CAMPUS:
CUNY – The City College of New York
COHORT LEVEL
Cohort-3 (2024)
ACADEMIC LEVEL
Doctoral (Ph.D.)
Research Title
Attending to Submerged Perspectives: A Study of the Everyday Flooding Adaptations of Low-income Renters in Rockaway, Queens, NY
Cohort : 3
Level: PhD
Expect Graduation Date: August 2027
Campus: CUNY – The City College of New York
Biography
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Enrique is a NOAA EPP Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Fellow at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York and pursuing a PhD in Earth and Environmental Sciences. His research explores how low-income renters perceive climate change adaptation in New York City and employs participatory mapping to overlay renters’ spatial priorities with climate threats. This research supports NOAA’s goal of engaging publics and supporting policy/planning by including “hard to reach” populations.
Research
Attending to Submerged Perspectives: A Study of the Everyday Flooding Adaptations of Low-income Renters in Rockaway, Queens, NY
Academic Mentor: William Solecki, Ph.D.
NOAA Mentor: Ariela Zycherman
NERTO
NERTO Title: Assessing Renters’ Climate Adaptation Challenges: A Systematic Review of the Literature at the Intersection of Housing and Climate Adaptation
Year: 2026
NOAA Mentor: Ariela Zycherman, Ph.D. (OAR)
NOAA Location: CPO/OAR