Influencing Climate Policy - The Earth League
I was one of the top community-engaged researchers at the University of Arizona. I did this for about 24 years, mostly without a doctoral degree, working in the Arizona-Sonora Border region and rural Arizona, primarily with communities affected by hazardous contamination. I studied communities using qualitative methods and established community-driven environmental health projects.
I left that behind. It was not easy. Now I am pursuing the next phase of my career.
I want to influence international climate policy and lead by thinking outside the box to drive innovation. I now work for The Earth League at Arizona State University's Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, where I am pursuing both goals.
One of my first tasks as the Assistant Director was to orchestrate the writing of a publication in collaboration with The Earth League fellows. They are among the top scientific minds on the topic, and it is a privilege to have them as my teachers.
Click below to read our new Commentary published in One Earth.
We warn fellow scientists and decision-makers of the negative future that will unfold in the next decade, since, collectively, we have not done enough to address the climate crisis.
As German Scientist Albert Einstein said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
