Emily Nastase is a 2023 Science to Action Fellow based out of North Carolina State University. Her dissertation research focuses on the ecology and behaviors of the Henslow’s sparrow.
Meet Our Science to Action Fellows
Meet our current and former Science to Action Fellows!
The Science to Action Fellowship provides graduate students with an opportunity to directly apply their science to real-world challenges. In collaboration with their mentors, fellows develop policy- and management-relevant projects related to climate change impacts on fish, wildlife, ecosystems, and communities. Over the years, Science to Action fellow projects have spanned ecosystems ranging from estuaries to mountains, covered topics from wildfire to streamflow to fisheries, and have resulted in decision-support tools such as interactive maps, web apps, and prioritization frameworks. Examples of fellow projects include developing a drone-based methodology for detecting fire risk in chaparral ecosystems for land managers, identifying high conservation priority river reaches in drought-prone basins to support water resources and fisheries managers, and assessing tribal rangeland management approaches in collaboration with the Navajo Nation.
Explore interviews with our fellows to learn more about the fellowship experience!
Current Fellows
Current Fellows
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Fellow Project: Development of a Structured-Decision-Making (SDM) Framework to Inform Seabird Habitat Management on Wildlife Refuges
Learn about the research of Carina Kusaka, a 2024 Science to Action Fellow.
Former Fellows
Former Fellows
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Fellow Project: Developing Risk Assessment Tools for Habitat Management in a Changing Climate--Helping Practitioners Achieve Management Goals Now and in the Future
Learn about the research of Emily Nastase, a 2023 Science to Action Fellow.
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Fellow Project: Mapping Public Perspectives of Marine Climate Change to Inform Natural Resource Management Decisions
Learn about the research of Jennifer Waldo, a 2023 Science to Action Fellow.
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Fellow Project: Linking Great Lakes Fishery Management with Regional Climate Modeling
Learn about the research of Sean Lewandoski, a 2022 Science to Action Fellow.
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Fellow Project: Climate Change Refugia for Appalachian Mammals of Conservation Concern--Identifying High Priority Areas and Creating an Open Access Dashboard for the Management and Integration of Private Land into the Protected Area Network
Learn about the research of Lauren Lyon, a 2022 Science to Action Fellow.
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Fellow Project: Shifting Impacts of Wildland Fire Smoke and Land Management Practices in the Southeast Under Climate Change
Learn about the research of Megan Johnson, a 2021 Science to Action Fellow.
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Fellow Project: Structured Decision Making for Navajo Rangelands Through Co-produced Computer Simulation State and Transition Modeling
Learn about the research of Anthony Ciocco, a 2021 Science to Action Fellow.
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Fellow Project: Developing a Fire-Risk Web Map and Monitoring Methodology for Southern California Chaparral using Multispectral Drone Imagery
Learn about the research of Kyle Lunneberg, a 2020 Science to Action Fellow.
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Fellow Project: Mapping Estuarine Vulnerability to Water Quality Change Under Future Climate and Land Use Conditions
Learn about the research of Lise Montefiore, a 2020 Science to Action Fellow.
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Fellow Project: Mapping Climate Change Vulnerability of Rangelands in the West Using Social-Ecological Indicators
Learn about the research of Lauren Hunt, a 2019 Science to Action Fellow.
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Fellow Project: Reaches of Opportunity--Boosting Environmental Flows and Fish Conservation at Low Societal Water Cost in the Southern Great Plains
Learn about the research of Sean Emmons, a 2019 Science to Action Fellow.
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Fellow Project: Playa Ecosystem Vulnerability in Future Climates--Taking Science to Stakeholders in the Great Plains
Learn about the research of Rachel Owen, a 2018 Science to Action Fellow.
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Fellow Project: Climate Change Communication in Missouri State Parks and Historic Sites
Learn about the research of Tunde Ojewola, a 2017 Science to Action Fellow.
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Fellow Project: Stream Science to Action--A Decision-Support Tool for Trout Management Amidst Climate Change
Learn about the research of Andrew Carlson, a 2016 Science to Action Fellow.
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Fellow Project: Climate Smart Conservation in Practice--A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Learn about the research of Tracy Swem, a 2015 Science to Action Fellow.
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Fellow Project: Conserving Streams in a Changing Climate--Turning Ecological Stream Classifications into Actionable Science
Learn about the research of Ralph Tingley, a 2015 Science to Action Fellow.
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Meet Science to Action Fellow Emily Nastase
Emily Nastase is a 2023 Science to Action Fellow based out of North Carolina State University. Her dissertation research focuses on the ecology and behaviors of the Henslow’s sparrow.
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Explore interviews with our Science to Action fellows!
Meet Science to Action Fellow Emily Nastase
Emily Nastase is a 2023 Science to Action Fellow based out of North Carolina State University. Her dissertation research focuses on the ecology and behaviors of the Henslow’s sparrow.
Emily Nastase is a 2023 Science to Action Fellow based out of North Carolina State University. Her dissertation research focuses on the ecology and behaviors of the Henslow’s sparrow.