Coastal Climate Risk & Resilience Initiative

Rutgers University

Our goals are as follows:
1) A sustainable and replicable transdisciplinary graduate training model for coastal climate risk management
2) A diverse cadre of highly qualified coastal climate risk management researchers and practitioners
3) Impactful research that informs coastal climate risk management

Department/Institute/Unit: Institute of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences

Institution: Rutgers University

City: New Brunswick

Country: United States

State/Province: New Jersey

Program Leader(s): Carrie Ferraro and Robert Kopp

Point(s) of Contact: Carrie Ferraro

Contact Email(s): ferraro@marine.rutgers.edu

Year Initiated: 2016

Currently Active: Yes

Program Scale: Campus

Participant Model: Cohort Based

Participant Eligibility: Master’s Student, Ph.D. Student

Time Commiment for Participants: 60+ hours

Requirements for Participation: Completion of 4 core and 3 elective courses as well as attendance at aprofessional development events

Application Frequency: Rolling

Application Process: Email of interest to Carrie Ferraro at ferraro@marine.rutgers.edu

Program Recruitment Strategies: Through alumni and faculty networks

Cost to Participant: No

Funding or Support Available to Participants: No

Amount or Types of Support Available to Participants (if applicable): N/A

Mentorship Model: Mentorship with the leadership team as well as peer mentorship

Number of Participants in Program: 30-39

How Program is Funded: Public Grants

Other Program Partners: New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center, Rutgers Climate Insitute, and the Rutgers Raritan River Consortium

Number of Program Staff: 1

Is the Program Credit Bearing or Credentialing: Yes

Is there a Program Evaluation Conducted: Yes

Type(s) of Evaluation(s) Conducted: Our external evaluator has conducted front-end and formative evalutations with students and student mentors.