Environmental & Public Health

Patricia (Trish) Holden is a Professor in the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she also directs the UCSB Natural Reserve System. Her group researches environmental...

Tom Gill is Professor of Geological Sciences and Environmental Science and Engineering at the University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP). He teaches classes in climate science, geology, atmospheric science, and environmental science. Through UTEP...

Marijke's dissertation developed a market-based control plan for locomotives. She was the lead staff developing the 1998 Memorandum of Understanding wherein southern California railroads committed to using only the cleanest locomotives in...

Sydney graduated from Harvard in 1987 with a degree in history. She was the cofounder and executive director of WorldTeach, Inc., a nonprofit organization that places volunteers as teachers in developing countries. After six years at...

For her graduate work at the University of Rhode Island, Joanne studied the effects of habitat size and isolation of southern Rhode Island peatlands on occupancy by the bog copper butterfly (Lycaena epixanthe). Her work with the Rhode...

Karen is Senior Associate of Policy and Programs at the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI), a non-profit located in Boston. PSI works with state and local governments and partners with manufacturers, retailers, environmental groups...

Carlos Plazola, 1994 Switzer Fellow, began as an environmental justice organizer in 1994. Since then, he has studied and participated in models of enabling social innovation, power redistribution, and grassroots activation through his roles...

Karen received her PhD in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the University of Maine and her MPH from UMass Amherst. Her research examines Infrastructure × health access disparities, as well as strategies for expanding the framework for...