Our Team
Branda Nowell, Ph.D., Team Director
School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
Collaborating Researchers:
Toddi Steelman, Ph.D.
Stanback Dean, Nicholas School of Environment
Duke University
Anne-Lise K. Velez, Ph.D.
College of Architecture and Urban Studies & Honors College
Virginia Tech
Kate Albrecht, Ph.D.
College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
University of Illinois at Chicago
Sarah McCaffrey, Ph.D.
Research Forester
US Forest Service – Rocky Mountain Research Station
Christopher Healey, P.h.D.
Professor, Department of Computer Science
North Carolina State University
Current Students
Shannon McGovern, MPA
School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
Nina R. Y. Blau, MPA
School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
Jenny Ree Gilmore, MPA
School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
Aneika Dickens, MPA
School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
Elliot Nauert, BS
Department of Psychology
North Carolina State University
Kate Jones, MS
Center for Geospatial Analytics
North Carolina State University
Jon Barley
School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
Makenna Edgerton
School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
Past Students
Sarah Baines, BS, EP
School of Environment and Sustainability
University of Saskatchwan
Deena Bayoumi, MPA
School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
Candice Bodkin, MPA
School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
Jason Briefel, MS
Dept. of Forestry and Environmental Resources
North Carolina State University
Caitlin Burke, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Scholar
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
North Carolina State University
Xintong Chen, MSW
School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
Joy Davis, BA
School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
John Diaz, MS, Ph.D.
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
North Carolina State University
Casey Flemming, MS, Ph.D.
School of Public International Affairs
North Carolina State University
Clare FitzGerald, MPA, Ph.D.
School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
Mary Clare Hano, MPH, Ph.D.
School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
Annie Izod, MS
School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
Chris Ketchie, MS
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
North Carolina State University
Emily B. McCartha, MPAff
School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
Daisy Mills, BS
School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
Honey Minkowitz, BA, MA, MPA
School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
Kathryn Reis, MS
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
North Carolina State University
Chris Sawyer, MS
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
North Carolina State University
Holli Star, BS
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
North Carolina State University
Corinne Wilder, BS
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
North Carolina State University
Zheng Yang, MS, Ph.D.
School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
Past Post-Doctoral Scholars
A.J. Faas, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Scholar
University of South Florida