Sustainable Ecosystems & Resource Use
Each day humans use and consume a multitude of products, the production and consumption of which directly impact the planet and human health. Hopkins faculty are working to understand how materials and products can be made and used so that they meet the needs of consumers without harming our fragile, diverse ecosystems.-
Paul Ferraro
Bloomberg Distinguished ProfessorPaul Ferraro, PhD, is known for his research on behavioral economics and the design and estimation of impacts of environmental programs. -
Meghan Avolio
Assistant ProfessorMeghan Avolio, PhD, aims to understand the mechanisms by which humans directly and indirectly alter plant populations and communities and whether there are consequences for ecosystem function. -
Kristin Brig-Ortiz
Graduate FellowKristin Brig-Ortiz, M.A., is currently interested in clean water supply and access in the nineteenth-century Cape Colony and Natal, especially the intersection of water shortages, contamination, and social/cultural tensions in port cities. She is more broadly interested in the racial and class dynamics of public health in British Africa. -
Jerry Burgess
Program DirectorJerry L. Burgess, PhD, is Director of the Environmental Science and Studies program in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. His research interests are highly interdisciplinary utilizing the disciplines of biology, ecology, geology, and soil science to explore basic petrologic, environmental policy, or conservation science issues. -
Jennifer da Rosa
Assistant Program DirectorJennifer da Rosa, EdD is the Assistant Program Director for JHU Energy and Environmental Programs. Jenn has a background in geology, oceanography, and science education, specializing in climate change misconceptions. -
Benjamin Hobbs
Professor; Director, JHU Environment, Energy, Sustainability & Health Institute (E²SHI); Theodore M. and Kay W. Schad Professor of Environmental ManagementBenjamin F. Hobbs, the Theodore M. and Kay W. Schad Professor of Environmental Management, use systems analysis and economics to improve electric utility planning, operations, and policy, as well as management of environmental and water resources systems.
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