Bio

Leona is pursuing a PhD in the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER) at Stanford University. Her research lies at the intersection of urban ecosystem ecology and social-ecological systems, developing new, comprehensive lenses into urban biogeochemistry using a socioecological framework. She is a Knight-Hennessy Scholar and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.

Before Stanford, Leona worked as a research technician at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, designing technologically innovative climate change experiments, and she earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology at George Washington University.

Honors & Awards

  • Community Impact Award, Stanford Alumni Association (2024)
  • Knight-Hennessy Scholar, Stanford University (2023)
  • Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation (2022)
  • Dean’s Graduate Scholar, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability (2022)
  • EDGE Fellow, Stanford University (2022)

Education & Certifications

  • B.S., George Washington University, Biology with honors, minor in Sustainability (2021)

Contact

  • Academic
    leonan@stanford.edu
    University - Student Department: Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources Position: Graduate

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 5015

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