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The Bren School's Ph.D. degree is a research-oriented. Its cornerstone is an original work of research presented as a dissertation in fundamentally important areas of environmental science and policy. Following is a current list of student research topics and their faculty advisors.

Student

Research Topic

Advisor

Kristin Clark   The Efficiency of Bioactive Trenches and Bioswales for Treating Pollutants like Pesticides, Phosphates, and Nitrates from Agriculture Runoff Water. Keller
Heather Coleman   The Ecological Effects of Natural Marine Oil Seeps on Local Populations and Communities Lenihan
Anne Corbett   The Potential for Bacteria to Catalyze Biotransformations of Metals and Metal Nanoparticles and Using DNA-based Techniques to Track Fecal Pollution in Urban Watersheds Holden
Vered Doctori Blass   Information technology and corporate eco-efficiency Geyer and Delmas
 
Monitoring and Management of Small West Coast Estuaries: Creating a Bayesian Decsion Model
Darren Hardy   Social Computing and Environmental Media Frew
Sara Hughes   The Institutional Dimensions of Delivering Urban and Environmental Water in California and South Australia Young
Patrick Jantz   The Ecological Effects of Residential Development on U.S. National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges Davis
Alexios Nicolaos Monopolis   Eco-Positive Psychology: The Environmental and Mental Health Benefits of Voluntary Simplicity Young
Theresa Nogeire   Landscape ecology, Working landscapes, Habitat modeling Davis
Chemical Transport Across Air-Water Interfaces In The Environment
Jono Wilson   Marine Protected Areas and the Management of Nearshore Fish Lenihan
Annie Yau   Population Ecology of a Mixotrophic Giant Clam and Implications for Management of an Artisanal Fishery Lenihan