Rahebeh Abedi
rabedi@clarku.edu
M.Sc. GIS Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran
B.Sc. Geomatics Engineering, Iran University of Science & Technology, Arak Branch, Iran
Research Interests: Environmental studies; LULC and environmental changes; remote sensing; spatial analysis, spatial statistics, and spatial modeling; data mining and machine learning.
Adviser: Lyndon Estes
Sarala Adhikari
SarAdhikari@clarku.edu
M.Sc. Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
S.Sc. Environmental Science, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Research Interests: Climate Change Impacts on Forest Ecosystems, Dendrochronology, Tree Physiology and Functional Ecology, Environmental Studies, Ecohydrology, and Earth System Science.
Adviser: Lyndon Estes
Kwabena Antwi
kantwi@clarku.edu
MPhil Environmental Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
B.Sc. Environmental Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
Research Interests: Climate-agroecosystem interactions, Conservation, Climate variability, Vulnerability, Tropical farming systems, Smallholder farmers, Climate change adaptation, Food security.
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Adviser: Abby Frazier
Ana Lucia Araujo Raurau
AAraujoRaurau@clarku.edu
M.A. Geography, McGill University
B.A. Anthropology, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Research Interests: Socio-ecological systems, Livelihoods studies, Critical agrarian studies, Political ecology, Peasant and Indigenous communities in Latin America
Advisers: Deborah Martin
Jase M. Athay
mathay@clarku.edu
M.Sc. Environmental Policy and Regulation, The London School of Economics and Political Science (UK)
B.A. French Studies, Brigham Young University
Research Interests: human-environment and nature-society relationships; economic and development geographies; sustainability; political and industrial ecologies; global-south perspectives; critical theories; environmental philosophies, ethics, and justice.
Adviser: Yuko Aoyama
Arman Bajracharya
abajracharya@clarku.edu
B.S. Ecology and Field Biology, St. Cloud State University
Research Interests: Studying the impacts of urbanization on the fragmentation of vegetative land.
Adviser: Rinku Roy Chowdhury
Rufai Balogun
RBalogun@clarku.edu
M.Sc. Geo-Data Science, University of South Brittany, France
M.Sc. Earth Observation and Geo-informatics, University of Salzburg, Austria
B.Tech. Meteorology and Climate Science, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria
Research Interests: Earth Observation, Machine Learning, Hydrometeorological hazards and Humanitarian Emergencies.
Adviser: Hamed Alemohammad
Ricardo Barbosa
ribarbosa@clarku.edu
M.Sc. International Relations, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
B.A. Geography, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
B.A. Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil
B.A. Computer Science, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
B.A. International Relations and Social Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil
Research Interests: digital geographies, political geography, political ecology, environmental governance, radical right, critical agrarian studies, digital agriculture, food policy.
Advisers: James McCarthy
Jimmy Buzzell
JBuzzell@clarku.edu
M.P.P.M. Sustainability and Geospatial Technologies, University of Southern Maine
B.A. Philosophy, Ithaca College
Research Interests: Political economy, urban geography, land use planning and development strategies, GIS, uneven geographical development, critical theory, and social movements.
Adviser: Mark Davidson
Andrea Cabrera Roa
acabreraroa@clarku.edu
M.Sc. Environmental Science and Policy, Clark University
B.A. Anthropology, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Lima, Peru
Research interests: Human-Nature relationships, political ecology, environmental governance, socio-environmental conflicts, socio-ecological vulnerability, indigeneity in the Peruvian amazon.
Adviser(s): Anthony Bebbington and Yuko Aoyama
Aidan Caron
ACaron@clarku.edu
B.A. Geographic Information Science, University of Connecticut
B.A. Political Science, University of Connecticut
Research Interests: Urban forestry, GIS, remote sensing, urban greenspace, accessibility geography, urban planning, land use/land cover.
Adviser: John Rogan & Deb Martin
Sergio Carvajal
scarvajal@clarku.edu
M.A. Developmental Studies, International Institute of Social Science, Erasmus University, The Hague, Netherlands
B.A. Philosophy and Political Science, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Research Interests: Environmental studies, political economy, socio-ecological relations, climate changing capitalism and agrarian change, social movements.
