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Bio
I am a scientist and teacher who builds collaborations that strengthen planetary health. My work integrates evidence, values, and practice to build durable cross-sector partnerships and translate ecological goals into clear strategy – leading to initiatives that improve how we understand, value, and care for nature.
Currently, I serve as Senior Fellow for Planetary Health at the Garrison Institute. I also connect science with values and contemplative perspectives as co-author for a national science assessment of nature (The Nature Record) and founding member of a bioregional regeneration group (The Hudson Estuary Resilience Effort, HERE).
Previously, as Director of Policy and Partnerships with the Gund Institute for Environment at the University of Vermont, I helped form a Climate Measurements Center of Excellence with federal partnerships and launched a new university-wide focus on environmental justice. I also led teams in producing the Vermont Climate Assessment and synthesizing biodiversity science for the Office of the Chief Economist in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Over the past two decades, my efforts have:
• Built collaborations bridging science, policy, and practice to improve planetary health and resilience;
• Guided organizations to assess and manage their impacts and interdependence with nature;
• Designed and led strategic initiatives to invest in nature and people; and
• Co-authored 50+ publications and technical reports on systems change, biodiversity, economics, and environmental policy.
Publications include research in journals such as Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Policy, and Sustainability Science, and outlets such as the New York Times, The Hill, and Bloomberg Law.
Based in northern Vermont and originally from Baltimore, Maryland, I received a B.S. in astrophysics from Haverford, studied science education at Stanford, and earned a Ph.D. in natural resources and ecological economics from the University of Vermont. "My work is loving the world," (Messenger, by Mary Oliver). I value time with family and nature in the Green Mountains.
Bio
I am a scientist and teacher who builds collaborations that strengthen planetary health. My work integrates evidence, values, and practice to build durable cross-sector partnerships and translate ecological goals into clear strategy – leading to initiatives that improve how we understand, value, and care for nature.
Currently, I serve as Senior Fellow for Planetary Health at the Garrison Institute. I also connect science with values and contemplative perspectives as co-author for a national science assessment of nature (The Nature Record) and founding member of a bioregional regeneration group (The Hudson Estuary Resilience Effort, HERE).
Previously, as Director of Policy and Partnerships with the Gund Institute for Environment at the University of Vermont, I helped form a Climate Measurements Center of Excellence with federal partnerships and launched a new university-wide focus on environmental justice. I also led teams in producing the Vermont Climate Assessment and synthesizing biodiversity science for the Office of the Chief Economist in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Over the past two decades, my efforts have:
• Built collaborations bridging science, policy, and practice to improve planetary health and resilience;
• Guided organizations to assess and manage their impacts and interdependence with nature;
• Designed and led strategic initiatives to invest in nature and people; and
• Co-authored 50+ publications and technical reports on systems change, biodiversity, economics, and environmental policy.
Publications include research in journals such as Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Policy, and Sustainability Science, and outlets such as the New York Times, The Hill, and Bloomberg Law.
Based in northern Vermont and originally from Baltimore, Maryland, I received a B.S. in astrophysics from Haverford, studied science education at Stanford, and earned a Ph.D. in natural resources and ecological economics from the University of Vermont. "My work is loving the world," (Messenger, by Mary Oliver). I value time with family and nature in the Green Mountains.
Hinesburg, Vermont, US
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Port Mouton, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Camel's Hump, Vermont
Celebrating the Earth Charter, a large-scale event at Shelburne Farms, Vermont
The event celebrating the Earth Charter featured The Ark of Hope, by Sally Linder
Leading a route called Moons of Pluto, Smith Rock, Oregon, US
A good day in Bolton, Vermont, US
