Autumn 2022 Course Offerings

Listed below are the courses offered by the Program on the Environment for Autumn 2022.

ENVIR 100 – Introduction to Environmental Studies (Yen-Chu Weng, Tim Billo)
I&S/NW, DIV
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 239 – Sustainability: Personal Choices, Broad Impacts (Kristi Straus)
I&S/NW
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 280 – Natural History of the Puget Sound Region (Tim Billo)
NW
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 301 – Research Methods for Environmental Studies (TBA)
NW, QSR
Prerequisites: ENVIR 100
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ENVIR 302 – Communication for Environmental Studies (TBA)
I&S/VLPA
Prerequisites: ENVIR 100, ENGL
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ENVIR 401 – Analysis of Environmental Cases (Yen-Chu Weng)
I&S/NW
Prerequisites: ENVIR 301, 302
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ENVIR 460 – Power, Privilege & Preservation (Eli Wheat)
I&S/NW, DIV
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 480 – Sustainability Studio (TBA)
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 495I – Environmental Studies Seminar Series: Environmental Justice (Gary Handwerk, Tim Billo)
Prerequisites: None
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Spring 2022 Capstone Symposium: May 25 & June 1

The Program on the Environment will host the Spring 2022 Capstone Symposium on Wednesday, May 25, online AND on Wednesday, June 1, in person.  All are welcome to attend and support students as they present on the culmination of their hard work over three quarters.

The Capstone Course Series is a highlight for many students, and serves to catapult some into their first jobs or even their dream careers.  Through internships, research, and social media training, students come out of the experience well equipped to communicate about the problem they sought to solve, and to tie their academic learning with specific research questions.

This event is open to the public, and we encourage students interested in learning about the Capstone, as well as members of the community, to join us. Please also follow the event on Twitter #POEcap.

**Event program can be found here: PDF. Video presentations can be found here: Playlist

**Abstracts and additional information about each project can be found in here: Word/PDF

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Spring 2022 Symposium Schedule

DAY 1: Online Poster Symposium (Wednesday, May 25)

4:30 PM – 4:40 PM Welcome & Session Overview


4:40 PM – 4:50 PM Session A Speaker Intros

4:50 PM – 5:50 PM Poster Session A – Natural Science & Restoration; Policy & Regulation

Samuel Akomea (Room #1) – Make Seattle Green Again: Attempts to Restore Forest Health in Magnolia’s Thorndyke Park. Site Partner: Green Seattle Partnership (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Lily Astone (Room #2) – The Impact of Aircraft Pollution: Environmental Health & Justice. Site Partner: King County Medical Society (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Carina Bixby (Room #3) – Monitoring for Future Management: Great Blue Heron Habitat in Discovery Park. Site Partner: Friends of Discovery Park (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Travis Boyle (Room #4) – Increasing Water Demand Forecast Accuracy Through the Inclusion of Weather Data. Site Partner: Seattle Public Utilities (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