Adviser: Gustavo Oliveira
Tanmoy Chakraborty
TChakraborty@clarku.edu
M.Sc. Geospatial Technologies, Erasmus Mundus Program, a cooperation of: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institute for Geoinformatics, Münster, Germany; Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Dept. Lenguajes y Sistemas Informaticos, Castellón, Spain; and Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Information Management School (NOVA IMS), Lisboa, Portugal
B.A. Urban and Regional Planning, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh
Research Interests: Land-use and Land-cover Change; Spatial-temporal analysis of environmental factors; Remote sensing; Spatial analysis and modeling.
Adviser: Lyndon Estes
Maria del Pilar Delpino Marimon
pdelpinomarimon@clarku.edu
Master in Regional Planning (MRP), Cornell University
B.A. in Geography, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Research Interests: globalisms, feminist political ecology, political geography, critical infrastructure studies, western Amazon, critical visualization, and digital humanities.
Adviser: Anthony Bebbington
Amy Dundon
adundon@clarku.edu
M.A. Urban Affairs, University of San Francisco
B.S. Philosophy, Northeastern University
Research Interests: urban geography, racial capitalism, municipal finance, carceral geography, higher education, housing, California cities.
Adviser: Asha Best and Mark Davidson
Gregory Essuman
GEssuman@clarku.edu
M.Sc. Geography, University of Ghana Legon, Accra, Ghana
B.A. Geography & Political Science, University of Ghana Legon, Accra, Ghana
Research Interests: GeoAI, remote sensing, machine learning, sustainable agriculture, land use management, environmental monitoring, climate resilience, ecological impacts of extractive industry.
Adviser: Lyndon Estes
Antonio Victor Galvão da Fonseca
antfonseca@clarku.edu
Post Graduate Diploma in Statistics, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
B.A. Environmental Engineering, State University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
Research Interests: GIS, Remote Sensing, Land use and land cover maps, Spatial Analysis, Uncertainty in spatial data.
Adviser: Robert Gil Pontius Jr.
Hemant Raj Ghimire
hghimire@clarku.edu
M.Sc. Environmental Science Tribhuvan University, Nepal
B.Sc. Environment Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Research Interests: Environmental and social implications of renewable energy transition; sustainable renewable energy development; hydropower; solar project; human dimension of environmental conservation; environmental impact assessment; spatial analysis for environmental assessment.
Adviser: James McCarthy
Denys Godwin
DGodwin@clarku.edu
M.S. Geographic Information Science, Clark University
B.A. International Political Economics, Beloit College
Research Interests: Open science, accessibility of new research methods, and the relationship between renewable energy development and land use change.
Adviser: Hamed Alemohammad
Ashley Hoffman
ashoffman@clarku.edu
B.S. in Natural Resource Conservation at University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Research Interests: Forest Ecology, Forest Disturbances, Forest Health.
Adviser: Dominik Kulakowski
Sookyeong Kim
SooKim@clarku.edu
M.A. Geography Education, Seoul National University, South Korea
B.A. Geography Education, Seoul National University, South Korea
Research Interests: geography of innovation, digital geography, startups, uneven regional development, EdTech, and the geography of education.
Adviser: Lyndon Estes
Fatemeh Kordi
fkordi@clarku.edu
M.Sc. Remote Sensing and GIS, University of Tehran, Iran
B.A. Natural Resource Engineering, Lorestan University, Iran
Research Interests: Forests and climate change; land use change modeling; crop classification; assessment of NCS opportunities in order to reduce carbon emission; Hydrology modeling; evapotranspiration.
Adviser: Hamed Alemohammad and John Rogan
Christopher Lamb
clamb@clarku.edu
M.A. English, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
B.A. Philosophy and Environmental Science, Marlboro College, Marlboro, Vermont
Research Interests: political ecology, environmental justice, critical Indigenous studies, multispecies and extinction studies, oral history, critical cartography, and environmental humanities.
