Antonio Morsette (KiEwSis) received his MS from SEAS in Geospatial Data Sciences, specializing in Environmental Informatics. He is an enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, located in Central Montana. He hopes to use the knowledge he obtained at SEAS to collaborate with indigenous communities to map their most sacred sources of knowledge – knowledge that has been used to maintain their local environments for millennia. He wants them to feel secure knowing that their knowledge is protected and readily accessible to their community members for generations to come.

Barbara received her MS from SEAS in Geospatial Data Sciences. Her research interests include combining social and ecological factors in geospatial analyses and using creative geospatial methods to solve environmental problems related to climate change, landscape fragmentation, and habitat suitability. Barbara hopes to use her SEAS degree to become a GIS analyst/scientist with a government agency or non-profit organization.

Jared Mandelbaum holds an MS from SEAS in Environmental Justice & Policy and an MPP from the Ford School of Public Policy. His main academic and professional interests lie at the intersection of environmental justice and climate policy, specifically working to center equity issues in climate adaptation policy both at the domestic and international levels. Prior to his graduate studies, Jared received his BA from Hamilton College and worked in outdoor education and education technology.

Luke Allen holds an MS from SEAS in Environmental Justice and Sustainability and Development. His interests include the intersection of human rights and agroecology, climate policy, and urban climate adaptation. Prior to his graduate studies, Luke spent five years with the Rights and Resources Initiative, an NGO working on scaling recognition of collective land rights. He is originally from Iowa and received his BA from Macalester College in Minnesota.

Sally Phipps holds an MS from SEAS in Behavior, Education, and Communication and Ecosystem Science and Management, in addition to bachelor's degrees in cultural anthropology and linguistics. Her academic and professional interests are the applications of culturally-informed behavioral science to the biodiversity crisis and ecological sustainability. Prior to obtaining her Master's degree from the University of Michigan, Sally worked in tourism and the non-profit sectors in Southeast Asia and East Africa.

Ylexia Padilla holds an MS from SEAS in Ecosystem Science & Management and Environmental Justice. Ylexia's interests align at the intersection of ecology and social justice to bridge the gap between science and community empowerment. She hopes to continue to study how climate change and land-use impact biodiversity, communities and ecosystems. Her broader interests include climate adaptation and mitigation, sustainable agriculture, conservation ecology, and environmental justice.