To Chang (Room #5) – Protecting Urban Forest: How Visitor Activities Harm a Park’s Natural Spaces. Site Partner: Friends with Lincoln Park (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Jasmine Chau (Room #6) – Urban Green Spaces: Understanding Their Impacts and Effectiveness on Human Well-Being and Health. Site Partner: Homegrown Organics (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Crystal Chen (Room #7) – Decentralization: A Path Toward Wastewater Resiliency in Coastal Cities. Site Partner: King County Wastewater Treatment Division (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Aaron Fisher (Room #8) – Preparing for the Climate of Tomorrow. Site Partner: Green Seattle Partnership (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Paulo Frank (Room #9) – Feeding the Future: Suggestions to Improve Washington’s Regulatory Regime for Shellfish Aquaculture. Site Partner: NOAA, West Coast Region (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Angela Gaither (Room #10) – The Impact of Heat: A Western Redcedar (Thuja Plicata) Case Study. Site Partner: Forest Health Watch / WSU Research and Extension Center in Puyallup (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Jessica Goulet (Room #11) – Mitigating the Inevitable: Challenges With Hazard Mitigation Planning in the Face of Climate Change. Site Partner: King County Office of Emergency Management (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Mary Kennelly (Room #12) – Saving the Steller Sea Lion: How AI Aids Conservation in Alaska. Site Partner: NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Zoe Lew (Room #13) – Protecting Children From Wildfire Smoke: Investing in Indoor Air Quality in California Schools. Site Partner: Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford Medicine (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Shanze Madhani (Room #14) – The Impact of Climate Change on Abalone: What Can We Do? Site Partner: NOAA Fisheries (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Rachel Neroutsos (Room #15) – Contention in the Conservation of the Western Steller Sea Lion. Site Partner: NOAA, Marine Mammal Lab (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Vanessa Stokel (Room #16) – Swimming Upstream: The Challenges of Science Communication and Salmon Habitat Restoration. Site Partner: Coast Salmon Partnership (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Hanbo Sun (Room #17) – Volunteering and Forest Restoration in a Neighborhood Park Provide Positive Experiences and Wellbeing. Site Partner: Friends of Lincoln Park (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Cole Svec (Room #18) – Observing Response of Halibut to Fishing Gear. Site Partner: NOAA Fisheries (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

April Tea (Room #19) – Getting Our Bearings: Best Methods for Monitoring Polar Bear Populations. Site Partner: NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Lucy Zhu (Room #20) – Clams & Shrimp & Whales, Oh My! Utilizing Invasive Varnish Clams in Puget Sound. Site Partner: NOAA, West Coast Region (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

5:50 PM – 6:00 PM BREAK


6:00 PM – 6:05 PM Session B Overview

6:05 PM – 6:15 PM Session B Speaker Intros

6:15 PM – 7:15 PM Poster Session B – Agriculture & Food Systems; Business & Sustainability; Education & Outreach

Madeleine Ambrose (Room #1) – Application Based Learning in Stem: Implementing Environmental Health Learning Tools in a Physiology Lab Course. Site Partner: (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Heather Boyce (Room #2) – Sustainability Education at the University of Washington. Site Partner: UW Sustainability (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Hannah Christofferson (Room #3) – Can Renewable Energy and the Fashion Industry Go Hand-In-Hand? Experiences From Nordstrom. Site Partner: Nordstrom, Inc (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Vy Chung (Room #4) – Intertwining Gaming Aspects With Environmental Learning. Site Partner: (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Justice Correa-West (Room #5) – Pest and Disease Management of Urban Fruit Trees: How to Manage Your Backyard Fruit Trees. Site Partner: City Fruit (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Hongze Deng (Room #6) – The Impact of Urban Green Spaces on People and the Environment. Site Partner: City Fruit (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Max Hagler (Room #7) – TITLE TBD. Site Partner: Homegrown Organics (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Mollie Hetlage (Room #8) – Energize! Heat Pump Program: Addressing Barriers Regarding Renewable Energy. Site Partner: King County Permitting Division (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Katie Jerauld (Room #9) – Eco-Anxiety: How Do We Cope With Environmental Crises? Site Partner: (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Peter Johnson (Room #10) – Food Forests for the Future. Site Partner: (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Nawon Kim (Room #11) – Is It Time to Say Goodbye to Your Gas Stove?: Barriers to and Recommendations for Cooking Method Conversion. Site Partner: Office of King County Executive Dow Constantine (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Jade Kuo (Room #12) – Becoming Rainwise: What Motivates People to Manage Their Stormwater? Site Partner: Sustainable Ballard (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Siobhan Moreno (Room #13) – Mind the Gap: How to Connect Scientists and Stakeholders Through Climate Communication. Site Partner: NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Ian Murphy (Room #14) – Growing Plants for Growing Students: How Experiential Learning in Conservatories Can Support Student Learning. Site Partner: (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Camila Nakashima (Room #15) – “Sustainable” Development? Creating an Equitable and Just Society Through Capital Project Development. Site Partner: King County Solid Waste Division (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Maddie Rutter (Room #16) – Citizen Science: Best Practices for Connecting With the More-Than-Human World. Site Partner: Stillwaters Environmental Center (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Aly Stobie (Room #17) – I Like That! How Social Media Impacts Your Views of the Environment. Site Partner: Cedar Grove (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Riley Wilmart (Room #18) – Urban Farming and Food Justice: How Urban Food Stewardship Enhances Community Aid and Access to Culturally Relevant Foods. Site Partner: City Fruit (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Ian Wyborski (Room #19) – From Lawn to Garden: Transforming Landscapes and Perspectives. Site Partner: CultivateTheTown (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Ruisi Xu (Room #20) – Sustainability Approaches in Higher-Level Education: Sustainability Curriculum in the University of Washington. Site Partner: UW Sustainability (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