Adviser: Gustavo Oliveira
Morgan Lehman
MLehman@clarku.edu
M.P.A. Environmental Science and Policy, Columbia University
B.A. History of Art and Architecture, Boston University
Research Interests: Marine phytoplankton, remote sensing, coastal dynamics, climate change, arctic systems, cryosphere, phenology, geospatial analytics
Adviser: Karen Frey
Vanchy Weizhi Li
vali@clarku.edu
M.S. Environmental Science and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
B.S. GIS, Fujian Normal University
Research Interests: GIS and Remote sensing, Environmental change on health, and land cover/land use on biodiversity.
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Adviser: Florencia Sangermano
Robert Moore
RobMoore@clarku.edu
M.S. Environmental Science, Cleveland State University
B.S. Environmental Science, Cleveland State University
Research Interests: Urban forestry, remote sensing, urban ecology, GIS, statistics, and environmental justice, ecosystem services.
Adviser: Lyndon Estes
Aida Mulugetta-Lopez
AMulugettaLopez@clarku.edu
M.Sc. Development Studies, University of London SOAS
B.A. Geography, University College London (UCL) and University of California: Los Angeles (UCLA)
Research Interests: Energy transitions, political economy, resource economics, environmental justice, development in Africa and Latin America.
Adviser: Lyndon Estes
Khadija Nisar
knisar@clarku.edu
M.Sc. Computer Sciences, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
B.Sc. Space Sciences, GIS, Remote Sensing, Climatology, Meteorology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Research Interests: Hydrology ,Climate Change and Impact Assessment on Agriculture , Remote Sensing , GIS.
Adviser: Rinku Roy Chowdhury
Luis Augusto Oliveira Jr.
LOliveiraJunior@clarku.edu
M.Sc. Environmental Science, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
Post Graduate Diploma in Statistics, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
B.A. Environmental Engineering, State University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
Research Interests: Remote Sensing, Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Secondary Forest Growth, Forest Degradation, Carbon Sequestration and Emissions, Land Use and Land Cover Mapping, Climate Change.
Adviser: Lyndon Estes
Wen Ting Ooi
WOoi@clarku.edu
M.A. Soc. Sci., National University of Singapore
B.A. Soc. Sci. Geography, National University of Singapore
Research Interests: human-nature relationships, digital geography, political ecology, environmental geography, cultural geography, urban infrastructure and climate adaptation, environmental humanities and cartographies.
Adviser: Mark Davidson
Deniz Öztürk
DOzturk@clarku.edu
M.Sc. Environmental Sciences, Boğaziçi University, İstanbul, Türkiye
B.S. International Relations, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye
Research Interests: Critical theories, political ecology, energy justice and transitions, and renewable energy governance.
Adviser: Lyndon Estes
Spandan Pandey
sppandey@clarku.edu
M.Sc. Climate Change and Sustainability Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
B.Tech. Information Technology, West Bengal University of Technology
Research Interests: Political ecology of climate change, vulnerability and adaptation, urban spaces, climate ethics, and environmental governance.
Adviser: Rinku Roy Chowdhury
Sushil Paudel
spaudel@clarku.edu
M.Sc. Geographic Information Science & System, Salzberg University, Austria
M.Sc. Forestry, Agriculture and Forestry University, Hetauda, Nepal
B.Sc. Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Hetauda, Nepal
Research Interests: GIS and Remote Sensing; Spatial Data Modelling and Spatial Statistics; Forest Carbon Assessment Methodology; LULC change analysis; Geo-Database Management for Big Data; Machine Learning and Deep Learning; UAVs and Drones for resource assessment in inaccessible areas.
Adviser: Dominik Kulakowski
Sunita Phuyal
sphuyal@clarku.edu
M.Sc. Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
B.Sc. Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Research Interests: Climate Change and Adaptation, Climate variability, Drought, Environmental conservation, GIS, Remote Sensing, Spatial analysis
Adviser: Abby Frazier
Walter Poulsen
wpoulsen@clarku.edu
M.Sc. Sustainable Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
B.A. Cultural Anthropology, China Studies, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
Research Interests: commodification of natures; agricultural political ecology; sociopolitical dimensions of renewable energy transitions; critical sustainability studies.
