Chelsea Nagy, Earth Lab
NC RISCC Founder & PI
Chelsea is a terrestrial ecologist and biogeochemist. She is the Interim Director of Earth Lab and the Associate Director of ESIIL at CU Boulder.
Wynne Moss, Conservation Science Partners
NC RISCC Research Associate
Wynne is an ecologist and conservation biologist serving as a post-doc at Conservation Science Partners.
Elizabeth Woolner, CU Environmental Studies
NC RISCC Research Associate
Elizabeth is a graduate student studying human-environment interactions and the NC RISCC's former program assistant.
Isabel de Silva, CU Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
NC RISCC GRA
Isabel is a graduate student studying population ecology.
Jennifer Balch, ESIIL
NC RISCC Co-PI
Jennifer is the director of ESIIL and her research explores global patterns of anthropogenic change.
Melanie Berger, Suny College of Environmental Science and Forestry
RISCC VSFS Intern
Melanie is a PhD student studying ecology and she works as liaison between RISCC groups.
Brendan Hobart, CU Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Graduate Research Assistant
Brendan is PhD student at CU with a focus on how land use and disturbance affects wildlife communities.
Kelly Fisher, CU Environmental Studies
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Kelly is an undergraduate student pursuing a BA in Environmental Studies.
Nicole Read, Duke University Biology and Earth Science
RISCC VSFS Intern
Nicole is an undergraduate student at Duke University studying Biology and Earth Sciences.
Casey Jenson, Earth Lab & ESIIL
Program and Research Assistant
Casey has a background in environmental science, invasive species, and evolutionary biology.
Nayani Ilangakoon, Earth Lab, CIRES, CU Boulder
Postdoctoral Associate
Nayani has a PhD in Geoscience and has a background in remote sensing and ecosystem ecology.
NC RISCC Advisory Board
Our Network
The NC RISCC network encompasses >100 members from a variety of agencies/organizations across the North Central region, other regions of the US, and beyond. Our stakeholders work at different scales, from local to regional or even national, but all are connected by work on invasive species, climate change, and related issues.