{"id":372,"date":"2018-10-15T20:12:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T00:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/geography2\/?page_id=372"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:11:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:11:29","slug":"phd-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/geography\/people\/phd-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Ph.D. Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rahebeh Abedi<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:rabedi@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"rabedi@clarku.edu\">rabedi@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.Sc. GIS Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran<br \/>\nB.Sc. Geomatics Engineering, Iran University of Science &amp; Technology, Arak Branch, Iran<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests<\/em>: Environmental studies; LULC and environmental changes; remote sensing; spatial analysis, spatial statistics, and spatial modeling; data mining and machine learning.<br \/>\nAdviser: Lyndon Estes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sarala Adhikari<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:SarAdhikari@clarku.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"SarAdhikari@clarku.edu\">SarAdhikari@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.Sc. Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal<br \/>\nS.Sc. Environmental Science, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests:<\/em> Climate Change Impacts on Forest Ecosystems, Dendrochronology, Tree Physiology and Functional Ecology, Environmental Studies, Ecohydrology, and Earth System Science.<br \/>\nAdviser: Lyndon Estes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kwabena Antwi<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:kantwi@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"kantwi@clarku.edu\">kantwi@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nMPhil Environmental Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana<br \/>\nB.Sc. Environmental Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests:<\/em> Climate-agroecosystem interactions, Conservation, Climate variability, Vulnerability, Tropical farming systems, Smallholder farmers, Climate change adaptation, Food security.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fview%2Fkwabenaantwi%2Fhome%3Fauthuser%3D0&amp;data=05%7C01%7CYPoku%40clarku.edu%7C366b88e9dbd4408a3f6f08db78dd6bf6%7Cb5b2263d68aa453eb972aa1421410f80%7C0%7C0%7C638236664641669168%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=blCEDMOLxNIDsof8TAE3SybqyS5EKkZT8N6KyTf2xK0%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Kwabena Antwi Personal Website\">Website<\/a><br \/>\nAdviser: Abby Frazier<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ana Lucia Araujo Raurau<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:AAraujoRaurau@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"AAraujoRaurau@clarku.edu\">AAraujoRaurau@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.A. Geography, McGill University<br \/>\nB.A. Anthropology, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>Socio-ecological systems, Livelihoods studies, Critical agrarian studies, Political ecology, Peasant and Indigenous communities in Latin America<em><br \/>\n<\/em>Advisers: Deborah Martin<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jase M. Athay<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:mathay@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"mathay@clarku.edu\">mathay@clarku.edu<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>M.Sc. Environmental Policy and Regulation, The London School of Economics and Political Science (UK)<br \/>\nB.A. French Studies, Brigham Young University<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests:<\/em> 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.<br \/>\nAdviser: Yuko Aoyama<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arman Bajracharya<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:abajracharya@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"abajracharya@clarku.edu\">abajracharya@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nB.S. Ecology and Field Biology, St. Cloud State University<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests:<\/em> Studying the impacts of urbanization on the fragmentation of vegetative land.<br \/>\nAdviser: Rinku Roy Chowdhury<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rufai Balogun<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:RBalogun@clarku.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"RBalogun@clarku.edu\">RBalogun@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.Sc. Geo-Data Science, University of South Brittany, France<br \/>\nM.Sc. Earth Observation and Geo-informatics, University of Salzburg, Austria<br \/>\nB.Tech. Meteorology and Climate Science, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>Earth Observation, Machine Learning, Hydrometeorological hazards and Humanitarian Emergencies.<em><br \/>\n<\/em>Adviser: Hamed Alemohammad<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ricardo Barbosa<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:ribarbosa@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"ribarbosa@clarku.edu\">ribarbosa@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.Sc. International Relations, University of Bras\u00edlia, Bras\u00edlia, Brazil<br \/>\nB.A. Geography, University of Bras\u00edlia, Bras\u00edlia, Brazil<br \/>\nB.A. Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Goi\u00e1s, Goi\u00e2nia, Brazil<br \/>\nB.A. Computer Science, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil<br \/>\nB.A. International Relations and\u00a0Social Sciences, Federal University of Goi\u00e1s, Goi\u00e2nia, Brazil<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>digital geographies, political geography, political ecology, environmental governance, radical right, critical agrarian studies, digital agriculture, food policy.