Stephen Peters-Collaer

Stephen Peters-Collaer is a PhD candidate in Ecology at the University of Vermont, where research focuses on the relationship between forest structure and function under the guidance of Dr. William Keeton. As a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, Stephen also serves as a graduate fellow at the Gund Institute for Environment and has previously held roles such as Board of Trustees Fellow at The Nature Conservancy. Stephen's prior experience includes laboratory research at the University of California, Berkeley, and ecological fieldwork at institutions like Michigan State University and Utah State University. Stephen holds a BA in Biology and French from Vassar College and has been involved in various notable projects, including co-founding the Vassar Solar Initiative.