New Horizons 2021 Agenda
Day One
Waiting Room
Welcome, Orientation, and Opening Address
Professor, School of the Environment, Yale University
Senior Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Diversity and Transparency in Environmental Organizations
Video: Diversity Pathways and Emerging Conservationists of Color
Welcome from the Dean of the Yale School of the Environment
Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. Dean
Professor of Ecosystem Ecology
School of the Environment
Yale University
Break
Plenary 1: Climate Justice: Current and Future Challenges
Vice President of Environmental Justice, Climate, and Community Revitalization
National Wildlife Federation
Senior Director, Environmental and Climate Justice Program
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies
Bryn Mawr College and Haverford College
Bridging Climate Science, Climate Adaptation, and Climate Justice
Professor
Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Geography, and African Studies
Penn State University
Global Climate Justice as the Foundation for Addressing the Climate Crisis
Professor, School of the Environment, Yale University
Senior Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Environment and Community Mobilization: The Case of an Upcoming Alabama Election
Break
Structured Networking
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies
Bryn Mawr College and Haverford College
Bridging Climate Science, Climate Adaptation, and Climate Justice
Professor
Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Geography, and African Studies
Penn State University
Global Climate Justice as the Foundation for Addressing the Climate Crisis
Founder and Executive Director
Deep South Center for Environmental Justice
The Power of Communiversity, Linking HBCU's and Communities to Create Change
Assistant Professor
School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
University of Maryland
Unequal Protection Revisited: Pressing Toward the Mark of Infrastructural Justice, Risk Reduction, and Leveling the Landscape
Founder
Nature, Youth Connection, & Education
Is Nature the Same Thing to All People?
Vice President of Environmental Justice, Climate, and Community Revitalization
National Wildlife Federation
Co-Executive Director
Greenpeace
Racial Discourses, Injustices, Equity, and Engagement in Conservation Organizations
Assistant Professor
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Michigan
Day Two
Graduate Student and Young Professional Poster Session -- Refereed
Ph.D. Student, Urban Affairs and Public Policy
Biden School of Public Policy and Administration
University of Delaware
RAY Clean Energy Fellow - Africa, Islands, and Southeast Asia Program
Rocky Mountain Institute
M.S. Candidate, Department of Environmental Conservation
University of Massachusetts
Masters in Environmental Management Student, School of the Environment
Yale University
Research and Programs Student Assistant
Center for Food Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Santa Clara University
Research and Programs Student Assistant
Center For Food Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Santa Clara University
Masters student, Urban Sustainability and Applied Spatial Analysis for Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Antioch University
Master of Environmental Management candidate
School of the Environment
Yale University
Masters Student
School for Environment and Sustainability and Ford School of Public Policy
University of Michigan
University of Michigan
She/Her/Hers
MEM & MA ‘21
Yale School of the Environment and the Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs
PhD candidate in fisheries, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
University of Alaska Fairbanks
MS/MBA Candidate
School for Environment and Sustainability and the Ross School of Business
University of Michigan
Master’s Student, Environmental Justice
School for Environment and Sustainability
University of Michigan
Master’s student, School for the Environment and Sustainability
University of Michigan
University of Michigan
Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture, Biodiversity and Ornamental Horticulture
UASVM Bucharest
Masters Student, Biodiversity Conservation Management
Department of Landscape Architecture
University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest
Communications and Operations Coordinator, Salazar Center for North American Conservation
Dual degree student, Master of Science in Environment and Sustainability and Master of Arts in International and Regional Studies
University of Michigan
Break
Video: Diversity Pathways and Emerging Young Professionals of Color in the Conservation Sector
Program Manager
National Association of City Transportation Officials
Translating Local Practice to Federal Policy
Plenary 2: Environmental Justice -- Research, Policy, and Community Mobilization
Professor, Environmental Studies
University of California at Santa Barbara
Environmental Justice, Prisons, and Incarceration
Founder and Executive Director
Deep South Center for Environmental Justice
The Power of Communiversity, Linking HBCU's and Communities to Create Change
Break
Concurrent Workshop Sessions
Workshop 1: Effective Job Interviewing Techniques
Workshop 2: Salary Negotiations and Competing Job Offers
Workshop 3: Understanding the Grantmaking Process: How Do Foundations Make Grants and What Do They Look For?
Executive Director, New England Grassroots Environment Fund
Challenging the Grantmaking Process to Build a More Equitable Funding Structure
Program Officer, Conservation & Sustainable Development
Program Officer, Philanthropy Field Support Program
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Workshop 4: Policymaking and Political Action
Regional Lead Enforcement Coordinator
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Enforcement – To Level the Playing Field or Deter Bad Actors?
