PhD Students
Nikit Abhyankar, PhD Candidate
Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment & Resources
At E-IPER, Nikit is studying the political economy of energy policy and energy markets with a focus on India. His specific research projects include developing an economic model of natural gas markets in India, understanding the political economy of natural gas sector reforms in developing countries with a focus on India and analyzing energy efficiency policies in India.
Whitney Bagge, PhD Student
Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment & Resources
Whitney's research interests focus on the intersection of ecology and human health, investigating how human use and interaction with the environment affect human infection with emerging and re-emerging vector-borne and zoonotic diseases.
![[photo] Austin Becker headshot](http://pangea.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/imagecache/profile_thumbnail/photos/becker.jpg "PhD Student")
Austin Becker, PhD Student
Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment & Resources
Austin is studying the potential impacts of climate change on the coastal built environment. He focuses on the "adaptation" side of climate change to quantify the risks and vulnerabilities faced by ports and the economies that depend upon them, and to explore adaptation strategies they might employ to build resiliency.
![[photo] Gregory Bratman headshot](http://pangea.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/imagecache/profile_thumbnail/photos/bratman.jpg "PhD Student")
Gregory Bratman, PhD Student
Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment & Resources
Greg is working to define and study “psychological ecosystem services” by examining the impact of nature experience on human cognitive function and mental health. He is exploring approaches for evaluating the psychological impacts of nature, and how these can best be incorporated into the paradigm of ecosystem services.
Jeremy Carl, PhD Student
Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment & Resources
Jeremy is studying the environmental, geopolitical, and economic aspects of energy development and policy, with a particular focus on China and India.
Marilyn Cornelius, PhD Student
Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment & Resources
Marilyn combines expertise in climate ethics and impacts, behavioral sciences, and design to study residential energy use reduction.
![[photo] Amanda Cravens headshot](http://pangea.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/imagecache/profile_thumbnail/photos/cravens_0.jpg "PhD Student")
Amanda Cravens, PhD Student
Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment & Resources
Amanda's current research interests involve exploring the opportunities and limitations of using mapping and other visualization technologies in environmental conflict resolution practice.
Rachael Garrett, PhD Candidate
Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment & Resources
Rachael Garrett is an agricultural economist and land use scientist in the 4th year of her PhD in the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources at Stanford University. Her research examines the role of macroeconomic conditions, supply chains, and land institutions in soybean production systems in Brazil. In particular, she is interested in the relationship between soybean yields and the expansion of soy planted area in the Cerrado and Amazon, and the temporal and spatial determinants of soybean production profitability. Rachael incorporates multiple spatial scales in her analysis, including: local case studies in Sorriso, Mato Grosso and Santarem, Para, regional modeling, and inter-temporal macroeconomic analysis. Rachael has also done work on the welfare effects of ethanol production in São Paulo state and has an interest in the potential of agricultural processing and refining to promote local development. Rachael is advised by Professors Rosamond Naylor and Eric Lambin in the department of Environmental Earth System Science at Stanford.
Joanne Gaskell, PhD Student
Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment & Resources
Joanne's research explores the interplay between food production and environmental quality. As a research assistant at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington D.C., Joanne contributed to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment as an author on both the Food and Cultivated Systems chapters. Joanne's research at Stanford analyzes the water and nutrient implications of intensive livestock production.
Facebook
iTunes U
Twitter
YouTube