What does the future hold for our planet and environment? How do we figure out solutions today that will make a better tomorrow? Join us as we sit down with Michelle Marvier, professor of Environmental Science, and Chonsa Schmidt, Environmental Science Major, to discover what the planet means to us all and how we can find hope after all.

SPEAKERS:

Michelle Marvier, Professor of Environmental Science

Michelle Marvier is a professor of environmental science at Santa Clara University, where she has taught undergraduate courses in conservation science since 2000. She has published over 40 articles, is on the editorial board of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, and regularly publishes articles with her undergraduate students. Dr. Marvier has also worked for NOAA Fisheries on salmon conservation and has served as an adviser to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and The Nature Conservancy on matters of statistics, monitoring, and risk analysis.

Chonsa Schmidt ‘18, Environmental Science

Representing the Aloha state of Hawaii, Chonsa is an Environmental Science major in the class of 2018. She is an intern with the SCU Center for Sustainability, studied in Costa Rica as part of a non-traditional study abroad program, and catches air as captain of the the ultimate frisbee club. She is also a student ambassador, helping to welcome hundreds of visitors to campus every year. If you happen to see her, make sure to tell her you heard her on the podcast!