Rachel A. Morello-Frosch, PhD, MPH

University of California, Berkeley
School of Public Health & Dept of Environmental Science, Policy and Management
137 Mulford Hall
Berkeley CAUSA
94720

Biographical Sketch:
Rachel Morello-Frosch is associate professor of Environmental Science, Policy and Management and the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley. Her research examines social determinants of environmental health disparities among diverse communities in the US. A focus of her current work is on the relationship between segregation and environmental health, air pollution and perinatal health, community-based participatory research, and the intersection between climate change, economic restructuring, and community environmental health. In collaboration with academic and community colleagues, Morello-Frosch is developing screening methods for assessing the cumulative impacts of environmental and social stressors to advance decision-making and environmental justice goals in the policy and regulatory arenas.