The Arctic Telecoupling project brings together researchers and professionals from different fields to assemble a full and dynamic understanding of how people and nature co-exist, and how what happens globally affects this corner of the Arctic, and vice versa.
Jianguo “Jack” Liu
Rachel Carson Chair in Sustainability
and Director
Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
Understanding and modeling interactions between humans and nature using the telecoupling framework to be sure both humans and nature thrive.
Matt Berman
Professor of Economics
Institute of Social and Economic Research
Understanding community economies and modeling development scenarios.
Andrés Viña
Assistant Professor of Fisheries and Wildlife
Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
Remote sensing and geospatial analysis
Jennifer Schmidt
Associate Professor of Natural Resources Management and Policy
Institute of Social and Economic Research
Engaging with communities and creating partnerships to show how global forces affect local communities and vice versa.
Sue Nichols
Assistant Director and Communications Strategist
Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
Communicating the science and its impact to both the general public and to other scientists
Kelly Kapsar
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
Spatial analysis of marine mammals and vessel traffic patterns
Bella Block
Graduate Research Assistant
Institute of Social and Economic Research
Understanding human-environment systems
Sydney Waloven
PhD Student
Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
Investigating the ecology of Arctic marine mammals and human-wildlife interactions
Ridwan Akogun
Graduate Research Assistant
Institute of Social and Economic Research
Understanding the socio-ecological interactions for sustainable resource management
Michele Remer
PhD Student
Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
Understanding Arctic tourism and human-environment systems
Natalia Portales
Undergraduate Student
Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
Investigating the ecology of Arctic marine mammals and human-wildlife interactions