The Resilient Coastal Communities Team

The Resilient Coastal Communities Team

The Resilient Coastal Communities Project brings together a distinguished interdisciplinary team with a track record of engaged research and advocacy, informed by a deep commitment to environmental and climate justice. RCCP is a partnership between the Columbia Climate School and the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance

Core Team

Victoria Sanders, Climate and Health Programs Manager, New York City Environmental Justice Alliance.

Paul Gallay, Project Leader &  Senior Research Associate, Center for Sustainable Urban Development.  Faculty member, Undergraduate Program in Sustainable  Development. 

Jacqueline M Klopp, Director, Center for Sustainable  Urban Development (CSUD) Faculty member, Undergraduate Program in Sustainable  Development. 

Bernadette Baird-Zars, Assistant Professor, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University.

Annel Hernandez, Lecturer in International and Public  Affairs, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs. 

Hugo Sarmiento, Assistant Professor, Urban Planning Program, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

Dr. Michael A. Petriello, Interdisciplinary Environmental Social Scientist 

Eunice Ko, Deputy Director, New York City Environmental Justice Alliance.

Hellas LeeMasters in Climate and Society - Research Associate.

Leel Moka DiasUndergraduate Student Research Associate.

Amelia Ding, Undergraduate Student Research Associate.

Advisory Board

Erica Avrami,  James Marston Fitch  Assistant Professor  of Historic Preservation,  Columbia Graduate School of  Architecture, Planning  and Preservation (GSAPP). 

Jacqueline Austermann,  Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (DEES).

Christian V. Braneon, Co-Director, Environmental Justice/Climate Just Cities  Network. 

Elizabeth CookAssistant Professor in Environmental Science, Barnard College.

Michael Gerrard,  Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional  Practice, Columbia Law  School. 

Joachim Goes,  Lamont Research Professor, LDEO.

Karenna Gore,  Founder and Executive Director, Center for Earth Ethics, Union Theological Seminary. 

Radley Horton, Lamont Research Professor, LDEO. Faculty member, Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development. 

Klaus Jacob, Special Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty  Earth Observatory (LDEO). 

Joyce Klein-Rosenthal, CSUD adviser. Faculty member, Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development. 

Nilda Mesa,  Director, Urban Sustainability and Equity  Planning Program, CSUD. 

Walter Meyer, Principal Urban Designer, Local Office  Landscape  Architects. 

Melissa Miles, Executive Director, New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance

Kate Orff,  Professor & Director, Urban Design Program, GSAPP. Faculty Director, Center for Resilient Cities & Landscapes, GSAPP. 

Thaddeus Pawlowski,  Managing Director, Center for Resilient Cities & Landscapes, GSAPP. 

Dorothy Peteet, Adjunct Senior Research Scientist, LDEO. Adjunct Professor, DEES. 

Maureen E. Raymo,  Co-Founding Dean, Columbia Climate  School  (CCS).  Director, LDEO. 

Andrew Revkin, Director, Initiative on Communication Innovation and Impact, CCS. 

John Scialdone, Senior Staff Associate, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN). 

Adam Sobel, Professor of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics and of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia School of Engineering. 

Ariam Torres Cordero, Assistant Professor of Planning, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

Melissa Tier, PhD Candidate, Princeton School of Public & International Affairs.

Margie Turrin, Senior Staff Associate, LDEO. 

Judith S. Weis, Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University.

Beizhan Yan,  Lamont Associate Research Professor, LDEO. 

Dan Zarrilli, Special Advisor on Climate and Sustainability, Columbia University.

Alumni

Hannah Su-An Lin, Graduate Research Assistant, Masters in Climate and Society, Columbia Climate School

Aya Morris, Fulbright Visiting Student Researcher, Massey University.

Lexi Scanlon, Graduate Research Assistant, Masters in Climate and Society, Columbia Climate School

Erin Cooper, Student Research Associate

Kyle WireResearch Associate, Urban Planner

Robert Rosso, Masters in Public Adminstration - Research Associate.

Shagun Kar, Masters in Climate and Society - Research Associate.

Contact

Project Lead: Paul Gallay
Senior Staff Associate III; Lecturer, Climate.  

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