Victor Perez
Associate Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice; Core Faculty, Disaster Research Center · University of Delaware
Prof. Perez focuses on environmental racism and health disparities in historically marginalized communities.
Health Disparities Marginalized Communities Environmental Racism
Clare Beer
Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Green Infrastructure Environmental Justice Politics of Environmental Philanthropy Conservation & Development Capitalist State Theory
Michael Mendez
Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy · UC Irvine
Michael Mendez has experience in the public and private sectors, where he consulted and actively engaged in the policymaking process.
Global climate change policy Environmental Planning Public Policy Legislative Relations Climate Change
Nicole Bouvier-Brown
Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry; Director of Environmental Science Program; Co-Executive Director of Coastal Research Institute · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Climate Literacy Environmental Justice Biogenic VOCs Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Atmospheric Chemistry
Jin-Won Kim
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Jin-Won Kim’s research focuses on the role of recreation, parks and tourism in the creation of active, healthy and sustainable communities.
Water-Based Recreation and Tourism Public Health and Quality of Life Environmental Justice Applications of Geospatial Technologies in Recreation Park and Tourism
Mark Axelrod
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Mark Axelrod's teaching and research center around international and comparative environmental governance, with a focus on justice outcomes.
Environmental Policy Environmental Justice
Phillip Warsaw
Assistant Professor of Ecological Economics and Environmental Justice · Michigan State University
Phillip Warsaw's research takes an interdisciplinary approach to environmental justice, economic development, and sustainability.
Racial Capitalism Economic Development Environmental Justice Sustainability
Preston Green, J.D., Ed.D.
John and Maria Neag Professor of Urban Education · University of Connecticut
Professor focused on charter school regulation and industry oversight.
School Choice Educational Equity Industry Oversight Charter School Regulation Educational Leadership
Steven Bonorris
Lecturer in Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: bonorris@uchastings.edu
Public Law and Policy Climate Change and the Law State and Local Government Law
Meredith Grelli
Assistant Teaching Professor of Entrepreneurship · Carnegie Mellon University
Meredith Grelli is dedicated to helping people navigate business development, no matter the stage.
Venture Capital Entrepreneurship Artificial Intelligence Family Business Succession Non-Profit Organizations
Paolo Pedercini
Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Paolo Pedercini's artistic practice deals with the relationship between electronic entertainment and ideology.
Environmental Justice Internet Folk Art Social Issues Video Games Digital Art
Kabindra Shakya, PhD
Associate Professor of Environmental Science · Villanova University
Professor Kabindra Shakya, Ph.D. research on air pollution, heavy metal pollution in urban soils, and environmental justice issues.
Air Pollution Particulate Matter Environmental Justice Lead Contamination in Soil
John Peiserich, Esq.
Executive Vice President | Environmental, Health & Safety Practice Lead · J.S. Held LLC
Environmental Risk & Compliance Expert | Independent Monitor - EPA Suspension & Debarment Program | Public Policy Advisor
Environmental Risk & Compliance Oil & Gas Products Liability & Mass Torts Toxic Torts Natural Resources
Sarah Gamble
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Sarah Gamble has expertise in the design of walkable environments and climate adaption using house relocation.
Walkability Climate Adaptation Community Engagement Community Design Community Development
Dayna Nadine Scott
Associate Professor · Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
Dr.Dayna Scott works in the areas of environmental law and policy; critical risk theory; environmental justice; and trade and globalization.
Environmental Law and Justice Gender and Environmental Health Toxic Substances Regulation Feminist Theory of the Body Pollution
Mary Breunig
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director, Social Justice and Equity Studies · Brock University
Mary Breunig is an expert in experiential education and social justice pedagogy, an educational consultant, and professor
Environmental Education Experiential Education Social Justice Schoolground Greening Outdoor Education
Holly Chang
Curator · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Holly Chang is an emerging artist, curator and researcher from Toronto, Ontario.
Photography Art
Ray A. Blackwell, M.D., M.J.
Chief of Cardiac Surgery · ChristianaCare
Ray Blackwell is Chief of Cardiac Surgery and is also the W. Samuel Carpenter, III, Distinguished Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery.
Adult Cardiac Surgery Surgical Resynchronization Therapy ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) Cardiac Surgery Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
Dr Jo Barnes
Senior Research Fellow in Air Quality · UWE Bristol
Her research is in policy, management and behaviour change related to improving air quality.
Low Emissions Smog Air Quality Pollution Traffic Pollution
Sarah DeYoung
Associate Professor, Sociology & Criminal Justice · University of Delaware
Prof. DeYoung's expertise is in maternal and child health in crisis and disaster settings, with a focus on infant feeding in emergencies.
Evacuation Decision-making Companion Animals in Disasters Maternal & Infant Health in Disasters Refugee & Immigrant Well-being Psychological Sense of Community