The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions announced the selection of 19 doctoral students from Arts & Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Pratt School of Engineering, and Sanford School of Public Policy as the inaugural Duke Environmental Impacts Fellows. These students have diverse backgrounds and come from a wide range of doctoral programs, but they share a common passion for protecting, managing and improving our environment.
The Duke Environmental Impacts Fellow Program (EIF) is a new, professional development opportunity for Duke Ph.D. students keen on making a high impact in their careers. This pilot program aims to fill a gap in traditional Ph.D. training by providing an opportunity for students to consider the full variety of potential career paths they might follow, including nonacademic or nontraditional academic positions. The program offers trainings focused on leadership, teaching, communication, and engagement to enhance students’ critical thinking and leadership skills. At the completion of the program, participants will have a broadened view of their career options, and be prepared to be thought-leaders inside and outside the academy.
The program has been funded by and developed in cooperation with faculty from Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment, Sanford School of Public Policy, Pratt School of Engineering, Divinity School, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, and Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. The Office of the Provost contributed funding.
2020 Fellows
Hussain Alshammasi, Nicholas School of the Environment
Axel Berky, Nicholas School of the Environment
Alice Carter, University Program in Ecology
Travis Dauwalter, Public Policy & Economics
Kimberley Drouin, Earth & Ocean Sciences
Jacqueline Gerson, University Program in Ecology
Kathleen Horvath, Electrical Engineering
Brandon Hunter, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Faye Koenigsmark, Environmental Engineering
Anna Lewis, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Reshma Nargund, Nicholas School of the Environment
Anna Nordseth, University Program in Ecology
Ekta Patel, Environmental Policy
Erika Smull, Nicholas School of the Environment
Margaret Swift, Nicholas School of the Environment
Emily Ury, University Program in Ecology
Michael Valerino, Environmental Engineering
Paige Varner, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Dana Wright, Marine Science & Conservation
