Meenakshi Chabba

Meenakshi Chabba, Ph.D., currently serves as an Ecosystem and Resilience Scientist at The Everglades Foundation since January 2023. Prior experience includes working as a Research Analyst at the Extreme Events Institute, Florida International University, from May 2014 to February 2023, focusing on developing cost-benefit applications for disaster risk reduction and climate change resilience projects in the Caribbean and Latin America. Meenakshi also held roles as Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Earth and Environment at Florida International University, teaching undergraduate courses from August 2013 to July 2021, and as a Consultant for the Disaster Risk Reduction Program, where cost-benefit methodologies for community projects were designed. Earlier experience includes a Research Assistant position at the International Hurricane Research Center in 2012 and a Graduate Teaching Assistant role. Meenakshi holds a Ph.D. in Ecosystem services and Sustainability sciences from Florida International University, along with master’s degrees in Environmental Science and Zoology from the same institution and Delhi University.