OUR TEAM
Editor-in-Chief
Ethan is a third year urban studies and planning major with a minor in climate change studies. He is passionate about utilizing architecture and urban design to address contemporary issues, and enjoys sketching, hiking, and reading.
editor
Phoebe Skok is a junior at UCSD majoring in Anthropology: Climate Change and Human Solutions with a Linguistics: French minor. When not writing or editing for the Climate Change Review, Phoebe can be found testing new vegan recipes, doing the New York Times crossword, writing poems, or jumping into cold water.
Kyra Black
Outreach Director & artist
Kyra is a second-year Marine Biology major with a minor in Environmental Systems. She is interested in sustainability research and is passionate about the conservation of marine ecosystems. She loves hiking, matcha, everything Star Wars, and taking care of her plants.
Writer
Hello! My name is Kida and I am a sophomore at the University of California San Diego. I am an anthropology major specializing in Climate Change with hopes for photography and human rights minors. I currently have leadership positions in various organizations on campus, including but not limited to, being the Event Director for Seventh College. I enjoy roller-skating and tennis in my free time, as well as videogames, watching and understanding animation, photography, exploring nature, and thinking of ways I will change the system nationally and globally to make the world a better place.
Faith Kaufman
Writer
Faith Kaufman is a first-year student studying Environmental Systems-Environmental Policy who is passionate about agriculture and herbalism. She is interested in sustainability and having a zero waste California. She enjoys meditation, yoga, and reading philosophical books.
Berns Piffard
WRITER
Berns Piffard is a third year Sociology major with a concentration in Social Inequalities and a minor in Political Science. They are interested in researching the way societal structures perpetuate processes that are known to contribute to climate change, despite the existential threat and global commitments made to lower emissions. They are especially interested in the way humanity uses technology to interface with the “natural” domain, and why it typically is of the extractive nature. Outside of that, they like hiking, thrifting, and upcycling fashion.
Editor
Eleanor is a third-year General Biology major. She is motivated to pursue a future in ecology and conservation research. In her free time, she enjoys observing wildlife and exploring new places.
Editor
Hello, I’m Leorah Gavidor. I work at the Birch Aquarium and I am also a freelance writer here in San Diego. When I’m not writing or chasing stories (which is most of my free time!), I enjoy hiking with my husband in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park or staying home and cooking a nice pot of soup.
Artist & Writer
Anusha is a second-year Global Health major with a minor in Geoscience. She has an interest in how the earth and changes to earth systems influence community health. She enjoys baking, hiking, and creating art.
WRITER
Daniel Sjoholm is a first-year Urban Studies and Planning major. He particularly enjoys studying the political causes and consequences of climate change. He likes swimming, baseball, and yoga.
Anastassia Roberts
WRITER & Newsletter director
Anastassia Roberts is a first-year student at UCSD and is studying both Literature/Writing and Marine Biology. Her favorite animals are sea lions, whales, and dolphins. She has a background in journalism with the Palisadian-Post and also loves to creatively write poems and short stories.
Alexander Gershunov
Faculty Researcher
Researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography - Climate, Atmospheric Science & Physical Oceanography
Editor
Katie is a third-year Global Health major and General Biology minor. She is interested in pursuing a LLB and how law is intertwined with climate change and sustainability. She enjoys art, traveling, and La Croix.
Editor
Marc is a third-year political science - international relations major with a minor in ethnic studies. He is an aspiring lawyer interested in the sociopolitical challenges and impacts of climate change. He likes dogs, hiking, and yerba mate.
Artist & Writer
Sophia is a first-year Global Health major interested in environmental studies and how that relates to one’s health. During her free time she enjoys drawing, hiking, and reading.
Jessica Kamman
Artist
Jessica is a second-year Visual Arts - Studio major and a Climate Change Studies minor. She is interested in a career in visual development and hopes to use her art to influence people to help the environment. She enjoys reading, painting, and learning about sustainability.
WRITER
Bianca is a third year Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution major. She enjoys vegetarian cooking, creating art, practicing yoga, and other forms of physical activity both indoors and outdoors.