Shaina Sadai

(she/her)

Dr. Shaina Sadai is a climate scientist and critical physical geographer who conducts interdisciplinary research combining physical and social sciences. Dr. Sadai’s research areas include sea level rise, climate modeling, climate justice, ice sheet dynamics, climate attribution, and corporate accountability. She is passionate about using science in service of local and global communities by working with community organizers and providing scientific support for climate litigation, including on cases at the International Court of Justice and International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

Experience

  • 2024–2025
    Visiting assistant professor, Mount Holyoke College
  • 2022–2024
    Hitz Fellow, Union of Concerned Scientists

Education

  • 2022 
    University of Massachusetts Amherst, Geosciences PhD

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