Meet Our Diverse Knowledge Systems Fellows
Meet our current and former Diverse Knowledge Systems for Climate Adaptation (DKS) Fellows!
The Diverse Knowledge Systems for Climate Adaptation (DKS) Fellowship provides graduate students with the opportunity to use their diverse experiences, viewpoints, value systems, and cultural knowledge to strengthen climate adaptation science. In collaboration with their mentors, fellows develop a project applying their unique knowledge system to applied climate adaptation research that will help on-the-ground practitioners understand, plan for, and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Examples of previous fellow projects include incorporating local knowledge into the design of buffers to protect coral reefs from runoff in the U.S. Virgin Islands, weaving Indigenous and Western knowledge systems to explore the impacts of colonial settlement and climate change on water resources for the Shoshone-Bannock/Newe people, and how Puerto Rican community members along the Connecticut River are adapting farming practices to changing flood hazards.
Current Fellows
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Fellow Project: Quest for ‘Collective Continuance’ in the Settler Colonial Land--Tribal Climate Change Adaption through Self-Determination in the Northern Great Plains.
Learn about the research of Azmal Hossan, a 2024 Diverse Knowledge Systems Fellow.
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Fellow Project: Harmony in the Waters--Integrating Local and Indigenous Knowledge for Resilient Fisheries Amidst Anthropogenic Challenges in South Florida
Learn about the research of Sophia Costa, a 2024 Diverse Knowledge Systems Fellow.
Former Fellows
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Fellow Project: Connecting Community--Assessing Patterns in Climate Change, Fish Abundance, and Shark Parturition Phenology in a Hawaiian Fishery through Local Ecological Knowledge
Learn about the research of Danielle Bartz, a 2023 Diverse Knowledge Systems Fellow.
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Fellow Project: Exploring the Intersection of Settler Colonialism and Climate Change on the Fort Hall Bottoms
Learn about the research of Helina Alvarez, a 2023 Diverse Knowledge Systems Fellow.
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Fellow Project: Including Traditional Knowledge to Design Reef-Safe Landscapes in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Learn about the research of Race Stryker, a 2022 Diverse Knowledge Systems Fellow.
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Fellow Project: Diverse Knowledge Systems in the Northeast United States Drive Dynamic Adaptation
Learn about the research of Cielo Angelica Sharkus, a 2022 Diverse Knowledge Systems Fellow.
