Let's talk about the relationship between environmental justice and advocacy work, why a historical perspective matters when we look at injustice, and what it means to be a conduit. Joining us in this installment is Dr. Yolanda McDonald, the lead investigator of the Vanderbilt University Drinking Water Justice Lab. 
Dr. McDonald’s research uses geospatial approaches to investigate human health outcomes. She focuses on where and why health inequities and health disparities exist using geographic information science theory, and methods informed by environmental and social justice frameworks, social determinants of health, and the theory of intersectionality. She is passionate about mentoring students and experiential learning opportunities. Dr. McDonald has published articles in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters in the areas of healthcare accessibility, water justice, and climate change and human health.
Dr. McDonald earned her M.A. in Sociology from the University of Texas at El Paso with a focus on human health outcomes, associated with lack of access to a public water supply in Colonias, located along the U.S.-Mexico border. She earned her Ph.D. in Geography from Texas A&M University with a focus on health inequities associated with accessibility to preventive cervical cancer healthcare services in New Mexico, USA. She is a Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellow.
Part 2 coming next week. Stay tuned!

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