baja California: Exploring a kelp restoration technique with a multisectoral lens

Niomi Pridina

Class of 2022

Watch: Understanding the impact of livelihood-based interventions for manta ray conservation on human well-being in Lamakera, East Flores, Indonesia

Chinonso Uzowihe

Class of 2022

Watch: Equity Through Community Access to Climate Action Information

William Ware

Class of 2022

Watch: Using Policy-relevant Science to Accelerate Progress on California Central Valley Chinook Salmon Restoration

Niza Contreras

Class of 2023

Watch: The power of community-based solutions: Increasing climate resilience in Mexican small-scale fisheries through knowledge sharing

Daniela Font

Class of 2023

Watch: Complexities in sea turtle bycatch: The case of artisanal fisheries in Northern Argentina

 

Trevor Kumec

Class of 2023

Watch: Healthy Rivers and Healthy Communities: Using local collaboration to guide salmon restoration in the Yuba River

Karlee Liddy

Class of 2023

Watch: Deepening considerations for listed species in groundwater- dependent ecosystems

Xiaohui “Ivy” Lin

Class of 2023

Watch: Coral At Risk: The need for coral monitoring citizen science programs in Shenzhen City, China

Kevin Lunzalu

Class of 2023

Watch: The Plastic Crisis: A reality show we can only cancel collectively

Naseeba Jamil Sidat

Class of 2023

Watch mid-term report: Building blocks to assist fishing communities in safeguarding their livelihoods and shark and ray populations in Zalala Beach, Mozambique

Olivia Won

Class of 2023

Watch: Towards equitable nature-based coastal adaptation in California

Class of 2024

  • Seblua Abebe
  • Hallie Brown
  • Clint Gallaron
  • Cindy Matuch
  • Aldo Zavala Jiménez

Class of 2025

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Innovation for Coastal Solutions

Ross Davison

Class of 2020

Watch: Modernizing Our Methods:Feasibility testing of new analytic tools to fill information gaps and reduce monitoring costs

Mali’o Kodis

Class of 2020

Watch: Building Climate Resilience on Farms and in Cities

Samruddhi Kothari

Class of 2020

Watch: Rising risk of climate and weather impacts on energy supply infrastructure

Biraj Shrestha

Class of 2020

Watch: Strengthening Community Co-Management of a Mekong River Fish Conservation Zone Network

David Torres

Class of 2020

Watch: Digital interfaces for human interaction around ecosystems/climate data

Casey Zweig

Class of 2020

Watch: Innovating Beyond Plastic: The Story of Becoming a Bacteria Farmer and Material Alchemist to Save the Planet

Abel Mkulama

Class of 2021

Watch: Designing a Circular Economy Cooking Technology Startup in Lilongwe, Malawi: Preventing Deforestation and Household Air Pollution and Mitigating Climate Change

Sarah Mastroni

Class of 2022

Watch: Advancing Adoption of Algae for Cattle Feed to Reduce Methane Emissions

Andrea Paz Lacavex

Class of 2022

Watch: Green Gravel in Baja California: Exploring a kelp restoration technique with a multisectoral lens

Austen Stovall

Class of 2022

Watch: Coral Reef Restoration for Risk Reduction

Craig Dudenhoeffer

Class of 2023

Watch: Ocean impact tracking for ecopreneurs

Olivia Won

Class of 2023

Watch: Towards equitable nature-based coastal adaptation in California

Class of 2024

  • Seblua Abebe
  • Alexandra Boutros
  • Ariq Khalingga

Class of 2025

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