Brenda Trejo Rosas on the social dimensions of health
Brenda Trejo Rosas joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how public health can move beyond treating race as a mere data point.
Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz on infectious diseases and social justice
Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to talk about how we can learn from COVID to make our infectious disease responses more effective and equitable.
Black histories and visions of urban planning
Senior Agents of Change fellows Enjoli Hall and Tatiana “Tots” Height discuss what drew them to urban planning and how they envision the field could better center the histories and lived experiences of Black communities.
El’gin Avila on workers’ health and the gig economy
El’gin Avila joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how the gig economy has upended what we think of workers health and rights.
Rupa Marya and Raj Patel on “deep medicine”
Dr. Rupa Marya and Dr. Raj Patel join the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to talk about how practitioners of modern medicine and public health are trained to be technicians rather than healers.
Enjoli Hall on supporting community care through urban planning
Enjoli Hall joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how she’s using urban planning to advocate for community care.
Rodrigo Alatriste-Diaz on the intersection of labor and environmental rights
Rodrigo Alatriste-Diaz joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss environmental justice and labor rights in California’s San Joaquin Valley.
Navigating the environmental health field as women of color
Former Agents of Change fellows Dr. Lariah Edwards and Dr. Theresa Guillette discuss what it’s been like for them as women of color navigating the environmental health field.
Cielo Sharkus on how engineering can bolster environmental justice
Cielo Sharkus joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how the field of civil engineering can help combat environmental injustice and better engage with communities.
Theresa Guillette on what gators and crocodiles can tell us about our health
Theresa Guillette joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss her research on alligators and fish as sentinel species for environmental health, and how PFAS are moving through our ecosystems.
