Laura Bozzi (2011)

Fellowship Year: 2011
Academic Background: Yale University - Ph.D. - (Forestry & Environmental Studies)
Laura Bozzi is a doctoral candidate at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. With grounding in institutional theory and public policy scholarship, her research focuses on the history of policy development surrounding mountaintop removal and surface mining for coal in central Appalachia. In all her work, she looks to uncover the historical drivers to environmental problems and to identify strategies for achieving durable solutions. Before returning for her Ph.D., Laura worked as a groundfish fishery policy analyst at the Pacific Fishery Management Council, and she staffed the NOAA Science Advisory Board as a Knauss Marine Policy Fellow. Laura holds a B.S. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from Yale College and a Master of Environmental Management from F&ES. Though she attended three high schools on three continents, Laura’s a New England native and is grateful to make New Haven her home.
Expertise: Environmental Policy & Law, Natural Resource Management