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
Darcie Goodman		Monitoring and Management of Small West Coast Estuaries: Creating a Bayesian Decsion Model	Melack
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
Damon Turney		Chemical Transport Across Air-Water Interfaces In The Environment	Dozier and Banerjee
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