Nicholas Institute Alumni Directory

After graduating from Duke, Cameron took on several professional roles ranging from work with a consulting company on California wildfire adaptation to a position with the resilience team at the U.S. Climate Alliance. Currently, Cameron is serving as a NOAA Knauss Marine Policy Fellow for Senator Chris Coons, where he is responsible for a wide range of environmental policy topics affecting Delaware and the entire Unites States. Coming from a background in Earth and Oceanographic Science, Cameron worked two environmental state agencies in Maine for four years before beginning his Master of Environmental Management Degree at the Nicholas School of the Environment. His work for the state of Maine focused on coastal resilience and natural resource protection.

I work in Monterey, CA for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as a Marine Scientist. The project I work on specifically is called the Fisheries Analytics Project. I assist in assessing the status of California's marine recreational finfish fisheries by statistically analyzing and evaluating fishery data and estimates. Before working for the Department and going to Duke, I received my B.S. from Santa Clara University, worked for Moss Landing Marine Lab, Bimini Biological Field Station, a couple of non-profits in the DC area, and did my Master's research with NOAA on tiger shark diet. I graduated from Duke with my MEM (CEM) degree in 2017.

International attorney with a multicultural profile; licensed to practice law in Spain and Ecuador, and candidate for the New York Bar; experienced in transnational litigation, international arbitration and transactional work. Interested in environmental law and global financial structures; trained in legal analysis and the management and execution of transnational operations. Extensive communication, persuasion, and negotiation skills; excellent oral and written skills in English, Spanish, and French. Results-oriented, disciplined, and works with precision. Excellent interpersonal skills.

Maddie is an Analyst for Moody's San Francisco Local Governments Rating Team covering credits in California including cities, counties, municipal utilities, and school districts. Prior to joining Moody's, Maddie was a Financial Consultant with Carollo Engineers.

As a Researcher on the ICCT Fuels team, I advise and conduct technical analyses for policymakers and other interested stakeholders to help reduce the greenhouse gas impact of liquid and gaseous fuels in Europe and Indonesia.

Pradnya has a varied environmental science background, with special emphasis in EJ, science communications, sustainability, and corporate strategy. Currently she works as a special assistant in the Office of Research and Development (ORD) at the U.S. EPA where she coordinates with senior leadership on Administration priorities, briefings, and maintaining awareness of ORD's vast research portfolio. Other positions she's held at the EPA include working in the communications space to highlight the impact of ORD's research to key stakeholders and the general public.

Britta Bradshaw is a Principal Analyst in PG&E's Structured Transactions group, focused on commercial strategy and contract structuring to procure energy to supply PG&E's 16 million customers, with a focus on clean energy and energy storage. Britta has been at PG&E for 7 years and held many roles, including in corporate sustainability and customer- and utility-scale renewable energy strategy and planning. Prior to PG&E, Britta received her MEM in Environmental Economics and Policy with a focus on energy from Duke, interned at the United Nations, and received a Bachelor's degree from Princeton.

At Duke, I studied business and the environment, entrepreneurialism, data analysis, and environmental science. My work has taken me from the Costa Rican jungle, to the Channel Islands National Park, to the rivers and streams of California and Oregon. My latest work has been helping with scientific research to reduce greenhouse gas and water pollution caused by fertilizer in agriculture.

Willa works as a Fisheries Analyst at Global Fishing Watch analyzing fish carrier vessel AIS data in efforts to bring transparency to transshipment activities on the high seas. Previously, Willa worked at Duke University on the Illuminating Hidden Harvests project; a collaboration with Duke, the FAO and WorldFish seeking to provide a global perspective on the contributions and impacts of small-scale fishing. Willa received her Master's in Environmental Management with a certificate in Geospatial Analysis from Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment in 2019. For her masters research, Willa worked with World Wildlife Fund to develop and employ an evidence map protocol aimed at systematically reviewing existing literature evaluating social and/or ecological impacts of conservation interventions in mangrove ecosystems or near by human populations. Prior to attending Duke, Willa worked at sea as a fishery observer.

I work with a team of attorneys, economists, ecologists, and geohydrologists to develop and support the proliferation of innovative groundwater recharge efforts in California.

I have worked as Energy Markets and Regulatory Analyst for White & Case LLP, a leading international law firm, in the five years following my graduation from Duke. At White & Case, I lead various business development and thought leadership initiatives, write articles for external and internal publication, and research a broad range of legal and regulatory matters for clients in the utilities, power, and renewables market segments.

I'm the Associate Director for the NY Seascape Program, the conservation program of the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium.

Nichola Clark is a Principal Associate on the Protecting Ocean Life on the High Seas team at the Pew Charitable Trusts, where she follows the negotiations for an international legally binding instrument under UNCLOS on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). Nichola is also a PhD student at the University of Wollongong’s Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) where her research focuses on institutional arrangements for the BBNJ agreement. Prior to ANCORS and Pew, Nichola was a Knauss Fellow and International Program Analyst working on international fisheries issues at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and also worked as a researcher at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, focused on deep-sea and high-seas issues. Nichola holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Management from Duke University.

Adrien Comte is an ecological economist, interested in topics at the interface of science and policy. With an interdisciplinary approach, his research focuses on sustainability, ecosystems accounting, and the impacts of global environmental change on social-ecological systems. He is currently working as a nature-based solutions manager expert on development of methods and tools on blue carbon & natural capital accounting. Previously, he conducted research on coral reefs, where solution-oriented research can help understand the impacts of climate change on the populations dependent on these ecosystems and how to prepare the adaptation of societies to these changes.

After graduating from Duke, Kim moved to New Orleans, Louisiana to work remotely for the Office of Protected Resources in the Permits and Conservation Division of the National Marine Fisheries Service. In this role she works as a Marine Mammal Protection Act Analyst processing Incidental Take Authorization requests. Her Master's Project at Duke analyzed coral reef permits under the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, specifically focusing on the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Other previous experiences include working as a marine mammal and aquatic research intern for the Walt Disney Company and participating in research projects on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.

Economic and social science analyst for the Federal fisheries off Alaska. Based in Anchorage, AK.

Since graduating from law school and graduate school, Marta has litigated environmental and energy cases as an attorney with Earthjustice and Sierra Club. The primary focus of her work is on shutting down coal and gas plants, accelerating the clean energy transition, improving air quality in disproportionately burdened communities, and protecting public lands from resource extraction.

After graduating from Duke's MEM program, I worked at the Woods Hole Research Center supporting MRV activities for the Mexico REDD+ program. I left WHRC to pursue my PhD at Virginia Tech. My research has focused on tree canopy cover. We've utilized harmonic regression coefficients from time-series Landsat imagery to improve estimates of TCC for the 2016 NLCD TCC product. We have also studied whether crowd workers can successfully interpret TCC from NAIP imagery and different sampling schemes for continuous variable validation. I am currently funded under an ORISE fellowship working working under the USFS and hope to continue working through this program as a post-doctoral researcher after completing my degree.

I am a Senior Attorney in the Airports and Environmental Law Section of the FAA's Office of the Chief Counsel. In this role, I provide advice to the agency on how to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act and a number of other applicable environmental statutes. In addition, I support the Department of Justice when it defends the agency's decisions against lawsuits brought by affected parties.