Our Team

Leadership

Dr. Colin Polsky
Director, Center for Environmental Studies
Professor of Geosciences

Kimberly Vardeman
Assistant Director of Research, Center for Environmental Studies

Current Researchers

			CES RESEARCH

		Richard Jones Research Assistant	NSF Coastal SEES Collaborative Research; NSF CNH-L; State of Florida Legislative; Neighborhood Resilience; Florida Climate Resilience Survey; First Street Foundation; NY Sea Grant; NAS Gulf Research Project

		John Ricca Research Assistant	CES-USGS Research Support Program (RSP)

		Megan Mascheri Research Assistant	Florida Climate Resilience Survey; NAS Gulf Research Project, Solar Generator Project

		Paris Santiago Research Assistant	Florida Climate Resilience Survey; NAS Gulf Research Project, Solar Generator Project

		Rebecca Clark Research Assistant

Past Researchers

	CES RESEARCH	WHERE THEY ARE NOW

Ryan Amato Research Assistant	NSF Coastal SEES Collaborative Research; NSF CNH-L; Neighborhood Resilience; First Street Foundation; NY Sea Grant; NAS Gulf Research Project; Florida Climate Resilience Survey

Joseph Mendonca Research Assistant	NAS Gulf Research Project

Alyssa Saldarriaga Research Assistant	USGS Understanding Algal Blooms in Florida

Glen Oglesby Research Assistant	NSF Coastal SEES Collaborative Research; NSF CNH-L; State of Florida Legislative; Neighborhood Resilience; Florida Climate Resilience Survey; First Street Foundation; NY Sea Grant; NAS Gulf Research Project View research overview video.

Cody Brown Research Assistant	Florida Climate Resilience Survey; NAS Gulf Research Project

Kelley Breeden Research Assistant	USGS Understanding Algal Blooms in Florida

Dr. Jessica Dell Environmental Scientist	USGS; NAS Gulf Research Project; USGS Understanding Algal Blooms in Florida; Climate Science Investigations (CSI)

Jon Stonger Research Assistant, Geosciences Ph.D. Student	NSF Coastal SEES Collaborative Research; State of Florida Legislative; First Street Foundation; NY Sea Grant; NAS Gulf Research Program

Bridget Huston	NSF Coastal SEES Collaborative Research; State of Florida Legislative; Neighborhood Resilience; NY Sea Grant; NAS Gulf Research Program

Cameron Peters	Neighborhood Resilience Mapping; Coastal SEES; FDEM

Hallee Meltzer	NSF Coastal SEES Collaborative Research; NSF CNH-L; State of Florida Legislative; Neighborhood Resilience; CES-BEPI; FEMA/FDEM View research overview video.	Communications Specialist, NOAA Sea Grant, Silver Spring, Maryland

Meagan Weisner	State of Florida Legislative; Neighborhood Resilience; CES-BEPI; FEMA/FDEM View Janke Award overview.	Environmental Epidemiologist at City and County of Broomfield

Sashique Campbell-Facey

Vince Edwards	NSF Coastal SEES Collaborative Research

Gerardo Rojas	State of Florida Legislative	Graduate Research Assistant, FAU

Jean-Marie Steckler	NSF Coastal SEES Collaborative Research	GIS Intern for Utility Services Department, City of Boca Raton, FL

Alyssa Jones Wood	NSF Coastal SEES Collaborative Research	Sustainability & Resilience Officer, City of Hallandale Beach