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Erin Barton

Conservation Ecology

Erin is a Master's of Science candidate in conservation ecology at the University of Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability. Her research interests are focused on the intersection of social and natural sciences, particularly in the feedbacks between human decisions, policies, and resource use affect and environmental change. Erin's work with human- environment interactions began at Arizona State University, where she received her Bachelor's of Science in Sustainability in May, 2015. Her undergraduate thesis work was based in urban socioecology, and examined how urban microclimates are affected by the different yard compositions. After graduating, she worked as a science writer for ASU for a year before coming to SEAS. She is currently developing a Master's thesis examining how differing levels of human impact affect ecosystems' capacity to provide services and support biodiversity at the watershed scale. In addition to her research, Erin works as a science communicator at the Graham Sustainability Institute, where she translates research projects into informative articles and multimedia formats for a variety of audiences. By working with other researchers and environmental nonprofits, Erin hopes apply her education to studying human-environment interaction in the mountain and forest ecosystems of the American West. Her goal is to provide data and models that will guide and improve land-management and conservation decisions in the region.

Stephanie Campbell

Environmental Policy and Planning; Conservation Ecology

A native Michigander, Stephanie has traveled and worked extensively within the contiguous U.S. on natural resource conservation issues, but her time in the West has been most transformative. Puttering her B.A. in Communication from Purdue University to use, she spent two years working as a Park Ranger in the Seattle area, and most recently serves as Regional Director over Montana and Idaho for the Forest Service's primary nonprofit partner in the promotion and protection of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail.

 

Realising the benefit policy and planning tools coupled with a more comprehensive natural science background would offer, Stephanie came to the University of Michigan to pursue dual concentrations in Environmental Policy and Planning and Conservation Ecology. After graduating from SEAS, Stephanie is dedicated to working in collaborative grassroots partnerships, utilizing natural resource stewardship practices and advocacy initiatives to bolster large landscape preservation toward the goal of ensuring more sustainable, healthier ecosystems and communities.

Hayley Currier
Environmental Policy and Planning

Hayley Currier is an Environmental Policy and Planning student interested in the ways land use affects regional ecosystems, and how that intersects with social justice. Born in Los Angeles, California, she has spent the majority of her adult life in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she was first inspired to investigate how to manage and protect California's resources while creating cities that work for all residents. She received her Bachelor's degree in international development studies from University of California Berkeley, and has since held a variety of roles, including: founding and operating a small business; community organizing; and urban water and storm water management. She managed strategic communication initiatives for the City of San Francisco's Planning Department and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.

 

plans on working in conservation and land management policy with a focus on sustainable urban development. By preventing urban sprawl and promoting sustainable resource use in population centers such as the Bay Area and Phoenix, pressures are reduced from the natural ecosystems that surround them. Hayley's near term goal is to work for a regional-scale conservation nonprofit.