New England

Misha received a master’s degree in Community Planning and Development at the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine. Her studies explored how unplanned and rapid development affects environments, economies and...

Leigh is a professor of political science at Purdue University, and Director of the Purdue Center for the Environment. He teaches and does research on environmental policy, with a focus on market-based policies, property rights, and...

As manager of WWF's Global Forest & Trade Network - North America program, Linda works with North American companies that are committed to more responsible sourcing of forest products. Linda has also worked as a Forest Stewardship Council...

Caitlin Crain is a coastal ecologist, studying the dynamics of coastal ecosystems to better protect and restore resilient, functioning systems that benefit nature and people. She specializes in coastal wetlands and the multiple stressors impacting their health and function including sea-level rise and climate change. She works at landscape scales and with the diverse human communities that are impacted by coastal climate change.

Dave Wiley is the Research Coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency’s (NOAA) Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and has been investigating the marine environment for over 25 years. He received his PhD in...

Nicole Ardoin holds a joint appointment with the Graduate School of Education and the Woods Institute for the Environment. Professor Ardoin's research focuses on motivations for environmental behavior, with an emphasis on the links among...

Jennifer is a marine ecologist who supports fishing communities and marine protected area managers in evidence-based decision making to improve ecosystems and human wellbeing. Her research has spanned kelp forest, seagrass, rocky intertidal, estuary, and coral reef ecosystems.

Theresa is currently a consultant to the Rockingham Planning Commission in Exeter, NH, working with ten communities to implement a watershed management plan. In addition, she is a consultant to the Rockingham Land Trust, working with...

Jeanne is doing post-doctoral work with the Complex Systems Research Center at the University of New Hampshire. She is interested in applications of remote sensing to questions in conservation biology and ecology. Her research will look at...