Photo of the 2020 cohort of the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program at the University of Michigan. The photo was taken over Zoom due to COVID-19.
Terryl Acker-Carter, Stevenson University (Environmental Science)
Research Topic: Urban Rain Gardens
Internship Host Site: Freshwater Future
Amanda Burke, Valparaiso University (Geography and French)
Research Topic: Urban Rain Gardens
Internship Host Site: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
Alexis Cambridge, University of Miami (Ecosystem Science and Policy, Conservation Biology)
Research Topic: Farmers Markets
Internship Host Site: Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Sabri Fair, Macalester College (Environmental Studies)
Research Topic: Soil Quality and Soil Remediation of Community Gardens and Urban Farms
Internship Host Site: University of Michigan Museum of Natural History
Lina Farias, Colorado College (Organismal Biology and Ecology)
Research Topic: Small Farmers and Farmers of Color
Internship Host Site: Highstead Foundation
Kaina Gonzalez, University of Illinois at Chicago (Biological Sciences, Environmental Science)
Research Topic: Urban Rain Gardens
Internship Host Site: National Wildlife Federation
Trinity Haynes, The University of San Francisco (Environmental Science)
Research Topic: Urban Rain Gardens
Internship Host Site: Save the Sound
Manavi Jaluka, Vassar College (Earth Science, French)
Research Topic: Soil Quality and Soil Remediation of Community Gardens and Urban Farms
Internship Host Site: City of Ann Arbor
Lia Kahan, The College of Wooster (Environmental Studies)
Research Topic: Small Farmers and Farmers of Color
Internship Host Site: The Nature Conservancy
Zohaib Khan, University of Michigan (Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Research Topic: Urban Rain Gardens
Taylor McKenzie, Seattle University (Environmental Studies and Women and Gender Studies)
Research Topic: Reducing Waste in the Food System
Internship Host Site: CitySeed
Ariana Mitcham, University of Michigan (Environmental Health)
Research Topic: Access to Healthy Food Stores in Urban and Rural Communities
Internship Host Site: Save the Sound
Oswaldo Morales Solorzano, Swarthmore College (Environmental Studies, Engineering)
Research Topic: Food Insecurity Amongst Youths
Internship Host Site: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
Claire Nichols, Arizona State University (Environmental Resource Management)
Research Topic: Farmers Markers
Internship Host Site: Connecticut Forest & Park Association
Bobbie Norman, Brandeis University (Environmental Studies)
Research Topic: Reducing Waste in the Food System
Internship Host Site: The Trust for Public Land
Megan Sauceda, University of Georgia (Natural Resource Management and Sustainability)
Research Topic: Reducing Waste in the Food System
Internship Host Site: Groundwork Bridgeport
Dhruv Tatke, University of Michigan (Materials Science Engineering)
Research Topic: Soil Quality and Soil Remediation of Community Gardens and Urban Farms
Internship Host Site: Hartford Food System
Destiny Treloar, Mount Holyoke College (Environmental Studies and Latin American Studies)
Research Topic: Food Insecurity Amongst Youths
Internship Host Site: City of New Haven - Food System Policy Division
Jayson Velazquez, The Ohio State University (Environment, Economy, Development, and Sustainability)
Research Topic: Urban Rain Gardens
Internship Host Site: Keney Park Sustainability Project
Alexander Zhong, Oxford College of Emory University (Quantitative Sciences)
Research Topic: Soil Quality and Soil Remediation of Community Gardens and Urban Farms
Internship Host Site: Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station