Professor, Environmental Science
Raritan Valley Community College
Branchburg, New Jersey, United States
Dr. Emilie Stander is an associate professor of Environmental Science at Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) in Branchburg, NJ, where she teaches courses such as Ecology, Environmental Science and Sustainability, Ecology Experience Abroad, and Applied Research in Environmental Science. Emilie is the director of RVCC’s Water Quality Laboratory and co-director of RVCC’s Center for Environmental Studies, both of which provide platforms for student and community engagement in environmental monitoring and research. Emilie is an ecosystem ecologist who specializes in urban and wetland ecology, water quality, stormwater management, and sustainability. Before coming to RVCC, Emilie spent six years in federal government, first researching green infrastructure as a postdoctoral fellow at the US Environmental Protection Agency and then serving as a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington, DC and Amman, Jordan, where she designed and implemented water resources and environmental protection programs and provided technical assistance to USAID offices around the world. Emilie received her Bachelors of Science in Environmental Science from Brown University and her PhD in Ecology and Evolution from Rutgers University.
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM PDT