Dr. Ana Isabel Baptista, The New School, New York, New York

Ana is an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in the Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management graduate program at The New School University. She also serves as the Co-Director of the Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School. Ana’s professional practice is focused on advancing environmental justice through collaborative work with communities on issues ranging from cumulative impacts, climate justice and zero waste. Her current research and practice includes the launch of a national environmental justice movement fellowship, helping to advance state-level EJ policies and national climate justice policies, best practices for local land use and planning that supports EJ, and zero waste policies. Ana serves on the Board of Trustees for the Ironbound Community Corporation, the New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance (NJEJA), the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and the Victoria Foundation.  She was also appointed to the Fourth New York City Panel on Climate Change and is an inaugural member of the Equitable and Just National Climate Platform. 

Ana Isabel Baptista, Ph.D.