Karen Alofs, PhD
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor
School for Environment and Sustainability
Ecosystem Science and Management
she/her/hers
Ecosystem sustainability and conservation for freshwater environments
Karen Alofs’s global work focuses on sustainability of ecosystems in order to address conservation concerns in freshwater environments. Her interests in global health equity align with the Center themes of addressing social and environmental determinants of health and creating technical solutions. Alofs's research examines the impacts of environmental stressors such as climate change, invasive species, and habitat degradation on freshwater biodiversity and fisheries.
Contact Information
kmalofs@umich.eduCountry Focus
Canada
Guyana
Suriname
United States
Uruguay
Thematic Priorities
Social and environmental determinants of health
Technical solutions
Health Equity Focus
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Data science
Artificial intelligence, large language models, machine learning
Findable, accessible, interoperable, reuseable (FAIR) principles & ethical, legal, social implications (ELSI)
Environmental health
Air pollution
Climate
Disaster and emergency preparedness
Energy
Infrastructure
Food systems
Agricultural development
Food security
Nutrition
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