Mavis Stone

Mavis Stone (they/them) is a PhD student in the Doerr School’s Earth System Sciences program. The continued displacement of immigrant groups to areas with legacy and/or ongoing pollution inspires Mavis’ scholastic activism in restorative and environmental justice. They are currently focused on characterizing the social inequities of seemingly harmless Nature-based Solutions (e.g. rain gardens, urban wetlands, creek restoration) including gentrification, new exposure pathways to contaminants, and arbovirus hotspots. This will be especially important as more organizations, community and non-community alike, pursue NbS to improve climate resilience on local scales. 

Before arriving at Stanford, Mavis collaborated with immigrant advocacy groups in Los Angeles to shut down harmful transportation projects and co-develop pardon applications for community members undeservingly at risk of deportation. Mavis now seeks to learn impactful community-engaged research strategies that will support community health and environmental resilience under a changing climate. Outside of research, Mavis likes to dance freestyle, hike, admire nature, meet new people, and crochet with friends and family. They hold a B.S. in Physics from Harvey Mudd College with an Emphasis in Environmental Analysis and concentration in Asian American Studies.