• Leading the Innovation Working Group to cultivate creativity and craft strategies for impactful change in the water management and climate adaptation.• Advocating for sustainable and accessible urban waterways; fostering research and innovation to enhance water quality, infrastructure, and public awareness; collaborating with local governments, NGOs, and urban planners to design and promote Swimmable Cities projects.• Facilitating collaboration and driving innovation through workshops, pilot initiatives, and best practice exchanges to develop scalable models for urban water resilience.

• Researching the history of desalination as a climate adaptation measure to combat water scarcity, and teaching self-designed courses on environmental policy, climate activism, and technology within the context of climate change.• Organizing international workshops with funding acquired from private donors.

• Development of a feminist platform to showcase the environment-related work and expertise of graduate students and early career scholars who identify as women, trans and/or nonbinary people;• Managed a 15+ member team, overseeing daily operations, content editing, developing public engagement strategies, and facilitating networking activities, and - perhaps most importantly - created an inclusive and thriving community. *Winner of the 2022 Public Outreach Project Award of the American Society for Environmental History (ASEH).

• Developed and communicated policy briefs on EU climate adaptation, environmental justice, and sustainable development.• Organized and led workshops connecting academics, policymakers, and NGOs on sustainable development initiatives.• Strengthened partnerships between researchers and policy practitioners to influence legislative action.

• Collaborated on the Blue History research agenda, centering water in historical climate analysis.• Contributed to policy discussions on the nuclear-water nexus, drafting recommendations for climate resilience strategies.

• Designed, developed, and executed a multi-year research project on the role of desalination as a viable tool to combat water insecurity and climate variability after WWII;• Presented research findings at 10+ conferences and professional meetings; secured 20+ grants and fellowships to support research in the United States, Rwanda, Tunisia, and throughout Europe.• Raised awareness on the topic of inequality and discrimination in academia while building an international network of like-minded scholars and executives.

• Taught courses in the field of international relations to 100+ undergraduate students; developed curriculum and designed dynamic lessons plans; assessed and evaluated student progress in learning;• Proofread and edited manuscripts for publication; set up and managed research data management processes.

• Developed strategies to engage youth in climate-related water governance, focusing on SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation).• Conducted research and drafted reports on sustainable water management practices in Africa.

• Led the redesign and implementation of the municipality's general subsidy policy, including environmental initiatives.• Drafted policy recommendations for the Appeal Committee, also focusing on administrative law and environmental impacts.