Institute Staff|Undergraduate Students |
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![Defne Alpdogan](https://circa.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1618/2022/09/Defne-Alpdogan-150x150.jpg) | Defne Alpdogan | Environmental Justice Student Intern - (Fall 2022 - Present)
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Institute Staff |
climate adaptation and resilience|Coastal Policy and Planning|Community Engagement|Policy and Planning |
![](https://circa.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1618/2022/02/M-Buchanan-head-shot-150x150.jpg) | Mary Buchanan | Community Resilience Planner
| mary.buchanan@uconn.edu |
Institute Staff |
climate adaptation and resilience|Coastal Ocean Observations|Marine Science|Numerical Modeling|Ocean Wave Modeling |
![Alejandro Cifuentes-Lorenzen](https://circa.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1618/2016/09/AlejandroCifuentes-Lorenzen.png) | Alejandro Cifuentes-Lorenzen | Associate Research Scientist
| alejandro.cifuentes@uconn.edu |
Institute Staff |
climate adaptation and resilience|Coastal Policy and Planning|Environmental Law|Legal Policy |
![](https://circa.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1618/2021/03/L-Cooley-headshot-150x150.jpg) | Louanne Cooley | Legal Research Fellow
| louanne.cooley@uconn.edu |
Institute Staff |
Numerical Modeling|Physical Oceanography |
![](https://circa.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1618/2023/10/Marc-deVos-150x150.jpeg) | Marc de Vos | Research Associate
| marc.devos@uconn.edu |
Institute Staff |
Data Analysis|GIS |
![](https://circa.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1618/2023/03/Libbie-Duskin-headshot-cropped-150x150.jpg) | Libbie Duskin | Data Analyst/Programmer (Research Assistant 2)
| libbie.duskin@uconn.edu |
Institute Staff |
climate adaptation and resilience|Community Engagement|GIS |
![Nicole Govert](https://circa.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1618/2023/02/Nicole-Govert-150x150.jpg) | Nicole Govert | Community Resilience Planner
| nicole.govert@uconn.edu |
Institute Staff |
Coastal Ocean Observations|Marine Science |
![](https://circa.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1618/2022/03/Carson-Hill-150x150.jpg) | Carson Hill | Oceanographic Research Assistant
| carson.hill@uconn.edu |
Institute Staff|Undergraduate Students |
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![Julia Horlitz](https://circa.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1618/2021/10/Julia-Horlitz-150x150.jpg) | Julia Horlitz | Undergraduate Intern - (Fall 2021 - Present)
| julia.horlitz@uconn.edu |
Institute Staff |
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![](https://circa.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1618/2022/09/Kirt-Mayland-150x150.jpg) | Kirt Mayland | Energy Legal Fellow
| kirt.mayland@uconn.edu |
Affiliated Faculty & Staff|CIRCA Executive Committee|Directors of Applied Research|Institute Staff |
climate adaptation and resilience|Coastal Ocean Observations|Coastal Policy and Planning|Coastal Structure Design and Wave Interaction|Coastal Vulnerability|Data Analysis|Fluid Dynamics|Marine Science|Natural Hazard and Flood Mitigation|Numerical Modeling|Ocean Wave Modeling|Physical Oceanography|Policy and Planning|Sea Level Rise |
![](https://circa.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1618/2016/01/jim-odonnell2.jpg) | James O'Donnell | CIRCA Executive Director, Professor
| james.odonnell@uconn.edu |
Institute Staff |
climate adaptation and resilience|Coastal and Ocean Engineering|Coastal Ocean Observations|Coastal Structure Design and Wave Interaction|Coastal Vulnerability|GIS|Numerical Modeling|Ocean Wave Modeling |
![](https://circa.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1618/2018/10/Yaprak-Onat-head-shot-150x150.jpg) | Yaprak Onat | Associate Director of Research
| yaprak.onat@uconn.edu |
Institute Staff|Undergraduate Students |
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![Alexis Torres head shot](https://circa.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1618/2020/09/Alexis-Torres-head-shot-150x150.png) | Alexis Torres | CIRCA Climate Change Intern - (2020 - Present)
| alexis.torres@uconn.edu |
Institute Staff |
climate adaptation and resilience|Coastal Policy and Planning|Coastal Vulnerability|Community Engagement|Community Resilience Planning and Design|Natural Hazard and Flood Mitigation|Policy and Planning |
![](https://circa.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1618/2018/10/John_Truscinski_Shot_2-150x150.jpg) | John Truscinski | Director of Resilience Planning
| john.truscinski@uconn.edu |
Institute Staff |
climate adaptation and resilience|Coastal Policy and Planning|Environmental Law|Legal Policy |
![](https://circa.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1618/2022/09/K-Vargas-headshot-e1662494142588-150x150.jpeg) | Kayla Vargas | Legal & Policy Research Technician
| kayla.vargas@uconn.edu |
Institute Staff |
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![](https://circa.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1618/2016/11/lauren-headshot-2-e1478109365355-150x150.jpg) | Lauren Yaworsky | Program Assistant
| lauren.yaworsky@uconn.edu |