New England

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Nicole Tichenor Blackstone

2014 Fellow
Nicole Tichenor Blackstone is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Agriculture, Food, and Environment at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. Prior to joining the Friedman School faculty, Nicole was...
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Yesenia Gallardo

2014 Fellow
Born in South Central Los Angeles and raised by her mother, a Mexican immigrant, Yesenia’s work seeks to further the dialogue about food and sustainability as one that better understands and addresses injustices in the globalized food...
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Brian Bowen

2014 Fellow
Brian Bowen manages transportation data partnerships at StreetLight, which is committed to creating a more connected, sustainable transportation system. Brian became a Switzer Fellow while pursuing his Master’s in City Planning at the...
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Chris Field

2014 Fellow
Chris (he/him) is an Analyst in Natural Resources Policy with the Congressional Research Service. He has worked at the interface of science and policy for over 15 years as a practitioner, researcher, and educator. Before joining the...
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Amanda Beal

2014 Fellow
Amanda's life-long interest in how we produce food began as a child growing up on her family's dairy farm in Maine, as well as on the coast of Casco Bay, where she has fond memories of digging for dinner alongside her grandfather in the...
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Jessica Veysey Powell

2013 Fellow
I am a conservation biologist, committed to using scientific techniques and innovative teaching to solve complex environmental issues. I take a holistic view of ecosystems and incorporate methods from both wildlife ecology and the study of...
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Amanda Subalusky

2013 Fellow
Amanda was a doctoral student at Yale University in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. She studied the impacts of large wildlife on water quality in the Mara River, Kenya/Tanzania, and how these impacts interact with water...
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Meredith Niles

2013 Fellow
Dr. Meredith Niles is Acting Director of the Gund Institute for Environment, Associate Director of the Food Systems Research Center, and an Associate Professor in food systems and nutrition at the University of Vermont. Her research...
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Paige Weber

2013 Fellow
Paige Weber is currently a Ph.D. student in environmental economics at Yale University. Her research focuses on applied work in energy and electricity markets, industrial organization, carbon regulation, and sustainable transportation...
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Sarah Sharp

2013 Fellow
Sarah is a veterinarian for the Marine Mammal Rescue and Research Program at the International Fund for Animal Welfare, based on Cape Cod. There, she provides medical care for stranded dolphins, whales and seals, researches their health and...