Karina Yager, Director
email: Karina.yager@stonybrook.edu
Fall 2025 Office Hours:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:30-1:30 and by appointment, SBS Bldg, 3rd Fl, Rm N-333
Karina Yager (PhD Yale University) leads transdisciplinary research on human dimensions
of
climate change, with a focus on socio-ecosystems of high-altitude regions. She has
worked in the Andes of South America for over two decades. Recent research weaves
together aerial
photograph and satellite image analysis of glaciers and peatland systems, coupled
with botanical surveys and ethnographic fieldwork in the Andes. Dr. Yager collaborates
with indigenous pastoral communities and local stakeholders, fostering a shared understanding
of adaptive strategies for the sustainable stewardship of mountain ecosystems.
Dr. Yager is an Associate Professor in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
at Stony Brook University, New York. She is a lead researcher of the Global Observation
Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA) with sites in Peru and Bolivia.
Her research has been supported by NASA ROSES, Chile's CONICYT (La Comisión Nacional
de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica), Stony Brook Foundation, CONDESAN (Consorcio
para el DesarrolloSostenible de la Ecorregión Andina) and the National Geographic
Society.
Bea Solla-Vilas, Assistant to the Director
beatriz.sollavilas@stonybrook.edu
Fall 2025 Office Hours:
Mondays & Wednesdays 11:30 - 12:30 pm or by appointment. Please email lacs@stonybrook.edu or beatriz.sollavilas@stonybrook.edu
Office: SBS Bldg, 3rd fl, Rm. N-335