Hixon Fellows
The Hixon Center for Urban Sustainability engages and supports Yale students who are interested in conducting urban sustainability research that bridges science to practice. Every year, Hixon Fellows are chosen from a pool of competitive applicants based on the relevance of the research proposal to the Center's mission.
Urban Agriculture
Understanding carbon sequestration and food access in NYC green roofs
![Headshot of Lilly Fillwalk against white background](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/2024-03/lily.jpg?h=fbf7a813&itok=DGAGUUMH)
Effects of Urbanization on Wildlife
Residential Energy Efficiency Effects on Philadelphian Indoor Rodent Exposure
![Headshot of Gabriel Gadsen.](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/images/fellow/gabrielgadsen.jpg?h=10df7d45&itok=6BXwaHAM)
Assessing how historical variation in urban neighborhood housing and greenspace development is linked to contemporary mammal biodiversity in New Haven, CT
![Headshot of Elizabeth Nowlin against a green forested backdrop.](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/images/fellow/nowlin.jpg?h=49c26d3c&itok=UEL0knP-)
Land Use Planning and Management
Street Tree Communities in Selected Residential Areas of Nairobi, Kenya
![Headshot of Alice Gerow.](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/2024-03/GerowAlice_Headshot.jpg?h=1285accd&itok=EWPmlLdE)
Exploring Tree Diversity and the 10-20-30 “Rule” of Urban Forestry in Raleigh, NC
![Headshot of Tristan Irwin in a suit.](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/images/fellow/irwin.jpg?h=bfd1ceee&itok=yT4qa5jX)
Urban Silviculture Training
![Headshot of Brandon Wilson Radcliffe with houses and foliage in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/2024-03/Brandon.jpg?h=58c8a5e7&itok=rs3Cvx3X)
Understanding Urban Forest Dynamics Through Patch Analysis
![Headshot of Les Welker with foliage in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/2024-03/Les%20Welker.jpg?h=fbf7a813&itok=v18Buj_D)
Urbanization and Land Use Change
A Spatiotemporal Analysis of Compound Hazards in Urban Areas across California
![Headshot of Erin Shives against dark gray background](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/2024-03/Erin%20Shives_Headshot.jpg?h=63e1cb8c&itok=ASrrMBdh)
Urban-Methane Transfers: A Spatiotemporal Analysis of Atmospheric Emissions Along the YRD
![Photo of Matthew Duyst standing in the forest.](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/images/fellow/matthew.jpg?h=ae02e242&itok=YJWtizOu)
Environment and Public Health
Temporal Trends of the Fine Particulate Matter and Mortality Relationship in Representative US States: Understanding Changing Health Disparities Across Population Characteristics by level of Urbanicity
![Headshot of Rory Stewart in a suit.](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/2024-03/Headshot_5.png?h=1a9e33a2&itok=Irygw1UH)
Socio-cultural and Ecological Interactions
Going Zero Waste: Motivations of Pro-environmental Behaviors and Development of Sustainable Lifestyle Community in urban China
![Headshot of Leilani Danning with a Go Zero Waste flag.](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/images/fellow/danning.jpeg?h=58c43a66&itok=t8JCIG7e)
Climate Change and Air Pollution
Transboundary Commuting Emissions and their Implications on the Mobility-related Emissions Mitigation Targets of NYC
![Headshot of Daivie Ghosh](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3x4_400x530/public/images/fellow/daivie.jpg?h=d5bbb290&itok=pajdG0xM)