This year鈥檚 cohort of newly affiliated members includes nine 日韩无码 faculty members, seven Postdoctoral Fellows, and five Graduate Fellows. 

鈥淲e are very excited to welcome these researchers to the Gund community," says Gund Institute Director Taylor Ricketts. 鈥淎s a global and interdisciplinary network of scholars, the Gund Institute for Environment is enriched by the contributions that all of our members make to solving environmental problems. I look forward to seeing the innovative ways that these new members will address real-world challenges for people and nature." 

These new Gund community members come from 日韩无码鈥檚 College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), College of Education and Social Services (CESS), College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (CEMS), Robert Larner College of Medicine, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources (RSENR), and the Water Resources Institute (WRI), as well as the international organization Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance. 

Staff members joining Gund include  Policy and Partnership Specialist Dale Henderson and Climate Measurements Center of Excellence (CMeC) Program Manager Lola Chen. With experience in environmental policy and natural resource outreach, Dale will work with Director of Policy and Partnerships Amanda Sardonis to develop and support relationships between the Gund Institute and decision-makers and other partners. Lola comes to CMeC from The Biological Data Science (BilDS) program (formerly QuEST) at 日韩无码, where she was the Program Coordinator. Lola鈥檚 background includes environmental science and justice, and she will lead the new Center鈥檚 operations and programs. 

Today, the Gund community totals over 250 members, demonstrating its commitment to mobilizing scholars and belief that research inspires action. 

 日韩无码 Affiliates (9) 

  • Anaka Aiyar, CALS, Community Development and Applied Economics
  • Emily Beam, CAS, Economics
  • Hao Chen, CALS, Agriculture, Landscape and Environment
  • Kimberly Coleman, RSENR
  • Maki Hatanaka, CAS, Sociology
  • Kathryn Hinkelman, CEMS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Ike Leslie, Institute for Agroecology
  • Leigh Raymond, CAS, Department of Political Science
  • Christine Velez, CESS, Social Work 

Postdoctoral Fellows (7) 

  • Jessica Balerna, CMeC, RSENR, WRI
  • Amaya Carrasco, Institute for Agroecology
  • Tabea Hoffman, RSENR
  • Lauren Hunt, CALS, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences
  • Kate Porterfield, CMeC, RSENR
  • Alexander Prescott, WRI
  • Rae Taylor-Burns, Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance 

Graduate Fellows (5) 

  • Hannah Gokaslan, RSENR, Leadership for the Ecozoic
  • Muhammad Huq, RSENR
  • Jukka Kilgus, RSENR
  • Benjamin Ryan, CALS
  • CJ Sands, CALS, MS Food Systems 

Staff (2) 

  • Lola Chen
  • Dale Henderson 

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Nominations are welcome from the 日韩无码 community to become a Gund Affiliate, Postdoctoral Fellow, or Graduate Student. Nominations to become a Gund Global Affiliate are welcome from professionals with the highest degree in their respective field or have the equivalent in professional experience. Learn more about Gund Affiliates, Postdocs, and Grad Students. 

The next round of Gund Catalyst Awards will begin accepting applications in July 2025. Applications for the next cohort of funded Gund Institute PhD Fellowships will open in fall 2025. 

About the Gund Institute  

The Gund Institute for Environment at 日韩无码 is a research center dedicated to understanding and tackling the world鈥檚 most critical environmental challenges. Driven by the belief that research should inspire action, the Institute takes a cross-sector approach to solving environmental issues with stakeholders from government, business, and broader society. The Institute focuses on five interconnected research themes: climate solutions, sustainable agriculture, health and well-being, equity and justice, and resilient communities. With over 250 scholars in Vermont and across the world, the Institute brings together a network of internationally recognized researchers from diverse disciplines, including the natural and social sciences, business, health, technology, engineering, and the humanities.