Intersecting Inequalities: Gender, Climate Change, and Mental Health in a Changing World A panel discussion
featuring
Thelma Abu, PhD.
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Sustainability, Community, and Urban Studies, University of Connecticut
Climate change is more than just an environmental crisis but also a social and public health emergency with disproportionate impacts across gender and geography. Through a short presentation, panel discussion, and open dialogue, participants will examine how environmental degradation, extreme weather events, and resource scarcity intensify existing gender inequalities and contribute to psychosocial distress, displacement, livelihood insecurity and wellbeing. The event will foster cross-sector collaboration, highlight innovative research and community-based solutions, and identify pathways for integrating gender-sensitive and mental health–responsive approaches into climate adaptation and policy planning.
Panelists:
Meshack Achore, PhD, MPH,Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health
J. Bret Bennington, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Geology, Environment, and Sustainability
Hellie R. Decker, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health
Ruth Trumble, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Global Studies & Geography
Wednesday, April 22, 2:40-4:05 p.m.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater,
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor
South Campus
This event if FREE and open to the public. For more info and to RSVP visit events.hofstra.edu.