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  2. Team Members

    Erica Nielsen

    Erica is a Point Conception Institute Anthony LaFetra Research Fellow, where she helps coordinate TNC’s coastal research collaborations at the Dangermond Preserve. She also focuses on synthesizing existing coastal biodiversity data to understand ecological dynamics and species range shifts under climate change to inform conservation practice both locally and globally. Erica holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Zoology from Stellenbosch University in South Africa and a B.Sc. in Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

  4. Team Members

    Cat Fong (she/her)

    Cat is a Research Associate with NCEAS and is currently leading the Western Wildfire Resilience Index (WWRI) project. Her research is at the interface of social and ecological systems with the goal of solving sustainability challenges by supporting societal decision-making and addressing key issues of environmental justice and sustainable development. Previously, Cat was an NSF postdoc studying anthropogenic stressors to tropical reefs, then an NCEAS postdoc exploring aquaculture as a sustainable pathway for meeting growing food demands.

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    Carmen Galaz-Garcia (she/her)

    Carmen has collaborated on data science projects at NCEAS focusing on analyzing remotely sensed images since 2021. She is currently part of a joint project with The Nature Conservancy to map the spread of invasive iceplant along the California coast.

  6. News & Features

    On the Origin of Academic Traditions

    UCSB assistant professor Alexandra Phillips and colleagues ask provoking questions about the practices of science academia and present 14 alternative practices for debate.