Rafael R. Ioris
is Professor of Latin American History at the History Department and an Affiliated Faculty at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He is also
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Deion Scott Hawkins
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Ken Ho
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Katherine Rapin
is a freelance writer/editor currently focused on climate solutions and adaptations in Puerto Rico. She has a particular interest in Indigenous-led work and stories that explore how humans can restore
charlie amáyá scott
is a Diné scholar born and raised within the Navajo Nation. charlie inspires joy and justice on Instagram and TikTok @dineaesthetics.
Sarah Amandolare
is an independent journalist covering science, health and travel. She has reported from Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Israel, and written travel articles and guidebooks on California, the Czech Republic, and
Jade Prévost-Manuel
is a Canadian multimedia journalist, writer, and copy editor. Covering stories from abortion movements in Haiti to the impact of foreign healthcare recruitment programs in Morocco, her stories have appeared
Hannah Docter-Loeb
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Majd Al-Waheidi
is a multimedia journalist and writer. She previously worked as a reporter in Gaza, including with the New York Times, from 2014 to 2017. In Gaza, she reported on the
Ed Struzik
is a Canadian author and photographer. He has been writing on environmental issues for three decades. He is the author of Swamplands: Tundra Beavers, Quaking Bogs and the Improbable World
Ashley Stimpson
is a Maryland-based freelance journalist whose work runs the gamut from science and travel writing to profiles and investigative features. Mostly, she writes about wildlife and conservation. Sometimes, she writes
Michelle Chen
is a contributing writer for The Nation and In These Times, a contributing editor at Dissent magazine, and a co-producer of the Asia Pacific Forum podcast and Dissent’s Belabored podcast.
Yvonne S. Marquez
is an independent journalist and audio producer from the Rio Grande Valley now based in Brooklyn. For nearly a decade, Yvonne has told stories important to LGBTQ communities. She has
Thomas Girondel
is a 37-year-old geographer and former natural risks officer working as an independent photojournalist and documentary photographer. He is distributed by INSTITUTE Artist. In 2014, he spent several weeks in
Rebecca George
has a keen interest in the impact of globalization on the cultures and lives of rural and Indigenous communities. She is currently working on ‘Pawns of Progress’—a documentary film that
Laura Frances Goodfield
is a 2022 Gender Equality Fellow for the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. She is an MPH candidate at George Washington University, pursuing a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology.
Madelaine Ley
is a philosopher and writer exploring technology ethics, care, attention, and ecology. Her current research at the Delft University of Technology takes an intersectional feminist lens to examine how robots
Elizabeth Hewitt
is an American independent journalist based in the Netherlands. She frequently writes about aging, nature and culture, and is interested in the impacts of public policy on people’s lives. Her
Corinne Manning
is the author of the acclaimed story collection We Had No Rules and a teaching artist based in Seattle, WA.
Samuel Ajala
is a data and development journalist covering climate change, energy transition, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in Nigeria, working as a freelance contributor to The Energiewende Blog, an outlet
Alexandra Applegate
is a multimedia journalist and audio producer in Los Angeles focused on climate, the environment, housing and equity.
Jill Neimark
is a writer based in Atlanta, Georgia, whose work has been featured in Discover, Scientific American, Science, Nautilus, Aeon, NPR, Quartz, Psychology Today, and The New York Times. Her latest
Julius Crowe Hampton
is a fourth-grade teacher in Oakland, California. He loves to spend time in the redwoods.
Oisakhose Aghomo
is an Atlanta peach transplant by way of Nigeria. She graduated from the University of Georgia with degrees in International Affairs and Romance Languages. She enjoys traveling, writing and eating
Kyubin Kim
is a Bay Area-based writer, multimedia journalist, and Korean American scholar. She is a recent graduate of Bowdoin College, where she served as editor-in-chief of The Foundationalist literary journal. She has worked
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