Elizabeth Zajaczkowski (Room #21) – Building a Bridge: Bringing Cultural Relevance to Government-Run Environmental Engagement Programs in Alaska. Site Partner: NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center (Summary) (Poster PDF) (Video)

7:15 PM – 7:30 PM Closing



DAY 2: Oral Presentation Symposium & Celebration (Wednesday, June 1)

5:00 PM – 5:10 PM Welcome & Housekeeping

5:10 PM – 5:40 PM Poster Highlights** & Refreshments

5:40 PM – 5:50 PM BREAK


5:50 PM – 5:55 PM Session Introduction

5:55 PM Leander Van de Fen – Electrofishing Effects on Endangered Fish Species. Site Partner: NOAA Fisheries Protected Resources Division (Summary) (Video)

6:05 PM Samantha Zink – Birds as Indicators of Habitat Quality in the Face of Climate Change. Site Partner: Washington Department of Natural Resources. (Summary) (Video)

6:15 PM Rachel Luther – Combining Ecological Forestry and Indigenous Knowledges to Adapt Forestry Techniques to a Changing PNW Climate. Site Partner: Northwest Natural Resource Group (Summary) (Video)

6:25 PM Lyndsay Felthoven – It’s Getting Hot in Here: The Relationship Between Climate Change, Environmental Health Disparities, and Seattle Street Trees. Site Partner: Forest Health Watch / WSU Research and Extension Center in Puyallup (Summary) (Video)

6:35 PM Anya Gavrylko – Environmental Justice in Seattle: Practices to Increase Access to Green Space in Historically Underinvested Neighborhoods Without Causing Gentrification and Displacement. Site Partner: Lake City Collective (Summary) (Video)

6:45 PM Emma Radisch – Online Learning: Best Practices for Environmental Science Webinars With Alaska Native Communities. Site Partner: NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center (Summary) (Video)

6:55 PM Victoria Harmon – How Building Relationships Between and Among Scientists and Policymakers Can Streamline Environmental Policy. Site Partner: NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center (Summary) (Video)

7:05 PM Shae Holmes – Back the Pac: Sustainability Views Among Student Athletes and Non-athletes. Site Partner: University of Washington (Summary) (Video)

7:15 PM Kailin Spencer – Small Business Communities: Overcoming Sustainability Obstacles Together. Site Partner: Enweave (Summary) (Video)

7:25 PM – 7:30 PM Symposium ends & celebration continues in Lobby/Lawn


**Note: the Judges will choose 10 posters from Day 1, which will be printed out and displayed during Day 2. Those poster authors will be invited to present their posters during the reception.


PoE Students Recognized for 2022 Husky 100

Congratulations to two Environmental Studies majors Hanna Lester and Lillian M. Williamson for being named in the 2022 Husky 100!

The award recognizes undergraduate and graduate students who are making the most of their time at the UW. According to the Husky 100 website, these students actively connect what happens inside and outside of the classroom and apply what they learn to make a difference on campus, in their communities and for the future. Through their passion, leadership and commitment, these students inspire all of us to shape our own Husky Experience. More information here.

Hanna Lester

Lillian M. Williamson


Summer 2022 Course Offerings

Listed below are the courses offered by the Program on the Environment for Summer 2022.

