{"id":31,"date":"2025-10-07T15:27:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T19:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2025-10-09T08:39:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T12:39:05","slug":"steering-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/people\/steering-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Steering Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45rem\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steering Committee, 2024-2027<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Steering Committee is the primary advisory group for the George Perkins Marsh Institute, providing broad strategic guidance for all Institute activities. Members represent a broad range of Departments within Clark University.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"clarku-people\"><div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/timothy-downs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/timothy-downs-720x720-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Timothy Downs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/timothy-downs-720x720-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/timothy-downs-720x720-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/timothy-downs-720x720-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/timothy-downs\/\">Timothy Downs<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor, Sustainability and Social Justice<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:tdowns@clarku.edu\">tdowns@clarku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/lyndon-estes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/photo-2-600x800-1.png\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lyndon Estes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/photo-2-600x800-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/photo-2-600x800-1-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/lyndon-estes\/\">Lyndon Estes<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor, Geography<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:LEstes@clarku.edu\">LEstes@clarku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/ellen-foley\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/photo-33-600x672-1.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ellen Foley\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/photo-33-600x672-1.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/photo-33-600x672-1-268x300.jpeg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/ellen-foley\/\">Ellen Foley<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Department Chair, Sustainability and Social Justice  Professor, Sustainability and Social Justice<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:efoley@clarku.edu\">efoley@clarku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/karen-frey\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/photo-34-600x800-1.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Karen Frey\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/photo-34-600x800-1.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/photo-34-600x800-1-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/karen-frey\/\">Karen Frey<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor, Geography<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:  kfrey@clarku.edu\">  kfrey@clarku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/robert-goble\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Robert-Goble-720x720-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Robert Goble\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Robert-Goble-720x720-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Robert-Goble-720x720-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Robert-Goble-720x720-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/robert-goble\/\">Robert Goble<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Part-time Instructor, Sustainability and Social Justice<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:rgoble@clarku.edu\">rgoble@clarku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/denise-humphreys-bebbington\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Denise-Humphreys-Bebbington-720x720-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Denise Humphreys Bebbington\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Denise-Humphreys-Bebbington-720x720-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Denise-Humphreys-Bebbington-720x720-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Denise-Humphreys-Bebbington-720x720-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/denise-humphreys-bebbington\/\">Denise Humphreys Bebbington<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Research Associate Professor, Sustainability and Social Justice<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:DBebbington@clarku.edu\">DBebbington@clarku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/deborah-martin\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Deborah-Martin-720x720-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Deborah Martin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Deborah-Martin-720x720-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Deborah-Martin-720x720-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Deborah-Martin-720x720-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/deborah-martin\/\">Deborah Martin<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor, Geography<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:demartin@clarku.edu\">demartin@clarku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/james-murphy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/photo-24-600x800-1.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"James Murphy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/photo-24-600x800-1.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/photo-24-600x800-1-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/james-murphy\/\">James Murphy<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor, Geography  Director, Geography<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:jammurphy@clarku.edu\">jammurphy@clarku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/laurie-ross\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Laurie-Ross-720x720-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Laurie Ross\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Laurie-Ross-720x720-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Laurie-Ross-720x720-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Laurie-Ross-720x720-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/laurie-ross\/\">Laurie Ross<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Dean of the College  Professor, Sustainability and Social Justice<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:lross@clarku.edu\">lross@clarku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/rinku-roy-chowdhury\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Rinku-Roy-Chowdhury-720x720-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rinku Roy Chowdhury\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Rinku-Roy-Chowdhury-720x720-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Rinku-Roy-Chowdhury-720x720-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Rinku-Roy-Chowdhury-720x720-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/rinku-roy-chowdhury\/\">Rinku Roy Chowdhury<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor, Geography<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:RRoyChowdhury@clarku.edu\">RRoyChowdhury@clarku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/christopher-williams\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/photo-36-600x800-1.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Christopher Williams\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/photo-36-600x800-1.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/photo-36-600x800-1-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/christopher-williams\/\">Christopher Williams<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor, Geography<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:CWilliams@clarku.edu\">CWilliams@clarku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ex-Officio<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"clarku-people\"><div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/dana-bauer\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/photo-51.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dana Bauer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/photo-51.jpeg 425w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/photo-51-204x300.jpeg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/dana-bauer\/\">Dana Bauer<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Director, George Perkins Marsh Institute  Research Scientist, Economics<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:DBauer@clarku.edu\">DBauer@clarku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/people\/jennifer-hanselman\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/jennifer-hanselman-720x720-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jennifer Hanselman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/jennifer-hanselman-720x720-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/jennifer-hanselman-720x720-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/jennifer-hanselman-720x720-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/people\/jennifer-hanselman\/\">Jennifer Hanselman<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Provost, Dean of Research<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"p-tel\">1-508-793-7779<\/p><p class=\"email\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:jhanselman@clarku.edu \">jhanselman@clarku.edu <\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"people-card h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<div class=\"avatar\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/faculty\/profiles\/robert-johnston\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Robert-Johnston-720x702-1.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Robert Johnston\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Robert-Johnston-720x702-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Robert-Johnston-720x702-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/Robert-Johnston-720x702-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" 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