Our Team Carolyn A. Lin, Ph.D., Director Professor, Department of Communication College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Risk Preparedness and Adaptation; Environmental Literacy; Risk Communication Health/Disaster Informatics; Crisis Management; Public Outreach and Engagement Diego Cerrai, Ph.D., Associate Director Assistant Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering Power Grid Resilience; Renewable Energy Integration Electricity Demand; Vegetation Uprooting Davis Chacon-Hurtado, Ph.D., Associate Director Assistant Research Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering Transportation System Planning and Evaluation Transportation Equity; Transportation in Latin America Rupal Parekh, Ph.D., Associate Director Assistant Professor, School of Social Work Transportation Disadvantage; Public Policy Vulnerable Population; Community Engagement Chris Newell, Tribal Liaison Director of Native American Cultural Programs, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Akomawt Educational Initiative Passamaquoddy Nation Program Coordinator Position Vacant Fangni Lei, Ph.D., Interim Program Manager Assistant Research Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering Watershed-Scale Hydrology; Soil Moisture Land surface water and energy balance; Remote Sensing Jennifer Newman, M.S.M., Program Assistant Administrative Workflow and Logistics Financial Planning and Budget Management Jocelyn Theriault, M.S.W., Community Organizer Community Engagement; Coalition Building Environment Justice Training; Grassroots Development Christopher Hominski, M.S., Graduate Assistant Public Outreach; Strategic Communication Health Equity; Environmental Justice Our Partners Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 (New England) University of Massachusetts, Boston The Institute for New England Native American Studies (INENAS) University of Southern Maine The New England Environmental Finance Center (NEEFC) New England Rural Health Association (NERHA) Groundwork USA Environmental Protection Network (EPN) Our Consulting Partners Institute for Sustainable Communities Alternatives for Community & Environment Health Resources In Action
