Sara Haas Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Conducted an analysis of agroforestry engagement in California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Healthy Soils Program using Rstudio and drafted evidence-backed policy recommendations to expand state funding and.
• Synthesized these conclusions in an article on the NRDC website and presented the findings to a convening of agroforestry advocates.
• Initiated the development of a California Agroforesters Database, spearheaded grower outreach and interviews, and began formulating practice and grower profiles for a portfolio of California agroforestry case studies.
• Calculated GHG emissions reduction estimates on working lands for the Expert Advisory Committee of California Bill AB1757 in collaboration with a climate-smart agriculture coalition.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Developed production skills aligned with the principles of regenerative agriculture to manage a full-year crop plan.
• Identified farm needs and prioritize tasks to organize shifts for a team of 10 undergraduate and graduate students.
• Coordinated and participated in equitable and sustainable food systems programming for my peers and community members.

Formosa, Argentina

• Yale University Department of Biological AnthropologyProject: Seed dispersal potential of Aotus in Humid Chaco gallery forests
• Independently designed a community ecology study with support from Yale University’s Department of Biological Anthropology to further understanding of vegetation dynamics in a threatened forest ecosystem.
• Conducted fieldwork on a reserve in the Gran Chaco of Argentina, including primate behavioral follows and nutrition data collection, tree identification, and seed collection with the Proyecto Mirikiná field team.
• Collaborated with the National University of Formosa Facultad de Recursos Naturales CEBiCA program to execute germination trials on collected samples and analyze results.

• Produced summaries of necessary scientific context for a legal petition to include effluent from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) more thoroughly in the Clean Water Act.
• Identified overlap of endangered species habitats and CAFO locations in three states to create and publish an interactive visualization (ArcGIS StoryMap) communicating the biodiversity threats posed by CAFO pollution.

• Project: Effects of Defaunation on Tropical Forest Ecosystem Services
• Analyze aboveground carbon in Ivindo National Park using both existing tree plot data and new field data collected in Summer 2020.
• Develop methods to relate aboveground carbon to a defaunation gradient and model forest structure under different defaunation scenarios.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Project: Developing understanding of age-related changes in physical activity and physiology energetics in lemurs
• Carried out field observations of P. coquereli lemurs in Natural Habitat Enclosures, collecting over 100 hours of behavioral activity data, locomotive data, and foraging data, and approximately 70 fecal samples to.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Conducted ethanol extractions and radioactive T3 assays on non-invasive physiological samples from the Amboseli Baboon Project in a hormone laboratory, successfully processing over 3,000 samples.

Eugene, Oregon, United States

• Engaged in post-wildfire rehabilitation, trail building, and invasive species removal to aid in recovery for communities affected by wildfires and improve the quality of public lands.
• Practiced teamwork, collaboration, hands-on environmental stewardship, and outdoor survival skills while living in the backcountry of the Pacific Northwest on a five-person crew of young adults.

Bachelor'S Degree, Double Major In Biology And Environmental Science & Policy, Summa Cum Laude, 4.00/4.00

Activities and Societies: Duke University Tour Guides, Duke SHAPE (Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention and Education), Outing Club.

School Of Biological, Earth, And Environmental Sciences

Coursework in Plant Biology, Conservation of Biodiversity and Natural Resources, Marine Ecology, and Australian Politics

Education record

Activities and Societies: Student Government President, Service Leadership, Model United Nations Executive Board, Peer Leadership.