ENVIR 100 – Introduction to Environmental Studies (Yen-Chu Weng)
I&S/NW, DIV
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 240 – The Urban Farm
NW
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 310 – Data Analysis in Environmental Studies (Yen-Chu Weng)/
NW, QSR
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 420 – People, Planet, And Profit in Sustainable Cannabis Production (P. Sean McDonald)
I&S
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 460 – Power, Privilege & Preservation (Joyce LeCompte)
I&S/NW, DIV
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 495A – Blue Carbon, Green Water: Food Production Across Biomes (Eli Wheat)
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 495B – Environmental Justice & Literature (Lubna Alzaroo)
Prerequisites: None
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Statement of solidarity with the staff of wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House

The Program on the Environment stands in solidarity with the staff of UW’s Intellectual house and the entire Native American community at the University of Washington, whose wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House was recently vandalized for the third time in almost as many days. While it is easy to dismiss this vandalism as a randomly smashed window or just a few rocks thrown, we see these utterly inexcusable and cowardly acts as reminders of the long and ongoing history of violence faced by our Native American community in a settler colonial society. We appreciate the generosity with which our Native American community and the staff of wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House have continued to actively enrich our campus community, in spite of continued acts of aggression against them. We express our support for the staff and student workers at wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House, and we strongly condemn all ongoing acts of oppression and violence against them, as we strive to be good neighbors on these Coast Salish lands and waters.


PoE Spring Seminar Series

The Program on the Environment spring 2022 seminar series will focus on sustainable business.

Note: Updated list of speakers as follows

March 30: Charlie Donovan, Foster School of Business
April 6: Prof. Aseem Prakash, UW Dept of Political Science, Director of UW Center for Environmental Politics
April 13: George Bandy, Former Head of Worldwide Circular Economy, Amazon. Formerly of Interface Carpets
April 20: Dayna Gross, Manager, Programs and Partnerships for North America Sustainability at Syngenta
April 27: Kevin Wilhelm, CEO Sustainable Business Consulting
May 4: Kevin Hagen, Chief Sustainability Officer, Iron Mountain
May 11: Katherine Cheng, Former Head of Global and Community Impact @ Expedia Group (UW Alum)
May 23: Gwen Migita, Senior Principal ESG, Point B Consulting, former VP Social Impact & Inclusion and Chief Sustainability Officer at Caesars Entertainment

Tune in via Zoom/YouTube:

Tune in via Zoom
Enrolled participants in the seminar course will participate online via Zoom.

Tune in via YouTube
The seminar is open to the public! If you would like to watch the seminars and are not enrolled in the course, see the YouTube livestream. Recordings will continue to be available after the seminar on this channel.

Speakers + Recordings

March 30: Charlie Donovan, UW Foster School of Business

April 6: Aseem Prakash, UW Political Science; Director, UW Center for Environmental Politics

April 13: George Bandy, Former Head of Worldwide Circular Economy, Amazon. Formerly of Interface Carpets

April 20: Dayna Gross, Manager, Programs & Partnerships for North America Sustainability at Syngenta

April 27: Kevin Wilhelm, CEO, Sustainable Business Consulting

May 4: Kevin Hagen, Chief Sustainability Officer, Iron Mountain

May 11: Katherine Cheng, Former Head of Global and Community Impact  @ Expedia Group (UW Alum)


June 9: PoE Graduation Celebration!

The Program on the Environment Graduation Celebration 2022 will be held on June 9 in the HUB Lyceum. Eligible students are graduates of Autumn 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, and Summer 2022. Please see below flyer for more information.

As a reminder to graduating seniors, the deadline to apply to graduate is April 15, 2022.
Contact the adviser as early as possible to schedule meeting! enviradv@uw.edu


Spring 2022 Course Offerings

Listed below are the courses offered by the Program on the Environment for Spring 2022.

