2020 Scholars

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