Research Assistants

Isabella Soparkar

Isabella Soparkar is JD candidate at Yale Law School, class of 2023. She spent the summer after her 1L year interning at the EPA Environmental Appeals Board. Prior to starting law school, she worked as a meeting facilitator in Washington, D.C., helping companies, NGOs, and governments reach...

Zack Steigerwald Schnall

Zack is a Master of Environmental Management candidate at the Yale School of the Environment, specializing in Environmental Policy Analysis. Prior to Yale, he spearheaded and advised numerous projects in the Greater Boston area focused on strengthening youth voices through critical thinking and...

Jhena Vigrass

Jhena is a second-year Master of Environmental Management candidate at the Yale School of the Environment, specializing in environmental policy analysis and energy and the environment. She is interested in bringing her background in behavior change, environmental justice, and policy advocacy to...

Alisa White

Alisa White is a joint JD and Master of Environmental Science candidate at Yale Law School and Yale School of the Environment. Her master’s thesis focuses on collaborations between private land conservation organizations and tribes. During her joint degree, Alisa has worked on...

Kirsten Williams

Kirsten Williams is an MEM/JD joint degree candidate with Yale School of the Environment and Vermont Law School. At Yale, she is specializing in Climate Change Science and Solutions. In the summer before joining YCELP, Kirsten completed her second year of law school and interned with the Office...

Madeleine Zaritsky

Madeleine Zaritsky is a second-year student at Yale College completing a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Environmental Studies with a concentration in environmental justice. At Yale, she serves as a Political...