People

A dedicated team of climate and migration experts. 

MAXINE BURKETT

Principal Investigator, Professor of Law, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai’i

Global Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

burkettm@hawaii.edu

KEES VAN DER GEEST

Post-Doctoral Social Science Researcher, Environmental Law Program, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai’i

Associate Academic Officer, United Nations University, Institute of Environment and Human Security

geest@ehs.unu.edu

Juno FItzpatrick

Program Manager, Social Responsibility at Conservation International

Social Science Researcher, Environmental Law Program, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai’i Manoa

Environment and Resilient Communities Development Fellow, Stakeholder Democracy Network, Nigeria

Juno Fitzpatrick works at the nexus of human rights and conservation for Conservation International's Center for Oceans. A development practitioner and political ecologist, Juno has experience in international development, implementing natural resource governance projects on ground in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and the Pacific.  Juno has a MSC from UC Berkeley’s College of Natural Resources. 

jfitzpatrick@conservation.org

Mark H. N. Stege

Environmental Law Fellow, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai’i

Chief Research Advisor, Marshall Islands Conservation Society,

Nonresident Affiliate, Columbia University Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

mark@atollconservation.org

Brittany Lauren Wheeler

Research Assistant, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai’i

PhD Student, Graduate School of Geography, Clark University

bwheeler@clarku.edu