Day 2: Speakers and Panels

9:00 - 10:15 am
Kroon Hall, Burke Auditorium

Dr. Diana Hernandez. Associate Professor. Columbia University.

Dr. Tony Reames. Professor. University of Michigan.

Dr. Karen A. DeGannes. Independent Energy Consultant.

10:25 - 12:00 pm
Kroon Hall, Burke Auditorium

Dr. Christopher Boone. Dean. University of Southern California.

Dr. Steven Brechin. Professor. Rutgers University.

Dr. Patrick Greiner. Assistant Professor. University of Washington.

Dr. Carolina Prado. Assistant Professor. San Francisco State University.

1:00 - 2:15 pm 
Kroon Hall, Burke Auditorium

Dr. Kerry Ard. Associate Professor. The Ohio State University.

Dr. Yolanda McDonald. Assistant Professor. Vanderbilt University.

Dr. Megan Mullin. Professor. University of California at Los Angeles.

2:20 - 3:35 pm
Kroon Hall, Third Floor

2:20 - 3:35 pm
Kroon Hall, Burke Auditorium

Minoli Fernando. Post-Baccalaureate Fellow. Vanderbilt University
A Geospatial Approach to Assessing the Burden of Amplified Risk Among Sensitive Subpopulations to Unsafe Drinking Water in the United States (2019-2023).

Brandon Lewis. Ph.D. Student. Yale University.
Indoor Air Pollution in the Accra Metropolis: PM_2.5 and NO₂ Exposure and Household Characteristics.

Jason Marte. Undergraduate. Stonybrook University.
Pollution, Air Quality Monitoring, and Public Health.

Lupe Franco. Ph.D. Student. University of California – Davis.
Engaging the Unhoused in Climate Adaptation Planning Through Spatial Empathy.

Alycia Ellington. Ph.D. Student. University of California – Santa Cruz.
Refusing Enclosure: Archival Insights into Youth, Schooling & Belonging in Oakland.

2:20 - 3:35 pm
Kroon Hall, Room G01

Muhammed Ceesay. Master’s Student. University of Michigan.
Green Grabbing: Climate Finance, Conservation, and the New Frontiers of Commodifying Nature.

Raffaele Sindoni. Ph.D. Student. Yale University.
Decolonizing Stewardship: Rights of Nature, Hāpu Authority, and Environmental Justice in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Chun-Ching Tu. Ph.D. Student. Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
Living with the Carbon in the Forest: Conservation, Indigenous Environmental Justice, and Carbon Sink Governance in Taiwan.

Joseph Rodriguez. Ph.D. Student. Duke University.
The Movement to Recognize Nature’s Rights.

Frederic Traylor. Ph.D. Student. Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
Religion and the Socialization of Attitudes Toward Environmental Conservation.

2:20 - 3:35 pm
Kroon Hall, Room 321

Josh Heupel. Ph.D. Student. Stanford University.
From Fisheries to Groundwater Basins: Applying Complex Adaptive Systems Theory and Social-Ecological Matching to Groundwater Governance in California. 

Bibi Macias. Master’s Student. University of Michigan.
The National Roadmap to Ending Utility Shutoffs.

Ariza Nanji. Master’s Student. University of Michigan. 
‘Good Energy’ Stories: Co-Conspiring for Environmental Justice Across Two Cities and Multilevel Stakeholders.

Sabal Dangi. Undergraduate. Colorado School of Mines. 
Trash at the Top of the World: Tourism, Infrastructure, and Environmental Justice in the Himalayas. 

Amy Podraza. Master’s Student. Vanderbilt University.
The Need for Standardized Emergency Management Definitions to Improve Communication and Community Outcomes.

3:45 - 5:15 pm
Kroon Hall, Burke Auditorium

Dr. Jovan Lewis. Professor. University of California – Berkeley.

Dolores Perales. Co-Director. Cadillac Urban Gardens.

Yesica Chavez. Environmental Justice Community Liaison.  Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission.