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Cora Cliburn
Ph.D. Student in Environmental Social Sciences, admitted Autumn 2026
BioCora Cliburn (she/her) is an environmental social scientist originally from the Galisteo Basin of New Mexico. As a Ph.D. student in Stanford’s Doerr School of Sustainability, Cora’s work centers applied research on rural water governance and climate adaptation in the American Southwest. She holds an M.S. in Energy and Resources from UC Berkeley and a B.A.H. in Environmental Anthropology from Stanford. Cora’s career has spanned water policy advocacy and education, food security and sustainability, climate action in the arts, and over a decade as a professional dance artist. She welcomes opportunities to connect through environmental research, advocacy, and creative collaboration.
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Collin Closek
Basic Life Research Scientist, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
BioI am a Staff Scientist at the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions. My research focuses on optimizing molecular and computational tools to address ecological and evolutionary questions. I have published in the areas of environmental change, ocean health, biodiversity, disease, eDNA, -omics, and aquaculture. I hold a B.S. in Biology from the University of Georgia, began my doctoral studies at the University of California, Merced, and earned my Ph.D. at Penn State. I completed two postdoctoral appointments, first as a joint-postdoctoral researcher at University of Washington's School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and University of Maryland's Institute for Marine and Environmental Technology. Second, I completed advanced collaborative training as a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment in conjunction with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. I enjoy exploring and teaching about the natural world, its diversity, complexities, and the challenges faced by our environment.
