About me

Nina Berlin Rubin, PhD

Hi – I’m Nina. I investigate how climate extremes like extreme heat and wildfires reshape human behavior and community health. Currently serving at the County of Santa Clara in the Public Health Department, I leverage geospatial analysis and statistical modeling to address complex public health challenges and support frontline communities. I prevously worked in the County’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience, helping support regional adaptation progress.

I earned my PhD from Stanford University in 2025, focusing my research on individual-level adaptation and the drivers of climate-related migration. By combining quantitative survey methodologies with environmental data, I work to translate interdisciplinary climate science into data-driven public health policy.

Before graduate school, I worked as a climate and energy analyst for the Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Program at ICF in Washington, DC. I received my bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences & Policy with a minor in Global Health from Duke University.