Pradnya Garud is an environmental health data equity strategist for the Oregon Health Authority in the Data and Epidemiology Unit. Her role involves developing data literacy guidance and supporting initiatives to promote equitable access to environmental public health data. She leads the CDC-funded Environmental Health Capacity Program and collaborates with state agencies and local public health departments to develop tools and opportunities for integrating data equity concepts into environmental public health systems. In addition to her professional work, she is a member of SEIU Local 503 and is part of the union’s Climate Justice Committee. Pradnya completed a Ph.D. in geography from the School of Geography, Development & Environment at the University of Arizona and received a Master of Science in Environmental Sciences from Mumbai University. Her scholarly work has engaged with human and environmental relationships, and her research interests include social movements, political ecology, and environmental justice.
