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Jung Woo Chun

Masters of Arts in Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences

Project: Conflict Assessment of Oil Exploration in Southern Belize


Laura Corlin

Masters of Science in Environmental Health
Tufts School of Medicine

Project: Particulate Matter Component Analysis and Cardiovascular Disease Risk


Jamie Fierstein

Ph.D. in Food, Policy & Applied Nutrition
Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy

Project: Environmental Factors Associated with Child Stunting in Uganda


Vivek Freitas

Ph.D. in English
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences

Project: Laterally: Environmental Justice and Postcolonial Literature 


Jory Hecht

Ph.D. in Civil & Environmental Engineering
Graduate School of Engineering

Project: Flexible Infrastructure for Flood and Water Quality Control in an Urbanizing Coastal Watershed Confronting Climate Change


Laura Kuhl

Ph.D. in International Environmental Policy & Development Economics
Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy

Project: Innovation and Technology Transfer for Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture: A Case Study in Ethiopia

Laura Kuhl is a doctoral candidate at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, where she studies international environmental policy and development economics. Her research focuses on climate change adaptation, technology transfer and innovation in agriculture. She is the recipient of a National Science Foundation IGERT fellowship in water and diplomacy. She received a Masters from the Fletcher School in 2011, and a Bachelors of Arts in environmental studies and anthropology from Middlebury College in 2007. She has conducted field research in Ecuador, Honduras, Ethiopia, Colombia, Peru, Maine and Boston.


Jamie Picardy

Ph.D. in Agriculture, Food & Environment
Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy

Project: Beyond Direct Marketing: Evaluating Massachusetts' Capacity to Supply Niche Pork to Retail Grocers


Jessica Sparks

Masters of Science in Conservation Medicine
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Project: Associations of Chinese national identity and social norms with wildlife consumption: a cross-sectional survey-based study

Jessica is currently enrolled in the Master of Science in Conservation Medicine (MCM) program.


Nicole Tichenor

Ph.D. in Agriculture, Food & Environment
Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy

Project: Lifecycle environmental impacts of conventional and alternative lean beef production


Andrew Tirrell

Ph.D. in International Relations
Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy

Project: The Role of Institutions in Community-Based Fisheries Management
Initially trained as a human rights attorney, Andrew Tirrell focuses his research on rights-based approaches to natural resource management, sustainable development, and climate change adaptation. Before returning to academia, his legal practice was predominantly in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and New York City on issues of development, environmental protection, education, and human rights. As a scholar, he continues to study those regions and issues, but recently he began a TIE-funded dissertation project examining the effectiveness of fisheries management regimes in several communities in Arctic Norway, New Zealand, and New England. A large part of this research relates to the durability, change, and interplay of cultural, social, and political institutions, and how these impact governance across various scales. Over the years, in addition to legal practice with human rights organizations and commercial law firms, Andy has consulted for and advised various NGOs and non-profit organizations in the areas of sustainable development, child rights, and educational development. In 2008, he helped to found an educational advocacy organization and was featured as a guest columnist in The New York Times on the subject of educational rights. He has taught environmental studies courses at Tufts, Boston College, and Harvard University, and enjoys supervising undergraduate research and theses.


Charles Van Rees

Ph.D. in Biology
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Tufts Water Diplomacy Program

Project: Common Water, Common Ground: Finding Water Management Synergies for Humans and Wildlife on Oahu