My public scholarship connects research, policy, and community engagement through media, public writing, educational content, and collaborative storytelling. Across these platforms, I work to make research accessible while contributing to conversations about environmental justice, resilience, inequality, public health, and social change.
EPA Rollbacks and Community Impact
In collaboration with Hip Hop Caucus
Environmental policy affects where we live, work, and thrive. In this video, I discuss proposed EPA rollbacks and their implications for environmental justice and public health.
My public scholarship bridges research, policy, and community engagement through media, public writing, educational content, and collaborative storytelling.
Poisoned on Purpose: How the EPA is Making Our Communities Sick
Written as an Environmental Fellow with Hip Hop Caucus, this article examines the public health consequences of environmental deregulation and the disproportionate impacts of environmental hazards on vulnerable communities.
Resilience Is Not What Communities Owe the World
Written as an Environmental Fellow with Hip Hop Caucus and drawing on environmental justice and disaster recovery perspectives, this essay challenges narratives that celebrate resilience while overlooking the systemic conditions that create vulnerability in the first place.
When Billionaires Tell Us Not to Worry About Climate Change
This commentary explores public narratives surrounding climate change, power, and responsibility, questioning who benefits when environmental risks are minimized or dismissed.
Selected media coverage and institutional features highlighting research, leadership, and public scholarship.
Recognized as a member of the Yale University based Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, which honors outstanding scholarly achievement, leadership, mentorship, and commitment to advancing diversity in graduate education.
Featured by NOAA NCAS-M following receipt of the American Meteorological Society Outstanding Student Oral Presentation Award for research presentation excellence.