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Center personnel<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Greg Asner<\/h3>

Center Director and Professor<\/span><\/h4>

Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science<\/span><\/h4><\/div>View profile<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Amanda Koeller<\/h3>

Program Manager<\/span><\/h4>

Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science<\/span><\/h4><\/div>View profile<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Andrea Scott<\/h3>

Asst Director<\/span><\/h4>

Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science<\/span><\/h4><\/div>View profile<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Nicholas Vaughn<\/h3>

Lead Scientific Software Eng<\/span><\/h4>

Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science<\/span><\/h4><\/div>View profile<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

Center faculty<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Jnaneshwar Das<\/h3>

Research Associate Professor<\/span><\/h4>

School of Earth and Space Exploration<\/span><\/h4><\/div>View profile<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Katie Kamelamela<\/h3>

Assistant Professor<\/span><\/h4>

School of Ocean Futures<\/span><\/h4><\/div>View profile<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Clifford Kapono<\/h3>

Assistant Professor<\/span><\/h4>

School of Ocean Futures<\/span><\/h4><\/div>View profile<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Hannah Kerner<\/h3>

Assistant Professor<\/span><\/h4>

School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence<\/span><\/h4><\/div>View profile<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Jiwei Li<\/h3>

Assistant Professor<\/span><\/h4>

School of Ocean Futures<\/span><\/h4><\/div>View profile<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Roberta Martin<\/h3>

Associate Professor<\/span><\/h4>

School of Ocean Futures<\/span><\/h4><\/div>View profile<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Elisabeth Ilboudo Nebie<\/h3>

Assistant Professor<\/span><\/h4>

School of Human Evolution and Social Change<\/span><\/h4><\/div>View profile<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\"Chris\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t
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Chris Balzotti<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Adjunct Professor
\r\nThe Nature Conservancy<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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John Burns<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Adjunct Professor
\r\nUniversity of Hawaii, Hilo<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Rhett Butler<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Center Research Scientist
\r\nMongabay.com<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Shawna Foo<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Adjunct Professor
\r\nUniversity of Sydney<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Atsuko Fukunaga<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Adjunct Professor
\r\nUniversity of Hawaii, Manoa<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jamison Gove<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Adjunct Professor
\r\nNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\"Kelly\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t
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Kelly Hondula<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Center Research Scientist
\r\nArizona State University<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\"John\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t
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John Kittinger<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Adjunct Professor
\r\nGlobal Institute of Sustainability and Innovation and Conservation International<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\"Amy\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t
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Amy Mainzer<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Adjunct Professor
\r\nThe University of Arizona<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\"Elsa\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t
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Elsa Ordway<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Adjunct Professor
\r\nUniversity of California-Los Angeles<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\"Jasper\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t
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Jasper Oshun<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Center Research Scientist
\r\nArizona State University<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\"Steve\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t
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Steve Schill<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Adjunct Professor
\r\nThe Nature Conservancy<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\"Miles\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t
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Miles Silman<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Adjunct Professor
\r\nWake Forest University<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\"Robin\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t
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Robin Smith<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Center Associate Research Professor
\r\nArizona State University<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\"David\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t
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David R. Thompson<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Adjunct Professor
\r\nJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\"Carly\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t
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Carly Wyman<\/h3>\n\t\t
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Center Research Scientist
\r\nSwette Center for Sustainable Food Systems<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"parent":46,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-47","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"uds_featured_image":null,"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTeam - GDCS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Meet the team members of the Global Development and Complexity Studies program, researchers and experts working on global challenges.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/gdcs\/about\/team\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Team - 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