<br \/>\nAdvisers: James McCarthy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jimmy Buzzell<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:JBuzzell@clarku.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"JBuzzell@clarku.edu\">JBuzzell@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.P.P.M. Sustainability and Geospatial Technologies, University of Southern Maine<br \/>\nB.A. Philosophy, Ithaca College<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>Political economy, urban geography, land use planning and development strategies, GIS, uneven geographical development, critical theory, and social movements.<br \/>\nAdviser: Mark Davidson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andrea Cabrera Roa<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:ACabreraRoa@clarku.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"acabreraroa@clarku.edu\">acabreraroa@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.Sc. Environmental Science and Policy, Clark University<br \/>\nB.A. Anthropology, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Lima, Peru<br \/>\n<em>Research interests:<\/em> Human-Nature relationships, political ecology, environmental governance, socio-environmental conflicts, socio-ecological vulnerability, indigeneity in the Peruvian amazon.<br \/>\nAdviser(s): Anthony Bebbington and Yuko Aoyama<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aidan Caron<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:ACaron@clarku.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"ACaron@clarku.edu\">ACaron@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nB.A. Geographic Information Science, University of Connecticut<br \/>\nB.A. Political Science, University of Connecticut<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests:<\/em> Urban forestry, GIS, remote sensing, urban greenspace, accessibility geography, urban planning, land use\/land cover.<br \/>\nAdviser: John Rogan &amp; Deb Martin<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sergio Carvajal<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:scarvajal@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"scarvajal@clarku.edu\">scarvajal@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.A. Developmental Studies, International Institute of Social Science, Erasmus University, The Hague, Netherlands<br \/>\nB.A. Philosophy and Political Science, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogot\u00e1 D.C., Colombia<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>Environmental studies, political economy, socio-ecological relations, climate changing capitalism and agrarian change, social movements.<br \/>\nAdviser: Gustavo Oliveira<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tanmoy Chakraborty<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:TChakraborty@clarku.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"TChakraborty@clarku.edu\">TChakraborty@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.Sc. Geospatial Technologies, Erasmus Mundus Program, a cooperation of: Westf\u00e4lische Wilhelms-Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnster, Institute for Geoinformatics, M\u00fcnster, Germany; Universitat Jaume I, Castell\u00f3n, Dept. Lenguajes y Sistemas Informaticos, Castell\u00f3n, Spain; and Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Information Management School (NOVA IMS), Lisboa, Portugal<br \/>\nB.A. Urban and Regional Planning, Khulna University of Engineering &amp; Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests:<\/em> Land-use and Land-cover Change;\u00a0Spatial-temporal analysis of environmental factors; Remote sensing; Spatial analysis and modeling.<br \/>\nAdviser: Lyndon Estes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maria del Pilar Delpino Marimon<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:PDelpinoMarimon@clarku.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"pdelpinomarimon@clarku.edu\">pdelpinomarimon@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nMaster in Regional Planning (MRP), Cornell University<br \/>\nB.A. in Geography, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests:<\/em> globalisms, feminist political ecology, political geography, critical infrastructure studies, western Amazon, critical visualization, and digital humanities.<br \/>\nAdviser: Anthony Bebbington<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amy Dundon\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:adundon@clarku.edu%20\" aria-label=\"adundon@clarku.edu\">adundon@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.A. Urban Affairs, University of San Francisco<br \/>\nB.S. Philosophy, Northeastern University<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests<\/em>: urban geography, racial capitalism, municipal finance, carceral geography, higher education, housing, California cities.<br \/>\nAdviser: Asha Best and Mark Davidson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gregory Essuman<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:GEssuman@clarku.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"GEssuman@clarku.edu\">GEssuman@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.Sc. Geography, University of Ghana Legon, Accra, Ghana<br \/>\nB.A. Geography &amp; Political Science, University of Ghana Legon, Accra, Ghana<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>GeoAI, remote sensing, machine learning, sustainable agriculture, land use management, environmental monitoring, climate resilience, ecological impacts of extractive industry.<br \/>\nAdviser: Lyndon Estes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Antonio Victor Galv\u00e3o da Fonseca<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:antfonseca@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"antfonseca@clarku.edu\">antfonseca@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nPost Graduate Diploma in Statistics, Federal University of Par\u00e1, Bel\u00e9m, Brazil<br \/>\nB.A. Environmental Engineering, State University of Par\u00e1, Bel\u00e9m, Brazil<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>GIS, Remote Sensing, Land use and land cover maps, Spatial Analysis, Uncertainty in spatial data.