Students Supported by JPB Funds in 2021
Katherine Ball
Education: PhD candidate in the Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology program, ASU; M.S. and Technology Policy, ASU Current Position: Offshore Wind Social Science and Stakeholder Engagement Specialist for the Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office Supported by: JPB Fellow Kirk Jalbert
Noa Bruhis
Education: MS in Water Resources Engineering, Oregon State University; BS Mechanical Engineering, UC Davis Current Position: Doctoral student in the Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology program at Arizona State University. Supported by: JPB Fellow Kirk Jalbert
Natalie Banacos
Education: Boston University: BA, Neuroscience (2013); MS, Environmental Health (2016) Current position: Full-time Professional Research Assistant, Colorado School of Public Health Aurora, CO Supported by JPB Fellow Katie Dickinson
Liyu Berhanu
Education: B.A. in Human Geography, Certificate in Public Health, and Certificate in Care, Health & Resilience, University of Colorado. Current Position: Data & Research Aide at the Colorado Department of Healthcare Policy & Financing Supported by: JPB Fellow Colleen Reid
Adriana Brunet
Education: B.S. University of Utah (Maj. Behavioral Science and Health, Maj. Sociology) Current position: Master of Public Health Capstone Student, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO Supported by: JPB Fellow Katie Dickinson
Kate Carlson
Education: MA in Geography (candidate) University of Colorado, Boulder (focus: GIS); B.S. Geography University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Current Position: Graduate Research Assistant Supported by: JPB Fellow Colleen Reid
Richard DeVoss
Education: MPH (candidate) Global Health Systems, Policy, and Management, B.A. Luther College Anthropology Current position: Master of Public Health Student, Research Assistant Supported by: JPB Fellow Katie Dickinson
Stephanie Pease
Education: MPH Candidate, Colorado School of Public Health; M.S. in Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder; B.S. Chemistry & B.A. Mathematics, Houghton College (NY) Current position: Masters of Public Health Student, Research Assistant Supported by: JPB Fellow Katie Dickinson
Emma Rieves
Education: Masters’ candidate in Geography (concentration: environment-society) at the University of Colorado, Boulder; B.A. Bowdoin College (Major: History, Minor: Computer Science) Current position: Graduate Research Assistant Supported by: JPB Fellow Colleen Reid.
Julianna Rohn
Education: Dual B.A’s in Geography and Sociology, Certificate in Public Health, University of Colorado Current Position: Undergraduate research assistant Supported by: JPB Fellow Colleen Reid
Florencio Guzman Diaz
Education: B.S. Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University Current Position: Undergraduate Research Assistant Supported By: JPB Fellow Ellison Carter.
Oluwatobi Oke
Education: MSc. Environmental Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro, NM (2016); PhD. Candidate, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado Current Position: Graduate Research Assistant, Carter Research Laboratory, Colorado State University Supported by: JPB Fellow Ellison Carter.
Andrew Purgiel
Education: B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Maine; M.S. Civil Engineering, Colorado State University. Current position: Graduate Research Assistant Supported by: JPB Fellow Ellison Carter
Gabriel Gadsden
Education: MS Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan Current position: Graduate Research Assistant at the Urban Energy Justice Lab Supported by: JPB Fellow Tony Reames
Ana Pelegrini Guimaraes
Education: M.S. in Geographic Information Science (candidate) San Francisco State University; B.A. Land Surveying and Cartography Engineering, Federal University of Vicosa, Brazil.
Supported by: JPB Fellow Lara Cushing
Anna Studwell
Education: M.A. Geography & Environment, San Francisco State University; B.A. Wellesley College (Maj. Biology, Maj. French) Current position: Associate Director, Institute for Geographic Information Science Collaboration with: JPB Fellow Lara Cushing
Minkyu Par
Education: PhD candidate in Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Maryland College Park; Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning, University of California, Irvine; and Master’s and B.S. in Urban Planning and Design, the University of Seoul. Current Position: Graduate Research Assistant Supported by: JPB Fellow Marccus Hendrix
Sara Park Perrins
Education: PhD candidate, University of Washington; Ed.M. Harvard Graduate School of Education (focus: Human Dev. & Psychology); B.A. University of California San Diego.
Supported by: JPB Fellow Greg Bratman