Cyatharine Alias

Cyatharine joined CNT in 2020 as the Project Associate for the Urban Resilience team and is now currently a director. She is an expert in community-based research strategies to advance environmental and climate justice. She works with local organizations on advocacy efforts that include co-designing and co-leading community research efforts around urban flooding and nature-based solutions. Prior to CNT, Cyatharine taught 7th and 8th grade science and interned at the Merck Family Foundation, a small family foundation providing grants to environmental organizations. Cyatharine holds a master’s degree in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University.