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Charity Nyelele is an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Sciences department at the University of Virginia. Her research bridges human well-being and environmental systems, focusing on biodiversity, climate change, and ecosystem services through the lens of environmental justice and equity.
- Specializes in urban forestry and socio-ecological synthesis
- Active in climate justice, carbon sequestration, and stormwater management
Nyelele's recent work integrates machine learning and social media data to map recreational ecosystem services and optimize tree planting frameworks. She has developed multi-objective decision support tools to address urban ecosystem service trade-offs and leads research in fire-driven ecosystem restoration across Western US forests.
She teaches courses on Environmental and Climate Justice, Management of Forest Ecosystems, and co-instructs Politics, Science, and Values. Contact: hbt3mb@virginia.edu
