He received his B.S. in Human Biology with a minor in Science, Technology and Society from Stanford in 2003, and his PhD in Geography from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2014. Dr. Stephenson’s research involves human causes of and responses to climate change in the Arctic, and has received numerous accolades related to this environmentally-involved research. Such distinctions include being a New Generation of Polar Researchers Leadership Symposium Scholar in 2015, as well as being selected as an AAG Delegate at last year’s COP.