Program Manager
National Association of City Transportation Officials
Translating Local Practice to Federal Policy
Workshop 5: Writing Graduate School Essays and Navigating the Graduate School Application Process
Ph.D. Student, Urban Affairs and Public Policy
Biden School of Public Policy and Administration
University of Delaware
Workshop 6: Community Engagement, Advocacy, and Organizing
M.S. Environmental Justice
School for Environment and Sustainability
University of Michigan
Workshop 7: Film and Water Justice: Spotlight on Flint, Michigan
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Central Michigan University
Workshop 8: Networking for Strategic Purposes
Break
Plenary 3: Racial Discourses, Injustices, Equity, and Engagement in Conservation Organizations
President and Chief Executive Officer, National Audubon Society
Listening, Learning, and Leading: Audubon’s Path to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Co-Executive Director
Greenpeace
Racial Discourses, Injustices, Equity, and Engagement in Conservation Organizations
Professor, School of the Environment, Yale University
Senior Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Break
Concurrent Plenaries
Plenary 4: Nature, the Outdoors, Connectedness, Diversity, and Inclusion: International Dimensions
Chief Executive Officer, Youth Outside
Leveraging the Experiences of Young Adults of Color in the Outdoors
Founder
Nature, Youth Connection, & Education
Is Nature the Same Thing to All People?
Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Beihang University
Is Environment a City Thing in China: Rural-Urban Difference in Environmental Attitudes
Plenary 5: Food, Energy, and Sustainability
Break
Networking
Professor, School for Environment and Sustainability
University of Michigan
Getting to Resilience, On Whose Time?
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Central Michigan University
Professor, Environmental Studies
University of California at Santa Barbara
Environmental Justice, Prisons, and Incarceration
Program Manager
National Association of City Transportation Officials
Translating Local Practice to Federal Policy
President and Chief Executive Officer, National Audubon Society
Listening, Learning, and Leading: Audubon’s Path to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Senior Director, Environmental and Climate Justice Program
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Day Three
Undergraduate Poster Session - Refereed
Double Major, Environmental Studies & Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Seattle University
Senior, Environmental Science and Policy
Smith College
External Affairs Coordinator
Woodwell Climate Research Center
Student, Evolution, Ecology, and Environmental Biology
University of Illinois at Chicago
Senior, Environmental Geoscience & Sustainability and Geography Majors
Indiana State University
Undergraduate student of Liberal Arts, Political Science and International Relations
O P Jindal Global University
Undergraduate Student, Environmental Science and Human Needs and Global Resources
Wheaton College
Undergraduate student, International Business, Portuguese, and Environmental Studies
University of South Carolina
Undergraduate Student, Humboldt State University
Co-director and web designer of Ciencia Para Todos (Science For All)
Undergraduate Student, Wildlife Biology & Communications
Humboldt State University
Co-founder of Ciencia Para Todos (Science For All)
Undergraduate Student, Environmental Science & Management
Humboldt State University
Co-founder of Ciencia Para Todos (Science For All)
Undergraduate Senior, Integrative Biology, Environmental Science & Public Policy
Harvard University
Concurrent Plenaries
Plenary 6: Pollution, Health, and Justice
Assistant Professor
School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
University of Maryland
Unequal Protection Revisited: Pressing Toward the Mark of Infrastructural Justice, Risk Reduction, and Leveling the Landscape
Plenary 7: Environmental Grantmaking Foundations: Responding to the Pandemic; an Election; and Facilitating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Break
Video: Young, Gifted and Brown: The New Face of Innovators in the Conservation Sector
Partner and Co-Founder
IberSun & IberSun, North America
Owning & Producing Renewable Energy in Emerging Markets
Video: Young, Gifted and Brown: The New Face of Conservation Leadership
Co-Executive Director
Greenpeace
Racial Discourses, Injustices, Equity, and Engagement in Conservation Organizations
Operations Director
Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition
People of Color and Service on Boards of Environmental Organizations: Challenges and Benefits
Plenary 8: Policy, Law, and Thinking Critically about the Nexus of Environmental Justice, Conservation, and Sustainability
Professor, School for Environment and Sustainability
University of Michigan
Getting to Resilience, On Whose Time?
Assistant Professor
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Michigan
Professor, School of the Environment, Yale University
Senior Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Poster Awards and Closing Address
After Hours: Celebrate, Continue Making Connections, and Network
Chief Executive Officer, Youth Outside
Leveraging the Experiences of Young Adults of Color in the Outdoors
Regional Lead Enforcement Coordinator
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Enforcement – To Level the Playing Field or Deter Bad Actors?
Executive Director, New England Grassroots Environment Fund
Challenging the Grantmaking Process to Build a More Equitable Funding Structure
Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. Dean
Professor of Ecosystem Ecology
School of the Environment
Yale University
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