Ronald Wheeler

Ronald Wheeler, affiliated faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a recognized leader in the area of legal research instruction having served in various law library management roles at law schools across the country. Wheeler has taught legal research in various contexts including in stand-alone 1L legal research courses, upper division […]

Brooke Williams

Brooke Williams, affiliated faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is an investigative reporter and educator who specializes in data journalism. Her work has contributed to a Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting, a George Polk Award, and a Gerald Loeb Award, among many others. Williams’ students help cover the city of Newton […]

Darien Alexander Williams

Darien Alexander Williams, affiliated faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is an assistant professor in the Macro Practice Department, with a focus on climate & environmental justice. His research broadly engages Black and Muslim urban planning history, hurricane disaster recovery, climate change, and community organizing. Williams’ research examines methods of counter-institution […]

Mary Willis

Mary D. Willis, core faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Boston University School of Public Health. Her expertise lies at the intersection of environmental epidemiology, spatial exposure assessment, and applied data science. Much of her work also leverages econometric-based causal […]

Nicolas Wittstock

Nicolas Wittstock, affiliated faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Boston University. He teaches classes on public policy, environmental politics, and political economy. Wittstock studies the political economy of advanced industrial societies, with a special focus on the political and economic impact of climate […]

Muhammad Zaman

Muhammad Hamid Zaman, affiliated faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Global Health and Vice Chair, Biomedical Engineering, at Boston University. He is also Director of the Center on Forced Displacement at the University. His research focuses on access to healthcare among […]