Students in the Bren School PhD in Environmental Science and Management program develop broad and specialized knowledge, analytical powers, technical skills, and creative thinking to become leaders in environmental science and management. 

The Bren School's interdisciplinary foundation also bolsters the PhD program, reflecting the fact that environmental problem solving frequently requires collaboration and innovation across multiple disciplines. Whether focused on natural sciences, economics, policy, digital data and modeling, communication, or some combination, the work of Bren PhD students is a balance of research and application. With the knowledge and skills acquired here, Bren PhD graduates pursue careers in academia, research, public agencies, non-profit organizations, and business.

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Current PhD Research

 

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Impacts of corruption on environmental management in Latin America; watershed management and policy; environmental politics in Latin America

Small-scale fisheries, fisheries management, marine ecology, conservation

Land use, conservation, agricultural economics

Ecosystem services, data science, remote sensing, public health

Landscape ecology, plant ecology, population dynamics, climate change

Marine ecology, conservation, data science

Fisheries, Regulation, Forestry, Environmental Modelling

Environmental economics, economics of land use

Ecosystem services, land use, climate change, data science, environmental policy

Climate change, marine ecology, oceanography, fisheries

Ecosystem services, food-energy-water systems, environmental and agricultural economics

Wildlife ecology and conservation; human-wildlife conflict; illegal wildlife trade; livelihoods; sustainable use

Disease Ecology, Epidemiology, Mycology, Vector-Borne Diseases, Climate Change

Environmental Policy, International Relations, Natural Resource Governance, Environmental Economics, Geopolitics, Climate Justice

Marine ecology, marine mammal, fishery management, marine conservation

Food security in island communities, integrated agriculture and aquaculture systems, and bioculture resource management

Marine conservation and planning

Elasmobranchs, conservation, habitat use, marine ecology, fisheries

Marine Ecology; Marine Conservation; Resilience

Investigating interactions between legislators and grassroots ecosystem management organizations through environmental politics, public policy and collaborative management

Environmental microbiology, plastic pollution, bioremediation

Groundwater, data science, water law and policy

Climate change, ecohydrology, environmental modeling, wildfire impacts, water resources

Ocean conservation, sustainable fisheries

Environmental politics, land system science, biodiversity conservation, land governance, land use change

Groundwater quantity, groundwater quality, water resource management

Biogeochemistry, soil microbial ecology, nutrient cycles, climate change, climate change p

Marine biology; coral reef ecology and conservation management

Marine ecology, climate change, marine resource management

Citizen involvement, coproduction of public service delivery, public administration and democratization in the context of emerging democracies dealing with environmental challenges.

Environmental justice, Health equity, Climate Justice, Social inequality

Data-poor fisheries; multilateral environmental agreements

Spatial ecology, remote sensing, land-use change, deforestation

Coastal adaptation and policy, beach and dune restoration, coastal wetlands, marine ecology

Public transit; private emissions reduction; climate policy

Targeted proteomics; LC-MS/MS analytical methods

Marine ecology, fisheries, resource management

Climate modeling, El Nino/Southern Oscillation, climate change, physical oceanography

Environmental economics, development economics, and field experiments

Energy policy, decarbonization, bipartisan climate solutions

Microbiological water quality, microbial source tracking, water and wastewater treatment, water resources

Marine Ecology, Fisheries Management, Conservation, Dynamic Ocean Management

Coastal dune and beach ecology, restoration, wildlife conservation

Forest ecology, dendrochronology, climate change

Environmental and Development Economics

Industrial Decarbonization, Life-Cycle Analysis, Energy Systems Decarbonization

Nanomaterials, pesticides, fate and transport, risk, contaminant release

Environmental economics, remote sensing, machine learning, climate impacts and adaptation

Climate modeling

Energy Systems, Energy Markets

Aquaculture sustainability, mariculture, marine spatial planning

Microplastic pollution, plastic pollution, environmental microbiology, surface water and groundwater quality, soil quality, bioremediation, urban water infrastructure

Terrestrial Carbon Cycle, Climate Change, Land-System Models, Ecohydrology

Cooperation in common-pool resources; small-scale fisheries management

Forest Disturbance, Wildfire Ecology, Climate Change

Eco-hydrology, watersheds, riparian ecosystems, socio-ecological systems

Small-scale fisheries, fisheries stock assessment, fish ecology, ecological data analysis

Vector-Borne Disease Ecology, Public Health, Global Change Ecology

Agriculture, nutrient cycling, tropical ecology, environmental policy

Energy Systems Analysis, Industrial Sustainability, Life-cycle Analysis

Agriculture systems, natural resources, applied econometrics

Small-scale fisheries management; adaptive capacity; resilience

Energy policy, energy transition, air quality

Environmental modeling, hydrology, climate change

Biodiversity, Wildlife Ecology, Conservation Technology

Industrial ecology, sustainability of apparel, life-cycle assessment

Marine ecology, restoration ecology, and climate change

Climate dynamics and mechanisms, climate responses to volcanic forcing, and climate modeling

Air pollution, climate change and life cycle assessment

Coastal aquaculture, marine ecology, vulnerability, marine spatial planning

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