Amy Clement

Professor, Atmospheric Sciences

Amy studies the causes of climate change on all timescales, from glacial periods to future climate change. She is also involved in local discussions and actions related to climate change through her role as Chair of the Parks and Public Spaces committee of Grove 2030, as a member of the Board of Directors of Miami Waterkeeper, and as a member of the City of Miami’s Sea Level Rise Committee.

Gina Maranto

Senior Lecturer, English/ Ecosystem Science and Policy

Gina is the Director of the undergraduate program and Coordinator of the graduate program in Environmental Science and Policy at the Leonard and Jayne Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy. In her role at the Abess Center, she has fostered relationships with numerous decision makers and researchers in government, civil society, and academia who are playing integral roles in climate mitigation and adaptation. 

Tyler Harrison

Professor, Communication

Tyler brings expertise in designing, implementing, and evaluating communication interventions to improve health and wellbeing. While he is relatively new to the area of climate change and sea level rise, his approach to research is well suited to working with local communities to understand needs, attitudes, values, culture, community asset development, and decisions about climate change adaption.

Sam Purkis

Professor, Marine Geosciences

Sam’s work includes field monitoring, GIS, software development, and mathematical simulation related to marine and coastal topics well-versed in technological solutions for mapping flood risks. He is the Department Chair of Marine Geosciences at the Rosenstiel School for Marine and Atmospheric Science and has authored more than one hundred scientific publications including several books.

Joanna Lombard

Professor, Architecture/Public Health

Joanna brings climate adaptation expertise to the team through her work as an architect, urban designer and member of UM’s Built-Environment Behavior & Health Research Group in the area of neighborhood design and health. She has facilitated numerous community workshops and is active in community engagement in the areas of climate, health, and community identity.

Angela Clark-Hughes

Director, Rosenstiel School Library

Angela is the Director of the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) Library at the University of Miami where she has worked for the last 16 years. She is responsible for all access, instruction, technical, and informational services, including resource-sharing with marine and atmospheric libraries all over the world.  She also provides research and data consultations for UM students, staff, and faculty.

Abraham Parrish

GIS Services Librarian

Abraham (Abe) specializes in the Environmental Systems Resource Institute’s (ESRI) ArcGIS suite of GIS software, web GIS, and geodatabases, offering instructional workshops and consultation services for its utility in research and teaching at UM. His research interests include historical land tenure, health,food & culinary geography, and cartographic & navigational scientific instruments.

Andee Holzman

Asst. Director - Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy

Marcus Reamer

Graduate Research Assistant, Ecosystem Science and Policy

Marcus is a Ph.D. student at the Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy. His research interests lie at the intersection of environmental communication, policy, and anthropology with a focus on the social dimensions of marine and coastal conservation. He holds a Master of Professional Science in Marine Conservation from the University of Miami and a Master of Public Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.