{"id":6124,"date":"2026-04-06T20:07:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/?p=6124"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:27:08","slug":"usc-wrigley-institute-selects-fellows-for-2026-storymakers-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/2026\/04\/06\/usc-wrigley-institute-selects-fellows-for-2026-storymakers-program\/","title":{"rendered":"USC Wrigley Institute selects fellows for  2026 Storymakers program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Alexis-immersive-project-web-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Alexis-immersive-project-web-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Alexis-immersive-project-web-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"a group of people sits on a rug around a posterboard with a design for an immersive game\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  During a Storymakers work session, fellows and instructors gather around a design for an immersive environmental learning experience. The Storymakers program includes intensive workshops to help researchers develop creative ideas for sharing their work with the general public, including books, audio media such as podcasts, and immersive experiences such as board games or museum exhibits. (Photo: Vanessa Codilla\/USC Wrigley Institute)\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>USC Wrigley Institute selects fellows for  2026 Storymakers program<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Established researchers from across the United States will complete a weeklong intensive in environmental storytelling\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span>Kathryn Royster<\/strong>\n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">April 6, 2026<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-share \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-share\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n    <span class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 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Fellows who apply must show a significant, influential body of work on environmental or sustainability topics and a demonstrated commitment to public outreach. This year&#8217;s fellows come from leading academic institutions across the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The program is held in residence each summer at the <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/research\/wrigley-marine-science-center-wmsc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wrigley Marine Science Center<\/a>, the Wrigley Institute&#8217;s satellite campus on Santa Catalina Island, California. Fellows spend the week building new ways of thinking about their research, its place in the world, and how to share it. Catalina&#8217;s pristine surroundings also immerse the fellows in the natural world, sparking inspiration for their creative projects as they learn from award-winning instructors in publishing, podcasting, immersive media, and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/engagement\/storymakers-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about the Storymakers program &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h2>2026 Storymakers Fellows<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6149 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/S-Hampton-pic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Carr Hampton\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/S-Hampton-pic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/S-Hampton-pic-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/S-Hampton-pic-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/stephen-carr-hampton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Carr Hampton<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>Natural resource economist<\/em><\/p>\n<p>California Department of Fish and Wildlife (ret.)<\/p>\n<p>Project focus: Seabird restoration and climate change<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6133\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Sierra-Carter-150x150.png\" alt=\"Sierra Carter\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Sierra-Carter-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Sierra-Carter-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Sierra-Carter-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Sierra-Carter-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Sierra-Carter.png 868w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/psychology.uga.edu\/directory\/people\/sierra-carter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sierra Carter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Psychologist<\/em><\/p>\n<p>University of Georgia<\/p>\n<p>Project focus: Environmental stressors and healing in Black communities<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6126 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Christabel-Devadoss-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Christabel-Devadoss-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Christabel-Devadoss-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Christabel-Devadoss-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Christabel-Devadoss.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/w1.mtsu.edu\/faculty\/christabel-devadoss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christabel Devadoss<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>Geographer<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Middle Tennessee State University<\/p>\n<p>Project focus: Environmental decision-making in rural Rust Belt communities<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6131 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Nik-Heynan-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Nik Heynen\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Nik-Heynan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Nik-Heynan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Nik-Heynan-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Nik-Heynan.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/geography.uga.edu\/directory\/people\/nik-heynen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nik Heynen<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>Geographer<\/em><\/p>\n<p>University of Georgia<\/p>\n<p>Project focus: Environmental challenges on Gullah Geechee lands<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6125 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Catherine-Hulshof-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Catherine Hulshof de la Pena\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Catherine-Hulshof-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Catherine-Hulshof-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Catherine-Hulshof-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Catherine-Hulshof-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Catherine-Hulshof-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Catherine-Hulshof-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Catherine-Hulshof-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Catherine-Hulshof.jpg 1677w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/slss.vcu.edu\/directory\/hulshof.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catherine Hulshof De La Pe\u00f1a<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>Ecologist<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Virginia Commonwealth University<\/p>\n<p>Project focus: Biodiversity and climate change in tropical mountains<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6129 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Lauren-Kinsman-Costello-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Lauren Kinsman-Costello\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Lauren-Kinsman-Costello-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Lauren-Kinsman-Costello-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Lauren-Kinsman-Costello-320x320.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Lauren-Kinsman-Costello.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.edu\/node\/lauren-kinsman-costello\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lauren Kinsman-Costello<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>Ecosystem ecologist<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Kent State University<\/p>\n<p>Project focus: Water quality and nutrient cycling in freshwater wetlands<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6127 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Claudia-Lugo-Candelas-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Claudia Lugo-Candelas\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Claudia-Lugo-Candelas-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Claudia-Lugo-Candelas-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Claudia-Lugo-Candelas-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Claudia-Lugo-Candelas-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Claudia-Lugo-Candelas.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiapsychiatry.org\/profile\/claudia-lugo-candelas-phd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Claudia Lugo-Candelas<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>Psychologist and neuroscientist<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Columbia University<\/p>\n<p>Project focus: Prenatal environmental exposures in Puerto Rico<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6134 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Singumbe-Muyeba-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Singumbe Muyeba\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Singumbe-Muyeba-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Singumbe-Muyeba-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Singumbe-Muyeba-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2026\/04\/Singumbe-Muyeba-320x320.jpg 320w, 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