Author Bios

Katherine O'Donnell, Ph.D., is an author, environmental and human rights activist, and professor emerita of sociology at Hartwick College.

Tina is a freelance writer and editor at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the former head of outreach for Equal Means Equal, and co-authored a STEM curriculum for high …

Haixia obtained her B.S. degree in Marine Biotechnology (2005) from Tianjin University of Science and Technology and her Ph.D. degree in Food science (2011) from China Agricultural University. She …

Todd E. Vachon is a former union carpenter turned Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Connecticut and the founding president of the Graduate Employee …

Fadi Abu Shammalah, from Gaza, has contributed writing and reporting to the New York Times, Al Jazeera America, the Nation, and Yes! Magazine. He is the co-producer of Just Vision’s film, Naila and the …

Through a multidisciplinary educational background, Ariän El-Taher has emerged as a writer, community organizer, political campaign strategist, graduate student of medicine and biomedical science, and a public lecturer on …

Margaret E. Johnson is a professor of law and co-director of the Center on Applied Feminism at the University of Baltimore.

Catalina Adorno is a volunteer organizer, along with her brother Li Adorno, at Movimiento Cosecha, a movement fighting for permanent protection, dignity and respect for all undocumented immigrants in …

Dr. Alex Lenferna works as South African climate justice campaigner for 350Africa.org. He recently completed a Ph.D. on climate ethics at the University of Washington, and has written and researched …

Phil Brown is University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences, and Director of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute. His recent books are Toxic Exposures: Contested Illnesses …