Shimon Likhtman

Shimon Likhtman recieved his BA in Social Relations and Policy from Michigan State University and holds an MA in Southeast Asian Studies from the University of Michigan. His master's thesis, "Where do We Go from Here? Past, Present, Future, and Uncertainty during Rupture on the Tonlé Sap Lake, Cambodia" examined varied reactions from individuals, the state, minority communities, and local stakeholders to the collapse of a unique local environment on Cambodia's Tonlé Sap Lake, with a focus on highlighting the uncertainty inherent in the era of climate change and the multiple possible futures contained within a transitional period.

During his time at Kroc, Shimon hopes to expand his work to the Cambodian/Lao borderlands, exploring the affective and temporal dimensions of global climate change and local environmental ruptures.