<br \/>\nAdviser: Robert Gil Pontius Jr.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hemant Raj Ghimire<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:hghimire@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"hghimire@clarku.edu\">hghimire@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.Sc. Environmental Science Tribhuvan University, Nepal<br \/>\nB.Sc. Environment Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>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.<br \/>\nAdviser: James McCarthy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Denys Godwin<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:DGodwin@clarku.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"DGodwin@clarku.edu\">DGodwin@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.S. Geographic Information Science, Clark University<br \/>\nB.A. International Political Economics, Beloit College<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests:<\/em> Open science, accessibility of new research methods, and the relationship between renewable energy development and land use change.<br \/>\nAdviser: Hamed Alemohammad<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ashley Hoffman<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:ashoffman@clarku.edu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"ashoffman@clarku.edu\">ashoffman@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nB.S. in Natural Resource Conservation at University of Massachusetts, Amherst<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests:<\/em> Forest Ecology, Forest Disturbances, Forest Health.<br \/>\nAdviser: Dominik Kulakowski<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sookyeong Kim<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:SooKim@clarku.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"SooKim@clarku.edu\">SooKim@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.A. Geography Education, Seoul National University, South Korea<br \/>\nB.A. Geography Education, Seoul National University, South Korea<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests:\u00a0<\/em>geography of innovation, digital geography, startups, uneven regional development, EdTech, and the geography of education.<br \/>\nAdviser: Lyndon Estes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fatemeh Kordi<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:fkordi@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"fkordi@clarku.edu\">fkordi@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.Sc. Remote Sensing and GIS, University of Tehran, Iran<br \/>\nB.A. Natural Resource Engineering, Lorestan University, Iran<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests:<\/em> Forests and climate change; land use change modeling; crop classification; assessment of NCS opportunities in order to reduce carbon emission; Hydrology modeling; evapotranspiration.<br \/>\nAdviser: Hamed Alemohammad and John Rogan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christopher Lamb<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:clamb@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"clamb@clarku.edu\">clamb@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.A. English, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho<br \/>\nB.A. Philosophy and Environmental Science, Marlboro College, Marlboro, Vermont<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>political ecology, environmental justice, critical Indigenous studies, multispecies and extinction studies, oral history, critical cartography, and environmental humanities.<br \/>\nAdviser: Gustavo Oliveira<\/p>\n<p><strong>Morgan Lehman<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:MLehman@clarku.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"MLehman@clarku.edu\">MLehman@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.P.A. Environmental Science and Policy, Columbia University<br \/>\nB.A. History of Art and Architecture, Boston University<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests:<\/em> Marine phytoplankton, remote sensing, coastal dynamics, climate change, arctic systems, cryosphere, phenology, geospatial analytics<br \/>\nAdviser: Karen Frey<\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">Vanchy Weizhi<\/span> Li<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:vali@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"vali@clarku.edu\">vali@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.S. Environmental Science and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)<br \/>\nB.S. GIS, Fujian Normal University<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em><span lang=\"en-US\">GIS and Remote sensing, Environmental change on health, and land cover\/land use on biodiversity.<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/vanchy-li.github.io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Vanchy Li Personal Website\">Website<\/a><br \/>\nAdviser: Florencia Sangermano<\/p>\n<p><strong>Robert Moore<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:RobMoore@clarku.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RobMoore@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.S. Environmental Science, Cleveland State University<br \/>\nB.S. Environmental Science, Cleveland State University<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>Urban forestry, remote sensing, urban ecology, GIS, statistics, and environmental justice, ecosystem services.<br \/>\nAdviser: Lyndon Estes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aida Mulugetta-Lopez<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:AMulugettaLopez@clarku.