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Learn to be a peer advocate for sustainability! Join us for monthly EcoReps Workshops with a free vegetarian lunch last Fridays at noon in the Center for Belonging, Access & Engagement (or Teams). Next up on 9/25 is Dr. Natasha DeJarnett on Health & Environmental Justice for All, followed by 10/30 Future of Net Zero, and 11/20 Generative AI! If you cannot join us in-person for lunch, please join the livefeed here on Microsoft Teams.
Dr. DeJarnett will share about her experiences including her time in the White House Council on Environmental Quality where she supported the Biden-Harris Administration in executing the most ambitious environmental justice agenda ever along with local experiences here in Louisville.
Dr. Natasha DeJarnett is an Assistant Professor in the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute at the University of Louisville Division of Environmental Medicine researching the health impacts of extreme heat exposure and environmental health disparities. She is also a professorial lecturer in Environmental and Occupational Health at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. Most recently, Dr. DeJarnett was the Deputy Director for Environmental Justice Data and Evaluation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
Dr. DeJarnett has been a leader in environmental health research for 20 years. Her positions in the executive branch of the government, academia, as well as national environmental and public health non-profits have helped to advance our nation’s most ambitious environmental justice agenda, progressed research agendas for the environmental health workforce, established successful national climate change and health initiatives, supported community empowerment, and inspired the next generation of environmental health professionals. In addition, she champions environmental health and justice through her leadership in multiple national and local nonprofit boards.