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Heather Houser

writes on the environment, contemporary culture, and science and technology. She’s an associate professor of English at The University of Texas at Austin, and her most recent book is Infowhelm:

Melissa Burdi

is the dean and vice president of the Purdue University Global School of Nursing. She joined the University in 2018 as associate dean of prelicensure programs and brings to her

Murray J. Côté

is an associate professor of health policy and management at Texas A&M University. His research has focused on health care operations, demand management including forecasting, nursing staffing and scheduling, patient

Tiffany A. Radcliff

is an associate dean for research and professor of health policy and management at Texas A&M University. Her research includes health economics, health policy, improving quality of long-term care, access

Angela Gorrell

is an assistant professor of practical theology at the George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University. She is the author of the forthcoming book The Gravity of Joy.

Laura Vianna

is a graduate student in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington.

Sapna Cheryan

is a professor of psychology at the University of Washington.

Gillian Turnbull

is the author of Sonic Booms: Making Music in an Oil Town. She holds a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology from York University and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the University

Gloria Blizzard

is a Black Canadian woman of mixed heritage, with links to the middle passage, surrounded by European culture, living on Indigenous lands of the Americas. She was born in London,

Malinda Maynor Lowery

is a historian and documentary film producer who is a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. An Associate Professor of History at UNC-Chapel Hill and Director of the

Karen Dolan

is a fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies. Her affiliation is for identification only. The views expressed here are her own.

Jamie Hartmann-Boyce

works in the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, where she is involved in research and teaching, and serves as co-director of the part-time Evidence-Based Healthcare DPhil program.

Daniel Hunter

is the Global Trainings Manager at 350.org and a curriculum designer with Sunrise Movement. He has trained extensively from ethnic minorities in Burma, pastors in Sierra Leone, and independence activists in northeast

Alexander Kaufman

is a senior reporter at HuffPost, based in New York. He covers climate change, environmental policy and politics. His reporting won a 2018 SEAL Award, and he’s received fellowships from

Staci K. Haines

is the author of The Politics of Trauma: Somatics, Healing and Social Justice and the co-founder of generative somatics.

Jacob Wallace

is a freelance journalist based in Washington, D.C. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, NBC Washington, and DCist.

Brian Kahn

is the managing editor at Earther.

Andrew McCormick

is an independent journalist in Washington, D.C. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Nation, and Columbia Journalism Review, among other publications. He is a

Vanessa Nakate

is founder of the Rise Up climate movement and the Vash Green Schools Project, which aims to install solar panels on all of Uganda’s 24,000 schools. She has spearheaded the

Hannah Murphy

is a reporter and the chief research editor at Rolling Stone Magazine.

Shannon Osaka

is a reporter who covers climate policy and solutions for Grist.

Maia Wikler

is an anthropologist, climate justice organizer, and writer whose work has appeared in Teen Vogue and VICE. She is also directing a short documentary film, supported by The North Face,

Charles Ellison

is the managing editor for ecoWURD.com and host of Reality Check on WURD Radio, the only independent Black-owned talk radio station in Pennsylvania. Listen to WURD Radio in Philadelphia on 96.1FM or

Rachel Zhang

, 18, was an at-large delegate for Bernie Sanders representing Minnesota at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

Rikha Sharma Rani

is a Bay Area writer and journalist. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, CityLab, Politico Magazine, and more.
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