Founded in 2014, the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society has become a leader in producing boundary-breaking, solutions-driven research while educating the next generation of environmental leaders.
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Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
Elizabeth Fussell
Professor (Research) of Environment and Society & Population Studies
Research Interests
Human migration and environment, Weather-related disasters, Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans, Social inequality
Recent News
Funding from the National Institute on Aging will enable Brown researchers, including IBES faculty members Allan Just and Elizabeth Fussell, to study the negative health effects of climate change and develop practical solutions that promote healthy aging.
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Elizabeth Fussell, professor of populations studies and environment and society (research), noted that "Having the [center] is really important, not just for me as a scientist, but for our shared goals and the community."
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Professor of Population Studies and Environment and Society (Research) Elizabeth Fussell provided commentary on the relationship between the housing crisis and climate change's effects on mobility.
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Nature Communications
Rare and highly destructive wildfires drive human migration in the U.S.
Elizabeth Fussell, professor of population studies and environment and society (Research), coauthored this new study.
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Scholars Strategy Network
Disaster Management in the Era of Climate Change
In this episode of the No Jargon podcast, Elizabeth Fussell — professor of population studies and environment and society (research) — shares insights on how extreme weather impacts communities and lessons for improving disaster responses.
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