Forging Just Futures: Solutions-Based Science to Address the Climate Gap
Rachel Morello-Frosch, PhD, MPH

"Forging Just Futures," will discuss solutions-based science and community-driven research projects that elucidate the health and equity implications of climate change
policies and disseminate accessible online data visualization tools for diverse audiences seeking to advance sustainability and environmental justice goals in environmental policy and regulatory decision-making.

Rachel Morello-Frosch is an environmental health scientist, epidemiologist, and professor in the School of Public Health and Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, at the University of California, Berkeley. She is a renowned expert on structural determinants of environmental health inequities, and a leader in applying community-based participatory research methods to address environmental justice questions in the context of climate change and the effects of toxic chemicals and pollutants on community health. Morello-Frosch is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, a 2025-26 Radcliffe-Salata Climate Justice Fellow at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute and served on the Biden Administration's White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council.

This event is an installment of the Barnett College of Public Health Voices in Public Health Lecture Series and is hosted by the Departments of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, and Health Services Administration & Policy