Master of Environmental Studies student Natalie Sabiston wins at this year’s Penn Grad Talks

The College of Liberal and Professional Studies is pleased to recognize the LPS graduate student finalists selected to participate in the professional master’s program category of this year’s Penn Grad Talks. The competition, which took place at Penn’s Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics on March 27, features TED Talk-style presentations by Penn Arts and Sciences graduate students from the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and professional master’s programs.

Claire Robertson-Kraft

Claire Robertson-Kraft (she/her), PhD, is the founder and executive director of ImpactED and the faculty co-director at Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania. She has more than twenty years of experience working as a teacher, evaluator, and nonprofit leader in the Philadelphia region. She has extensive experience teaching research methods and conducting evaluations in the areas of education, public policy, positive psychology, social impact, and community engagement.

Graduation Speaker

Dr. Cam Grey is a Professor of Classical Studies and chair of the Graduate Group in Ancient History at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves on the Faculty Advisory Board for Penn’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies. Dr. Grey is also Faculty Director of Lauder College House on Penn’s campus, where he resides and helps cultivate the academic and intellectual life of the House.

College of Liberal and Professional Studies announces the 2026 graduation speaker

The College of Liberal and Professional Studies is excited to announce that Dr. Cam Grey has been selected to address the College of Liberal and Professional Studies Class of 2026 at the graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 17. Dr. Cam Grey is a Professor of Classical Studies and chair of the Graduate Group in Ancient History at the University of Pennsylvania. He also serves on the Faculty Advisory Board for Penn’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies, for which he draws on his teaching and research experience to help support the college’s mission.

Leonard Shaw

Leonard Shaw teaches Fundamentals of Data in the Master of Environmental Studies program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a senior software engineer at American Water, specializing in data engineering, DevOps, and software architecture for Enterprise Geographic Information Systems. He previously taught Geographic Information Systems in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at Drexel University.

Samuel (Sam) Joo

Sam is the co-founder of Agora, a Korea-focused incubator that advances research, dialogue, and action on pressing public policy and social issues. Before co-founding Agora, Sam worked in development finance and private equity at the International Finance Corporation (part of the World Bank Group) and AMP Capital, where he focused on infrastructure investment opportunities.

Samuel (Sam) Joo

Sam is the co-founder of Agora, a Korea-focused incubator that advances research, dialogue, and action on pressing public policy and social issues. Before co-founding Agora, Sam worked in development finance and private equity at the International Finance Corporation (part of the World Bank Group) and AMP Capital, where he focused on infrastructure investment opportunities.

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