Joseph Mendonca is a graduate student in the Geosciences program at Florida Atlantic University. Holding a B.S. in Biology from FAU, he began his career in the environmental sciences with an undergraduate certificate in the field. His minors in psychology and sociology afford him a unique perspective on human-environment interactions and climate change resiliency, especially the way people think about and react to these issues.
Joseph currently works for the CES Coastal Resilience Research Lab on the statewide homebuyer survey and interviews project.