Fertility & Environmental Justice: A conversation with Shanna Swan and Annie Hoang
Agents of Change founder and director Dr. Ami Zota sat down with Dr. Shanna Swan and Annie Hoang to discuss fertility, environmental chemicals, and reproductive justice.
Abrania Marrero on dietary colonialism in Puerto Rico
Abrania Marrero joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the increasing push for food security and sovereignty in Puerto Rico, and how the island’s relationship with the U.S. mainland has impacted its residents’ health.
Veena Singla on turning science into policy
Dr. Veena Singla joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the often-arduous path of turning science into policy, and finding confidence and a voice as a scientist.
April Ballard on the importance of empathy in public health research
April Ballard joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss finding her identity as a researcher, and her human-centered approach to science and community outreach.
Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne’s trailblazing journey in environmental health
Dr. Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss breaking down barriers in receiving her Ph.d. and the importance of centering research on the health of communities.
Krystal Vasquez’s push for disability inclusion in STEM
Krystal Vasquez joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss her work as a chemist teasing out the big impacts from tiny compounds, and the often-neglected intersection of pollution and people with disabilities.
OreOluwa Badaki on intergenerational learning and food justice
Oreoluwa Badaki joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss her work as an educator around the world, and the importance of “cultural ways of knowing and being.”
Brianna VanNoy’s plan to integrate medicine and health justice
Brianna VanNoy joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss her experiences and work on representation in research, and bridging the worlds of medicine and health justice.
Dana Williamson on bringing communities to the forefront of environmental justice research
Dana Williamson joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the crucial role of social science in examining the impact of environmental justice research and on-the-ground work.
Michelle Gin on the role of government in advancing beauty justice
Michelle Gin joined the podcast and talked about being a first-generation college graduate, what it’s like working with businesses while also holding them accountable, and strategies for communicating environmental risk to different populations.
Ans Irfan’s vision for progress and equity in global public health
Ans Irfan joined the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to talk about his path from Pakistan to public health—and how the field can and should place equity and justice at its core.
Ami Zota on how the Agents of Change program came to be
EHN.org and The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health bring you the voices of next generation environmental health leaders. In episode 1, Agents of Change in Environmental Justice editor Brian Bienkowski speaks with founder and program director Ami Zota.