Doctoral Fellows | Graduate Fellows | Undergraduate Fellows

From Our Students

The Center for Sustainable Cities offers a learning experience like no other in the world. It’s no surprise that it has been recognized as a national leader in the pages of Science. I feel privileged to have been a part of this terrific program.

Jason Byrne, Geography

My experience with the Center for Sustainable Cities represented one of the most productive periods of research in my entire graduate tenure.

Jay Hasbrouck, Anthropology

The Center acted as a bridge between my current work as a scientist and my future work on sustainable development and best environmental management practices.

Juliette Finzi, Ocean Sciences

I am now applying this experience in my research on environmental psychology and social justice.

Anna Rosenbluth, Sociology

Collaborating with people from different disciplines has improved my job prospects, and provided me with skills that are essential for today’s world.

Fethiye Ozis, Environmental Engineering

Engineering students rarely have such an opportunity to conduct research with faculty and students from other disciplines.

Jaime Sayre, Environmental Engineering

The exposure to faculty and students in a variety of academic fields helped me to understand my own degree program in a broader, more practically oriented context.

Carol Armstrong, Policy, Planning and Development

It’s in vogue to talk of interdisciplinary work, but it really doesn’t come alive until you sit across the table from researchers from other academic departments. The program was the most important, valuable, broadening experience in my academic career.

Christine Cooper, Economics

The Center has been central to my graduate experience. It brings together the most interesting and creative students from a range of departments, from art to engineering, and focuses their efforts to make the world a better place.

Elizabeth Gearin, Policy, Planning and Development

Doctoral Fellows

Class of Spring 1999

• Tina Cummins, Political Economy & Public Policy
• John Griffith, Marine Biology
• Tsatsu Nukunya, Chemical Engineering
• Ana Rosenbluth, Sociology
• Maryam Shariati, Chemical Engineering
• Joel Wedberg, Earth Sciences
• Merrill Weidner, Industrial & Systems Engineering

Class of Fall 1999

• Carol Armstrong, Policy, Planning & Development
• Steven Colbert, Earth Sciences
• Frank Hung, Chemical Engineering

Class of Spring 2000

• Elizabeth Gearin, Policy, Planning & Development
• Chris Kahle, Geography

Class of Fall 2000

• Sheila Akinleye, Geography
• Tom Butler, ISSM
• Jason Byrne, Geography
• Kitty Chan, Economics
• Mark Elliot, Policy, Planning & Development
• Megan Kendrick, History
• David Sroaf, History

Class of Spring 2000

• Fethiye Ozis, Environmental Engineering

Class of Fall 2001

• Ross Hartleb, Earth Sciences
• Dennis Peterson, Biological Sciences
• Kofi Sefa-Boakye, Policy, Planning & Development
• Michael Silverman, Education
• Cheryl Stewart, Political Science

Class of Fall 2002

• Christine Cooper, Economics
• Juliette Finzi, Biological Sciences
• Jay Hasbrouck, Anthropology
• Eka Abdi, Policy, Planning & Development
• Stacey Pahulu, Chemical Engineering
• Vincent Todd, Earth Sciences

Class of Spring 2003 & Fall 2004

• Joshua Steele, Biological Sciences

Class of Fall 2004 & Spring 2005

• Jaime Sayre, Civil Engineering

Graduate Fellows

Class of 2006

• Arly Cassidy, Policy, Planning and Development
• Bowen Patterson, Policy, Planning and Development
• J.P. Zhou, Policy, Planning and Development

Class of 2007

• Kirby Brady, Policy, Planning and Development
• Ngo Yeung Chan, Policy, Planning and Development
• Evan Corey, Policy, Planning and Development
• Shelby Ho, Policy, Planning and Development
• Patrick Horan, Earth Sciences
• Jeremy Jacquot, Marine Environmental Biology
• Carissa Johnson, Policy, Planning and Development

Undergraduate Fellows

Summer of 1999

• Corrine Brown, International Relations & Social Science, USC
• Khanh Bui, Political Science, USC
• Heather Murphy, Chemical Engineering, USC
• Rebecca Orozco, Spanish & Psychology, USC
• Kendall Pelling, Policy, Planning & Development, USC
• Lisa Tai , Environmental Studies, USC
• Miwa Tamanaha, Economics, USC
• Erika Woods, Policy, Planning & Development, USC

Summer of 2000

• Michael Besem, Urban Studies & Planning, CSUN
• Charles Cange, Biology and Public Policy Analysis, Pomona College
• Kyle Fitzpatrick, Geography, USC
• Sona Kalapura, Public Policy & Management, USC
• Sara Kiesselbach, Economics, Whittier College
• Maureen Phelan, Geography, USC

Summer of 2001

• Oliver Baker, Growth & Structure of Cities Program, Haverford College
• Katie Bollie, Sociology, Wheaton College
• Carina Cuellar, Economics, USC
• Peter Nelson, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Princeton University
• David Sumi, Policy, Planning & Development, USC
• Jennie Walcek, Biological Sciences, CSU Fullerton

USC Undergraduate Research Award Students, Summer of 2001

• Dawn Alley, Gerontology, USC
• Carmen Cejudo, Environmental Engineering, USC
• David Milam, Architecture, USC

Summer of 2002

• Iris Ahronowitz, Social Studies, Harvard University
• Adam Brandt, Environmental Studies, UCSB
• Jacqueline Doremus, Economics & Earth Systems, Stanford
• Max Joel, Urban Studies, Columbia University
• Fan Lau, Biological & Environmental Engineering, Cornell
• David Woollard, Computer Engineering/Computer Science, USC

Summer of 2003

• Lauren Akins, Geography, USC
• Daniel Faissol, Electrical Engineering, UCLA
• Alexis Heath, History & Environmental Studies, Ithaca College
• Michael Hwang, Environmental Engineering, USC
• Laura Mar, Environmental Engineering, Cornell
• Dorothay Morallos, Urban Studies & Civil Engineering, Rutgers
• Anna Steveson, Urban Studies/Environmental Science, Barnard College
• Joseph Tucker, History, Gettysburg College
• Jonathan Wu, Gerontology & Kinesiology, USC

Summer of 2004

• Amir Ahmadi
• Ryan Kessel, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, USC
• Chris Martin, Geography, USC
• Amy McKinny, Psychology, USC
• Bao Tran, Civil Engineering, USC

Summer of 2005

• Brian Selogie, Environmental Studies, USC
• Brigid McManama, USC
• Cal Potter, Public Policy, Management and Planning, USC
• Matthew Merrill, Public Policy, Management and Planning, USC
• Michael A. Gill-Branion, Public Policy, Management and Planning, USC
• Monte Wylie, History, USC
• Scott Widmann, Public Policy, Management and Planning, USC

Summer of 2006

• Lyle Siegel, Health Promotion, USC
• Dominique Lawson, Health Promotion, USC
• Nayiri Gharibian, Health Promotion, USC

Summer of 2007

• Rachel Bramwell, University of California, Berkeley
• Ari Briski, Bryn Mawr College
• Mia Costa, Geography, USC
• Michael Schrieber, Policy, Planning and Development, USC
• Ross Stephenson, Policy, Planning and Development, USC