ENVIR 100 – Introduction to Environmental Studies (Kristi Straus)
I&S/NW, DIV
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 239 – Sustainability: Personal Choices, Broad Impacts (TBA)
I&S/NW
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 240 – The Urban Farm (Eli Wheat)
NW
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 280 – Natural History of the Puget Sound (Tim Billo)
NW
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 301 – Research Methods for Environmental Studies (TBA)
NW, QSR
Prerequisites: ENVIR 100
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ENVIR 302 – Communication for Environmental Studies (Lubna Alzaroo, TBA)
VLPA/I&S
Prerequisites: ENVIR 100, ENGL
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ENVIR 310 – Data Analysis in Environmental Studies (Yen-Chu Weng)/
NW, QSR
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 401 – Analysis of Environmental Cases (Yen-Chu Weng)
I&S/NW
Prerequisites: ENVIR 301, ENVIR 302
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ENVIR 460 – Power, Privilege & Preservation (Joyce LeCompte)
I&S/NW, DIV
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 480 – Sustainability Studio (Alexa Schreier)
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 495D – Environmental Studies Seminar Series: Business Sustainability (Gary Handwerk)
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 497A – Growing a Revolution: The Dirt Trilogy with David Montgomery (David Montgomery)
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 497B – Business Sustainability (Ben Packard)
Prerequisites: None
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ENVIR 497C – Environmental Law (Lawrence Watters)
Prerequisites: None
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PoE Winter Seminar Series: Communications

The Program on the Environment winter 2022 seminar series will focus on communications.

Tune in via Zoom/YouTube:

Tune in via Zoom
Enrolled participants in the seminar course will participate online via Zoom.

Tune in via YouTube
The seminar is open to the public! If you would like to watch the seminars and are not enrolled in the course, see the YouTube livestream. Recordings will continue to be available after the seminar on this channel.

Speakers:

January 05: Communicating Science & Publicly Engaging: An Early Career Scientist’s Perspective
Priya Shukla – PhD Student, University of California Davis and Contributor, Forbes
@priyology (Twitter)
@ForbesScience (Twitter)
linkedin.com/in/priya-shukla-40b03031
https://priyology.github.io// 

January 12: Art and Environmental Communication
Rachel Lodge – Visual Artist and Strategic Communicator
https://youtu.be/dOckPgOtQb8
https://www.jackstraw.org/artist/rachel-lodge/
linkedin.com/in/rachel-lodge-3171a8a9 
http://www.racheldlodge.com/ 

January 19: Camera Traps and Conservation Photography
Jonny Armstrong – Assistant Professor, Oregon State University and Conservation Photographer
@jonny5armstrong (Twitter)
@jonnybarmstrong (Instagram)
https://fwcs.oregonstate.edu/users/jonathan-armstrong
https://jbarmstrong.wordpress.com/

January 26: Social Media in Environmental Practice
Sophie Pavelle – Zoologist, Science Communicator, and Author
@sophiepavs (Twitter)
@sophiepavs (Instagram)
Beaver Trust documentary https://youtu.be/q4Mmjm22GiY
https://www.youtube.com/c/SophiePavelle
linkedin.com/in/sophia-pavelle-759a37115

February 02: The Environment in the News
Ashley Braun– Managing Editor, DeSmogBlog, Freelance Science and Environmental Journalist
@ashleybraun (Twitter)
https://www.desmog.com
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/profiles/ashley-braun/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleybraun/

February 09: Living with Fire: A Communication perspective
Nikolaj Lasbo – Marketing Manager, The Nature Conservancy of Washington
@nikolajlasbo (Twitter)
@Conserve_WA (Twitter)
https://www.washingtonnature.org/fieldnotes/trex-roslyn-ridge-prescribed-fire-forests
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaj-lasbo-88414735/

February 16: Green Business Communication 
TBD

February 23: Climate Communication: Building Resiliency to Misinformation
John Cook – Assistant Professor, George Mason University and Author
@johnfocook (Twitter)
@skepticscience (Twitter)
https://communication.gmu.edu/people/jcook20
linkedin.com/in/john-cook-990a373a

March 02: Communicating Environmental Injustice
Vanessa Vassall – National Program Director, Maternal Health and Environmental Justice, Black Millennials for Flint
@BM4Flint (Twitter)
@blackmillennials4flint (Instagram)
https://www.blackmillennials4flint.org/
linkedin.com/in/vanessavassall