Emma Zehner

Emma Zehner (she/her) is a first-year Master of Environmental Management candidate at the Yale School of the Environment studying urban climate adaptation, coastal resilience, and environmental and climate justice in planning processes. At the Yale Center for Environmental Justice, she is working with a student team and advisors Dr. Mark Mitchell, Professor Robert Klee, and Kristin Barendregt-Ludwig to develop guidance and resources for Connecticut municipalities on centering equity and frontline communities in their climate resilience planning. This project started as a recommendation from the state’s Governor’s Council on Climate Change Equity and Environmental Justice Working group.

 

Prior to graduate school, Emma worked on the communications and publications team at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. She has also held positions at Vera Solutions, DataHaven, and Slate. She is currently a student research assistant with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and an intern with the Regional Plan Association. Emma is from New Haven, CT, and graduated from Williams College with a degree in English and American Studies.