Environmental & Public Health

Kelly McClure (she/her/hers) is an incoming Heyman Public Interest Fellow at the White House, where she will serve as a Special Assistant within the Executive Office of the President. In May of 2021, Kelly will receive her Juris Doctor...

Lourdes Vera is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Department of Environment and Sustainability at UB. As an environmental sociologist and civic scientist, she works with communities living near oil and gas...

Dr. Anna Ruth Robuck is an environmental chemist and oceanographer studying chemical and plastic pollution as a Chemist with the US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development.

Juan Reynoso is an urban planner and public health professional who specializes in health equity and environmental justice. He has a diverse range of experience in healthy communities planning across the public, private, and non-profit...

Isa Gaillard is a Senior Planner at Horizon 54 where he works at the intersection of urban planning, capacity building, and environmental justice.

Jessica Trowbridge, PhD, MPH, is an environmental health scientist focused on preventing harmful chemical exposures and advancing environmental justice. She leads collaborative research that translates evidence on toxic chemicals into policy-relevant action. Her work on PFAS and occupational exposures among women firefighters has informed state legislation and supported worker health protections. Jessica is committed to using science to reduce health disparities and advance prevention-centered solutions.

Zully Juarez provides research and analysis of environmental justice policies to Just Solutions Collective. With the direction and input of BIPOC frontline policy practitioners, she works to identify, research, review, and analyze existing...