Adviser: James McCarthy
Ann Jyothis Raj
ARaj@clarku.edu
M.A. Education and Learning Sciences, University of Turku, Finland
M.A. Geographic Information Science for Development & Environment, Clark University
B.A. Environmental Studies, Mount Holyoke College
Research Interests: Core focus on human-environment dimensions; sub-focus on sustainability and complex systems; decoloniality and indigeneity; education, futurity, and youth studies.
Adviser: Deborah Martin and James Murphy
Jewon Ryu
jryu@clarku.edu
M.Sc. Geography, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
B.Sc. Geography, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Research Interests: Energy transitions, urban geography, political ecology, science and technology studies (STS), social acceptance of renewable energy, and environmental governance.
Adviser: Deborah Martin
Inge Salo
isalo@clarku.edu
M.A. Geography, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
B.A. Anthropology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Research Interests: South African urbanism, place-making, urban displacement, urban resistance.
Adviser: Asha Best and Deborah Martin
Mikayla Schappert
mschappert@clarku.edu
M.A. Geography, Miami University, Oxford, OH
B.Sc. Biology, Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA
Research Interests: landscape ecology; landscape heterogeneity; landscape pattern; GISci; GIS; spatial analysis; spatial statistics; remote sensing; landscape change; conservation; human-environment interactions; habitat fragmentation
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Adviser: Florencia Sangermano
Eunyeong Song
esong@clarku.edu
M.A Geography Education, Seoul National University
B.A. Social Studies Education (Geography Education), Jeju National University
Research Interests: Export Crops, Spices, Food Chains, Agricultural Commodities Change, International Food Trade, Agrarian Change, Regional Development, Global Production Networks, Commodity Chains and Networks, Development Studies, East and Southeast Asia.
Adviser: James Murphy
Elisabeth Tappert
ETappert@clarku.edu
M.Sc. Applied Physics, University of Oregon
B.A. Physics and Astronomy, University of Montana
Research Interests: Climate change and adaptation, human-environment interactions, water resource management, hydrology, conservation, GIS, remote sensing, geospatial statistics and analysis.
Adviser: Lyndon Estes
Shan-yu Samuel Wang
shanwang@clarku.edu
M.S. Geography, National Taiwan University
B.S. Geography, National Taiwan University
Research Interests: State projects; geopolitics; industrial studies; political economy; zones (SEZ, EPZ, FTA); economic geography; development geography; Taiwanese firms; India.
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Adviser: Yuko Aoyama
Sitian Xiong
sxiong@clarku.edu
M.S. GIS, Clark University
B.S. in Geography, University of Wyoming
B.E. Land Resource Management, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), China
Research Interests: Remote sensing, Agriculture, Machine Learning.
Adviser: Lyndon Estes
Aiyin Zhang
aizhang@clarku.edu
M.S. Hong Kong Polytechnic University
B.S. Beijing Forestry University
Research Interests: Time-series remote sensing, Temporal GIS, Land-use and Land-cover Change, Forest Disturbances Monitoring, Spatial-temporal analysis.
Adviser: Robert Pontius and John Rogan
Hermione Xiaoqing Zhou
HerZhou@clarku.edu
B.A. Sociology and Environmental Studies, Bates College
Research Interests: Political ecology, environmental justice, disaster recovery, climate adaptation, critical Indigenous studies, and community economies.
Adviser: James McCarthy
Anna Zhu
annzhu@clarku.edu
M.S. Geography, The George Washington University
B.A. Geography, The George Washington University
B.S. Economics, The George Washington University
Research Interests: Arctic systems, climate change, cryosphere, and GIS/Remote Sensing.
Adviser: Karen Frey
Zhiwen Zhu
ZhiZhu@clarku.edu
M.S. Geographic Information Science, Clark University
B.A. Remote Sensing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Research Interests: Remote sensing, GIS, Sustainability, Conservation, Climate Change, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence.
Adviser: Lyndon Estes