Adrienne Hollis, PhD, JD

Adrienne leads the development, design, and implementation of methods for accessing and documenting the health impacts of climate change on communities of color and other traditionally disenfranchised groups. Adrienne works with environmental justice communities to identify priority health concerns related to climate change and other environmental assaults and evaluates climate and energy policy approaches for their ability to effectively address climate change and benefit underserved communities. She is developing and scoping a new research agenda and strategy on climate and health; evaluating climate and energy policies to reduce exposure to negative health and environmental impacts; and recommending policy approaches to foster inclusiveness and greater benefits to underserved communities, and effectively address climate change. Adrienne is an environmental attorney and an environmental toxicologist, with a PhD from Meharry Medical College and a JD from Rutgers School of Law – Newark.