College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Community Sustainability

Advisors: Dr. Jennifer Johnson and Dr. Bess Perry

My work focuses on the human dimensions of environmental change, with particular focus to how gender relations interact with social outcomes of these changes. My dissertation research explores the links between the implementation of international environmental policies and their impacts on local livelihoods and gender. In this context, I am also interested in investigating values that influence the translation processes of international climate laws at the national levels.

Appointments

• 2024 – present: Research Associate at the Toxic Action Lab, MSU
• 2024 – present: Research Associate at the Park Connections Lab, MSU
• 2024 – present: Fulbright PhD Student, Community Sustainability Department, MSU
• 2019 – 2024: Environment Officer, ASEAN Secretariat
• 2017 – 2019: MS Environment and Society, The University of Waikato, New Zealand
• 2015 – 2017: Urban and Community Forest Officer, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia

Recent Award and Publications:

• 2026 Recipient of the Gender, Justice, and Environmental Change (GJEC) Dissertation Research Fellowship, MSU
• Paper Presentation at the 2026 National Environment and Recreation Research Symposium: Recreation Planning in Great Lakes Coastal Counties - A Content Analysis of Community Capitals, Equity, and Climate Change (March 29 - March 31, 2026, Virginia) 
• Paper Presentation at the 2025 American Institute for Indonesian Studies (AIFIS) and Michigan State University (MSU) Conference: Indigenous Communities and Inclusive Decision-Making in Urban Landscape Design in Indonesia: A Path to Environmental Sustainability? (17 – 21 June 2025)
• Granted Manaaki New Zealand Alumni Community Projects Funding (2024): Enhancing Future Generation’s Awareness on the Topic of Gender and Environment – Development of Children’s Picture Books on Gender and Environment
• Sok, V., Derodofa, N., & Saputro, T. (2023, May). Financing Loss and Damage from Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities. The ASEAN, 55-57. Retrieved from: https://asean.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Issue-27-Digital-version.pdf
• Saputro, T, & Kurian, P. (2023). Gender and Climate Change Vulnerability: A Case Study of a Coastal Community in Pramuka Island, the Seribu Islands. In Triyanti, A., Indrawan,M., Nurhidayah, L., & Marfai, M (Eds.). Environmental Governance in Indonesia. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15904-6
• Theda, F, & Saputro, T. (2022, August). Environmental Education for Children in ASEAN. The ASEAN, 34. Retrieved from: https://theaseanmagazine.asean.org/files/media/2022/08/The-ASEAN-Issue-22-Children-First-digital-version.pdf 
• Derodofa, N, & Saputro, T. (2022, January). ASEAN: COP26 and Beyond - In the Face of the Global Climate Change Agenda. The ASEAN, 42-44. Retrieved from: https://asean.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/The-ASEAN-December-2021-January-2022-Digital-v1.pdf