Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
Leadership Team
IBES Leadership develops and implements the Institute’s ongoing research initiatives and educational programs, and provides intellectual guidance for its multidisciplinary community of affiliated scholars and students.
Leadership Team
IBES Leadership develops and implements the Institute’s ongoing research initiatives and educational programs, and provides intellectual guidance for its multidisciplinary community of affiliated scholars and students.
IBES Leadership Team
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Kim Cobb
Lawrence and Barbara Margolis Director of IBES, Professor of Environment and Society & Earth, Environmental and Planetary SciencesResearch Interests Tropical Pacific climate, Coral reefs, Global water cycle, Climate data-model intercomparison, Coastal climate resilience, Urban heat islands -
Katie Silberman
Director of Strategic OperationsAreas of Expertise Strategic initiatives, Communications, Public and alumni engagement, Advancement -
Rachel Baker
IBES Director of Research, John and Elizabeth Irving Family Assistant Professor of Climate Health, Assistant Professor of Environment and Society & EpidemiologyResearch Interests Climate change impacts, Human health, Infectious disease -
Daniel Ibarra
IBES Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Manning Assistant Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences & Environment and SocietyResearch Interests Water cycle, Paleoclimate, Carbon cycle, Isotope geochemistry, Modeling, Climate change, Critical Zone, Weathering -
James Kellner
IBES Director of Early Career Development and Training, Professor of Environment and Society & Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal BiologyResearch Interests Structure and dynamics of tropical forests, Remote sensing -
Mindi Schneider
IBES Director of Undergraduate Studies, Associate Teaching Professor in Environment and SocietyResearch Interests Agriculture, Agrarian change, Development sociology, Land, Land and environmental justice, Commodity studies, Historical sociology, Political ecology, Social reproduction and feminist political economy/ecology, Waste and discard studies