Stephanie Tanverakul

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Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND; Ph.D. Candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Santa Monica Office

Education

M.S. in civil and environmental engineering, San Jose State University; B.S. in environmental engineering, University of California, Merced

Overview

Stephanie A. Tanverakul is an assistant policy researcher at RAND and a Ph.D candidate at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Prior to joining Pardee RAND, she was an associate civil engineer at Schaaf and Wheeler Consulting Engineers, focused on water resources projects. She is a registered professional engineer in the state of California. 

Tanverakul has an M.S. in civil and environmental engineering from San Jose State University and a B.S. in environmental engineering from the University of California, Merced. Her research interests include water supply, environmental and natural resource management, infrastructure, global climate change, environmental sustainability, and technology policy.

Research Focus

Commentary

  • Looking west along the Los Angeles River from the Fletcher Drive Bridge, <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Los_Angeles_River_from_Fletcher_Drive_Bridge_2019.jpg">photo</a> by Downtowngal / <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>

    Los Angeles River Revitalization: Taking Inspiration from Near and Far

    Currently a predominantly concrete channel running through the city, the Los Angeles River has great potential to revitalize Los Angeles's water resources, landscape, and identity. Creating a new vision for the river presents a complex challenge for policymakers, engineers, and urban planners.

    Feb 4, 2020 The RAND Blog

Publications

  • Report

    Report

    Modeling the Impact of Border-Enforcement Measures

    This report offers insights into effects of surveillance technology on border outcomes. The underlying research demonstrated the promise and limits of quasi-experimental statistical methods for evaluating the impact of border-enforcement measures.

    May 7, 2020

  • Tool

    Tool

    Chesapeake Bay Watershed Climate Impacts Summary and Outlook: Fall 2019

    This climate summary informs Chesapeake Bay stakeholders on Fall 2019's climate and weather as well as projected climate trends. Hurricane damage in the Mid-Atlantic and changes in hurricane frequency and intensity are shown in interactive figures.

    Dec 17, 2019