Dr. Richelle Tanner, Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Environmental Science & Policy at Chapman University, leads a research lab that explores how climate change affects both ecological systems and human communities. Her work emphasizes equity and justice in natural resource governance and examines how environmental uncertainty drives changes in ecosystems. Recently, she wrote a
This edition of From Our Eyes features Cintya Felix, a rising sophomore pursuing majors in Political Science and Spanish, who is working full-time this summer as a research assistant at the Socio-Ecological Adaptation & Climate Resilience (SEACR) Lab with Dr. Richelle Tanner (Environmental Science and Policy) on a project funded by the California Sea Grant’s
For Richelle Tanner, it was a time of passage. She was a science student on her way to becoming a faculty researcher, and along the way she crossed the channel from Long Beach to the Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina Island more times than she can remember. Now she’s helping her Chapman University students
When 25,000 gallons of oil spilled along Huntington Beach on Saturday, October 2, 2021 damaging valuable, intertidal ecosystems and threatening public health, the students in Dr. Richelle Tanner’s “Environmental Advocacy Through Story” saw an opportunity to apply our knowledge of science communication and strategic framing to make a difference, here in Orange County. Our course,
As part of Wilkinson College’s Engaging the World: Leading the Conversation on Environmental Justice, Dr. Georgiana Bostean (Environmental Science, Health and Policy) moderated a faculty research panel with Dr. Matthew Ballew (Psychology), Dr. Jason Douglas (Health Science), and Dr. Richelle Tanner (Environmental Science) to learn more about their research in the areas of environmental health