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reDirect Fellowships
Each year, reDirect partners with the City of Ann Arbor’s Office of Sustainability and Innovations (OSI) to offer summer fellowship opportunities for University of Michigan students.
With guidance from department staff and faculty advisors, students use the Supportive Environments for Effectiveness (SEE) framework to develop strategies that support the City’s sustainability and climate action goals. Under this collaboration, student projects have addressed a variety of topics ranging from the implementation of solar programs to proposals for building climate resilience networks.
Summer 2024 Fellows
Jason Krick
Jason Krick returned to graduate school after a twenty-five-year financial planning career. He will be entering his second year of the Master of Science program at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability, specializing in behavior, education, and communication as well as ecosystem science and management. Jason earned his Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education from Northwestern University. Jason’s research interests include the psychological benefits of frugality and voluntary simplicity (especially mending), degrowth, and behavioral and ecological restoration. He will spend this summer helping implement the SEE framework in Ann Arbor’s home energy advisor and energy rebate programs, and working with a master’s capstone team to restore a university-owned wetland.
Tara-Sky Woodward
Tara-Sky Woodward is a returning reDirect fellow and a recent graduate student from the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability. She is currently completing her second Master’s degree in the School of Social Work. Tara-Sky also holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in history and psychology, with a research focus in community climate resilience. Her passions include building community resilience and using storytelling to promote learning and inspire meaningful action.
Sarah Ramsey
Sarah Ramsey is pursuing a Master of Science in Environment and Sustainability with a specialization in behavior, education, and communication at the University of Michigan. Before joining SEAS, Sarah received a Bachelor of Science in environmental studies and a Bachelor of General Studies in psychology from the University of Kansas. She has prior experience collaborating with community members, renewable energy developers, and municipal governments to build local wind energy resilience plans. Sarah’s research interests include understanding pro-environmental behavior, person-environment interactions, and the broader field of environmental psychology’s applications to policymaking and community engagement efforts.