Carol Franco

Dr. Carol Franco is a Senior Research Associate at Virginia Tech's Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation within the College of Natural Resources and Environment. She holds a B.S. from Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, and both her M.S. and Ph.D. from SUNY- College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Her research focuses on ecological economics, ecosystem services valuation, climate change impacts, policy development for adaptation and mitigation, and transdisciplinary methodologies. She actively engages in integrating diverse scientific and community perspectives to address environmental challenges.

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