Students
Multidisciplinary Team
The multidisciplinary team of staff and students offer experience and expertise across a diverse range of areas. We are formally trained as public administrators, engineers, planners, attorneys, finance/business specialists, economists, policy specialists, information and data scientists, environmental scientists, and more.
Students
Will Cotterman
Graduate Research Assistant
Will Cotterman is a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pursuing a Master’s in City and Regional Planning, with a concentration in Land Use and Environmental Planning. He also plans … Continued
Kaden Graham
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Kaden is an undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pursuing a major in Environmental Science (Quantitative Energy Systems Track) and a minor in Statistics and Analytics. He will graduate at … Continued
Sam Hayes
Graduate Research Assistant
Sam Hayes is currently a Master’s student in the Department of City and Regional Planning. Prior to starting this program, Sam worked as a GIS Analyst and Project Coordinator for Furman University’s Shi Institute for … Continued
Rose Houck
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Rose Houck is an undergraduate student studying statistics and environmental science. She will graduate in the Spring of 2025 and hopes to pursue ocean conservation during her career. Rose began working at the EFC in … Continued
Bella Kim
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Bella Kim is an undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pursuing a B.S. in Environmental Science – Quantitative Energy Systems and an Urban Studies and Planning minor. She joined the … Continued
Jazmine Pritchett
Graduate Research Assistant
Jazmine is pursuing a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning as part of a dual degree program with Duke’s Master of Environmental Management. At EFC, she is helping conduct applied research on various projects. … Continued
Yutong Qiu
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Yutong Qiu is an environmental science and statistics double major in the UNC class of 2025. In addition, she is in the dual degree program for a Master’s in Information Science. At EFC, Yutong is … Continued
Eva Ramirez-Flores
Graduate Research Assistant
Eva graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill May 2021 with a B.S. in Environmental Science and is pursuing a Master’s in Information Science as part of Carolina’s Dual-Degree Environmental Informatics program. She is looking forward to discovering … Continued
Adithi Reddy
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Adithi Reddy is an undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill double majoring in Global Studies and Business Journalism and double minoring in Sustainability Studies and Public Policy. At EFC, she … Continued
Imani Russell
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Imani Russell is an undergraduate student studying Sociology and Communications, with a minor in Creative Writing. Imani will graduate in 2023 and hopes to pursue a career in media research with a focus on TV and … Continued
Austin Thompson
PhD Research Assistant
Austin Thompson joined the EFC at UNC in 2018 as a Project Director. In this role, she conducted applied research and provides technical assistance and training for environmental service providers. Thompson holds a BS in … Continued
Alessandra Caceres Torres
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Alessandra Caceres Torres is an undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, double majoring in Political Science and Public Policy and minoring in Spanish for the Legal Professions. In the future, … Continued
Delia Wegner
Graduate Research Assistant
Delia Wegner graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in May 2021 with a major in Environmental Studies and a minor in Urban Studies and Planning. She is now pursuing a Masters in Information Science degree at UNC … Continued