Researchers of Emory

Annie Schiffer is a senior double  majoring  in biology and environmental science. She received a Summer 2019 Independent Grant which she used to to study community ecology under Dr.  Berry Brosi. 

Megan Withers is a Senior majoring in Environmental Science and Biology. She was awarded a Spring 2019 Conference Grant which she used to attend the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Hello! My name is Meg and I had the pleasure of presenting at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), held at  Kennesaw State University . At the conference, I presented a poster about my honors research, which focuses on the transmission of a bacterial disease called Strep syndrome in Northern sea otters ( Enhydra lutris kenyoniI ). I used U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) data to assess population density as a possible indicator of the disease’s transmission mechanism. I didn’t find a significant relationship between population density and prevalence of the disease, but I did gain knowledge about other factors, such as gender, that could potentially affect the disease and its impact on sea otter health. Future directions in this research are aimed at furt...

 Nia Dubon-Robinson  is a Senior double majoring in Environmental Science and Sociology. She was awarded a Fall 2018 Conference Grant which she used to attend the Sustainability  and Development Conference at the University of Michigan . Participating in the SIRE program during my second year at Emory opened many doors for me. I was introduced to the various components of what it meant to be an undergraduate research assistant, which led me to working with my current advisor, Eri Saikawa, in the Environmental Science department. My research in Tibetan cookstoves and household air pollution while participating in the SIRE program, brushed only the surface of this growing topic in environmental health and sustainable development. I wanted to go more in depth with my past SIRE research and having spent the summer at the University of Michigan, I was aware of the international  Sustainability and Development Conference that the university would host in Novem...

Aspen Ono  received a Fall 2016 Conference Grant to attend the 2016 Conference on Earth System Governance. She is a rising Senior majoring in Environmental Science and International Studies. Sustainability, climate change, and environmental justice are global issues that implicate every single country, community, and human being. Yet the international dialogue, particularly that occurring at scientific conferences, that focuses on global issues tends to be dominated by a few key countries and institutions. This existing disparity in academic interaction not only hinders inclusive collaboration and communication, but also marginalizes many key voices that could contribute unique ideas and solutions to the global conversation. The annual Earth Systems Governance Conference attempted to overcome this obstacle this year by choosing to be held at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. This conference represents an initial step towards global inclusivity in an interdisciplinary e...