Climate Change

Fellow

Liz Jacob

2022 Fellow
Liz Jacob (she/her) is working to build a practice of community-based lawyering alongside movements for a just transition. Liz is dedicating her life to working in community to collectively dream and build a transformative new world grounded in mutual aid, justice, and equity so that all people and the planet can thrive. Liz is a recent graduate of Yale Law School and will be serving as a Skadden fellow with the Sugar Law Center for Social and Economic Justice and the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition, where she will serve as an environmental justice lawyer to advance environmental, climate, and energy justice alongside communities of color and low-income residents in Detroit, Michigan.
Fellow

Gabriela Rodriguez

2022 Fellow
Gabriela helps everyday communities achieve a more sustainable and equitable future through engagement and capacity-building. Currently the Network and Engagement Manager at UndauntedK12, she has contributed to impactful efforts at the U.S. Department of Energy, The CLEO Institute, and Yale University.
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Peter Nguyen

2022 Fellow
Peter studies the relationship between immigrant and refugee migration, disaster resilience, climate change adaptation, and environmental and climate justice. Grounded in public and community-engaged scholarship, his current research focuses on the Vietnamese community in New Orleans, LA.
Fellow Story

Morello-Frosch publishes on historical racist redlining practices leading to higher exposures to oil and gas wells

The study adds to the evidence that structural racism in federal policy is associated with the disproportionate siting of oil and gas wells in marginalized neighborhoods, and an op-ed argues for considering this history in policy decisions about siting and leasing of new oil and gas drilling.
June 22, 2022
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Parker speaks on traditional ecological knowledge at fisheries conference

Salmon, sturgeon, lamprey and other fish have been keystone cultural species for Native American tribes of the Klamath River Basin for thousands of years. Keith's work merges the paradigms of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and western ecological knowledge to manage these species.
June 1, 2022
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Sarah Smith promoted to Chief of Programs at Clean Air Task Force

Now a member of the senior leadership team, Sarah oversees CATF’s global programs, ensuring alignment with the organization’s broader strategy and vision. Prior to this role, Sarah spent a decade leading teams, forming coalitions, and spearheading successful policy campaigns at CATF.
May 17, 2022
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Fellows to speak at University of California Center for Climate, Health and Equity launch

Several Switzer Fellows will speak in this virtual series of climate and health leaders discussing opportunities for building healthy and equitable communities and a healthier planet for future generations, including Naomi Beyeler, Rachel Morello-Frosch, Colleen Callahan and Shereen D'Souza.
May 17, 2022
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Zeller co-authors paper on climate change threats to the efficacy of global protected areas

Protected areas are essential to conserving biodiversity, yet changing climatic conditions challenge their efficacy. For example, novel and disappearing climates within the protected area network indicate that extant species may not have suitable climate in protected areas in the future.
May 17, 2022
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Shi launches Adaptive Land Lab at Cornell

The Adaptive Land Lab aims to reveal how current institutions contribute to unjust and unsustainable adaptation to enable policy reforms that redress underlying causes of societal vulnerability to climate change.
May 5, 2022
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Ashley Stewart interviewed on climate change as a social justice issue

Ashley talks about the importance of understanding the impact of our insufficient environmental systems and structures on real human beings and the disproportionate harm on urban Black communities.
May 5, 2022