Kefela joins inaugural cohort of Agents of Change Fellows in Residence program
The Agents of Change program, a partnership between EHN and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, recently announced the Agents of Change Fellows in Residence Program.
Founded in 2019 by Dr. Ami Zota of Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the Agents of Change national fellowship is focused on increasing science communication and public engagement among early career scientists from backgrounds that haven’t been prioritized in science and academia. Building on five years of success, the program has launched this new initiative in order to deepen their impact on decision-making and provide additional support to six senior Agents of Change fellows in their path towards creating more impactful research.
Dr. Timnit Kefela is one of the six inaugural Agents of Change Fellows in Residence. As part of this program, she will receive networking and career support opportunities in order to elevate the impact of her work.
Dr. Kefela (ትምኒት ከፈላ) is an assistant professor in Environmental Science andResource Management with a special focus on Environmental Justice in the Environmental Science and Resource Management (ESRM) Program at California State University Channel Islands. Her research primarily focuses on understanding the sources, pathways and fates of microplastics in urban soils and proximal marine environments and community-informed infrastructural interventions that mitigate their impact. Dr. Kefela is a 2024 Agents of Change Fellow and a 2021 Switzer Fellow.
Read more about Timnit here and the Agents of Change Fellows in Residence on the EHN website.
This content was originally published by Environmental Health News.
