Students who pursue an environmental studies concentration are prepared for remarkably diverse careers, from research to teaching to public policy to business.
From professional careers to graduate studies to non-profit work, here is a look at how recent environmental studies graduates make their mark beyond the Hill.
Erin Keleske '18
Water Centric City Program Assistant, City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Pierce Kraft '18
President, Enzyme Life Science Experts, Philadelphia, PA
Colleen Moore '18
Researcher, Fulbright Fellowship, Chennai, India
Madeleine Morgan '18
Post-Baccalaureate Fellow-BFEC, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH
Sarah Speroff '18
Marine Mammal Education and Research Intern, The New England Aquarium, Boston, M
Heather Pacheco '18
Research Associate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
Sarah Oleisky '16
Corps member, City Year, Columbus, OH
Nicholas Parker '16
Willis Towers Watson Graduate Development Program participant, Chicago
Amber Krause '15
Sustainability analyst, Tishman Speyer, New York City
Melissa Mooradian '15
Biological science technician, U.S. Geological Survey, San Francisco, CA
Brendan W. Casey '14
Assistant manger of the Skipjack Program, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Chevy Chase MD
Zachary T. Morrow '14
Laboratory manager, OSU, Department of Molecular Genetics, Columbus, OH
Jason E. Kass '13
Utility analyst, Resource Energy Systems, Washington, DC
Adrian Kwong '13
Assistant editor, Oxford University Press, Hong Kong
Emily W. Palmer '13
SCA Massachusetts Americorps, Hawley, MA
Kanmani Venkateswaran ’11
Researcher, Center for Science and Technology Research, University of Colorado, Boulder
Samantha Beckerman ’11
Program assistant, Global Strategy and Climate Programs, National Resources Defense Council, Washington, DC
Claire M. Garmirian ’10
Fulbright Fellow, Armenia
Michael Machala ’09
Renewable energy researcher, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Luce Scholar for Renewable Energy, Lao Institute, Laos
William E. Verman ’09
Environmental field technician, Environmental Compliance Services, Brattleboro, VT
Anna L. Zimmerman ’07
Commercial toxics reduction associate, San Francisco Department of the Environment, San Francisco, CA
Alexandra D. Wallace ’06
Education director, Durango Discovery Museum, Durango, CO
Katherine Tully ’04
Postdoctoral fellow, Tropical Agriculture and Rural Environment (Kenya), Columbia University Earth Institute