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"AMulugettaLopez@clarku.edu\">AMulugettaLopez@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.Sc. Development Studies, University of London SOAS<br \/>\nB.A. Geography, University College London (UCL) and University of California: Los Angeles (UCLA)<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>Energy transitions, political economy, resource economics, environmental justice, development in Africa and Latin America.<br \/>\nAdviser: Lyndon Estes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Khadija Nisar<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:knisar@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"knisar@clarku.edu\">knisar@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.Sc. Computer Sciences, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan<br \/>\nB.Sc. Space Sciences, GIS, Remote Sensing, Climatology, Meteorology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>Hydrology ,Climate Change and Impact Assessment on Agriculture , Remote Sensing , GIS.<br \/>\nAdviser: Rinku Roy Chowdhury<\/p>\n<p><strong>Luis Augusto Oliveira Jr.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:LOliveiraJunior@clarku.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"LOliveiraJunior@clarku.edu\">LOliveiraJunior@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.Sc. Environmental Science, Federal University of Par\u00e1, Bel\u00e9m, Brazil<br \/>\nPost Graduate Diploma in Statistics, Federal University of Par\u00e1, Bel\u00e9m, Brazil<br \/>\nB.A. Environmental Engineering, State University of Par\u00e1, Bel\u00e9m, Brazil<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>Remote Sensing, Forest Conservation, Deforestation, Secondary Forest Growth, Forest Degradation, Carbon Sequestration and Emissions, Land Use and Land Cover Mapping, Climate Change.<br \/>\nAdviser: Lyndon Estes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wen Ting Ooi<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:WOoi@clarku.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"WOoi@clarku.edu\">WOoi@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.A. Soc. Sci., National University of Singapore<br \/>\nB.A. Soc. Sci. Geography, National University of Singapore<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests:<\/em> human-nature relationships, digital geography, political ecology, environmental geography, cultural geography, urban infrastructure and climate adaptation,\u00a0environmental humanities and cartographies.<br \/>\nAdviser: Mark Davidson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deniz \u00d6zt\u00fcrk<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:DOzturk@clarku.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"DOzturk@clarku.edu\">DOzturk@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.Sc. Environmental Sciences, Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i University, \u0130stanbul, T\u00fcrkiye<br \/>\nB.S. International Relations, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, T\u00fcrkiye<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>Critical theories, political ecology, energy justice and transitions, and renewable energy governance.<br \/>\nAdviser: James McCarthy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spandan Pandey<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:sppandey@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"sppandey@clarku.edu\">sppandey@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.Sc. Climate Change and Sustainability Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences<br \/>\nB.Tech. Information Technology, West Bengal University of Technology<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests:<\/em> Political ecology of climate change, vulnerability and adaptation,\u00a0 urban spaces, climate ethics, and environmental governance.<br \/>\nAdviser: Rinku Roy Chowdhury<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sushil Paudel<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:spaudel@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"spaudel@clarku.edu\">spaudel@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.Sc. Geographic Information Science &amp; System, Salzberg University, Austria<br \/>\nM.Sc. Forestry, Agriculture and Forestry University, Hetauda, Nepal<br \/>\nB.Sc. Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Hetauda, Nepal<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>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.<br \/>\nAdviser: Dominik Kulakowski<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunita Phuyal<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:sphuyal@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"sphuyal@clarku.edu\">sphuyal@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.Sc. Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal<br \/>\nB.Sc. Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>Climate Change and Adaptation, Climate variability, Drought, Environmental conservation, GIS, Remote Sensing, Spatial analysis<br \/>\nAdviser: Abby Frazier<\/p>\n<p><strong>Walter Poulsen<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:wpoulsen@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"wpoulsen@clarku.edu\">wpoulsen@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.Sc. Sustainable Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst<br \/>\nB.A. Cultural Anthropology, China Studies, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>commodification of natures; agricultural political ecology; sociopolitical dimensions of renewable energy transitions; critical sustainability studies.<br \/>\nAdviser: James McCarthy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann Jyothis Raj<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:ARaj@clarku.