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Georgina Sanchez

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Director of Research Engagement

Jordan Hall 5112

Bio

Georgina leads the Center’s engaged research initiatives, communication strategy, and stakeholder partnerships to foster high-impact, interdisciplinary collaboration. With a background in engineering, natural resources, and geospatial analytics, her research explores the dynamic interactions between land and climate change.

Her work focuses on scenario-based modeling of urbanization, climate-induced migration, and human adaptation, assessing social and environmental impacts across scales and applying decision science to inform urban planning and conservation efforts. Committed to knowledge co-production, she works closely with community leaders, practitioners, and end-users to co-develop actionable solutions to pressing societal challenges.

Georgina holds a Ph.D. in Forestry and Environmental Resources from NC State University, an M.S. in Biosystems Engineering from Michigan State University, and a B.S. in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Costa Rica.

Publications

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