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"ARaj@clarku.edu\">ARaj@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.A. Education and Learning Sciences, University of Turku, Finland<br \/>\nM.A. Geographic Information Science for Development &amp; Environment, Clark University<br \/>\nB.A. Environmental Studies, Mount Holyoke College<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests:<\/em> Core focus on human-environment dimensions; sub-focus on sustainability and complex systems; decoloniality and indigeneity; education, futurity, and youth studies.<br \/>\nAdviser: Deborah Martin and James Murphy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jewon Ryu<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:jryu@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"jryu@clarku.edu\">jryu@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.Sc. Geography, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea<br \/>\nB.Sc. Geography, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests:<\/em> Energy transitions, urban geography, political ecology, science and technology studies (STS), social acceptance of renewable energy, and environmental governance.<br \/>\nAdviser: Deborah Martin<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inge Salo\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:isalo@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"isalo@clarku.edu\">isalo@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.A. Geography, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa<br \/>\nB.A. Anthropology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>South African urbanism, place-making, urban displacement, urban resistance.<br \/>\nAdviser: Asha Best and Deborah Martin<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mikayla Schappert<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:mschappert@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"mschappert@clarku.edu\">mschappert@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.A. Geography, Miami University, Oxford, OH<br \/>\nB.Sc. Biology, Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>landscape ecology; landscape heterogeneity; landscape pattern; GISci; GIS; spatial analysis; spatial statistics; remote sensing; landscape change; conservation; human-environment interactions; habitat fragmentation<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/mschappert\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Mikayla Schappert Personal Website\">Website<\/a><br \/>\nAdviser: Florencia Sangermano<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eunyeong Song<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:esong@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"esong@clarku.edu\">esong@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.A Geography Education, Seoul National University<br \/>\nB.A. Social Studies Education (Geography Education), Jeju National University<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>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.<br \/>\nAdviser: James Murphy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elisabeth Tappert<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:ETappert@clarku.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"ETappert@clarku.edu\">ETappert@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.Sc. Applied Physics, University of Oregon<br \/>\nB.A. Physics and Astronomy, University of Montana<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests: <\/em>Climate change and adaptation, human-environment interactions, water resource management, hydrology, conservation, GIS, remote sensing, geospatial statistics and analysis.<br \/>\nAdviser: Lyndon Estes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shan-yu\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Samuel Wang<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:shanwang@clarku.edu\" aria-label=\"shanwang@clarku.edu\">shanwang@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.S. Geography, National Taiwan University<br \/>\nB.S. Geography, National Taiwan University<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests:<\/em> State projects; geopolitics; industrial studies; political economy; zones (SEZ, EPZ, FTA); economic geography; development geography; Taiwanese firms; India.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fview%2Fshan-yu-wang&amp;data=05%7C01%7CYPoku%40clarku.edu%7Cdbc3eeda948145cfdb1608db7eb9af7f%7Cb5b2263d68aa453eb972aa1421410f80%7C0%7C0%7C638243108223370135%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=MFwggPmS1DtWtbkhKMvKOlXcsXgMEqDTpLSL08aZBlc%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Shan-yu Wang Personal Website\">Website<\/a><br \/>\nAdviser: Yuko Aoyama<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sitian Xiong<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:sxiong@clarku.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"sxiong@clarku.edu\">sxiong@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.S. 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Geography, The George Washington University<br \/>\nB.A. Geography, The George Washington University<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>B.S. Economics, The George Washington University<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests:<\/em> Arctic systems, climate change, cryosphere, and GIS\/Remote Sensing.<br \/>\nAdviser: Karen Frey<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Zhiwen Zhu\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:ZhiZhu@clarku.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"ZhiZhu@clarku.edu\">ZhiZhu@clarku.edu<\/a><br \/>\nM.S. Geographic Information Science, Clark University<br \/>\nB.A. Remote Sensing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China<br \/>\n<em>Research Interests:\u00a0<\/em>Remote sensing, GIS, Sustainability, Conservation, Climate Change, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence.<br \/>\nAdviser: Lyndon Estes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rahebeh Abedi rabedi@clarku.edu M.Sc. GIS Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran B.Sc. 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