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  Eli Tucker-Raymond

  Affiliated Faculty, IGS; Research Associate Professor, Language and Literacy, Wheelock College of Education and Human Development

  Eli Tucker-Raymond, affiliated faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a Research Associate Professor in Language and Literacy at Wheelock College of Education and Human Development. His research works toward creating and studying anti-racist, equity-oriented learning environments for Kindergarten-aged learners through adults. Those learning environments aim for collectivity, mutuality, and a […]
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  Irena Vodenska

  Affiliated Faculty, IGS; Professor of Finance, Director of Finance Programs, and Chair of Administrative Sciences, Metropolitan College

  Irena Vodenska, core faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a Professor of Finance and Director of Finance Programs at Boston University’s Metropolitan College. She is also a chair of the Administrative Sciences Department at Metropolitan College, Boston University.  Her research focuses on network theory and complexity science in macroeconomics. She […]
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  Monica Wang

  Affiliated Faculty, IGS; Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health

  Dr. Monica Wang, affiliated faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is an Associate Professor at Boston University School of Public Health, an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Executive Editor of Public Health Post. She is an award-winning public health leader, researcher, educator, and author of The […]
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  Gregory Wellenius

  Core Faculty, IGS; Beverly A. Brown Professor for the Improvement of Urban Health; Professor, Environmental Health, School of Public Health; Director, Center for Climate & Health

  Gregory Wellenius, core faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), serves as the Beverly A. Brown Professor for the Improvement of Urban Health, a Professor in the Department of Environmental Health, and Director of the BUSPH Center for Climate and Health. He is an environmental epidemiologist committed to reducing the health threats […]
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  Chris Wells

  Affiliated Faculty, IGS; Professor, Emerging Media Studies, College of Communication

  Chris Wells, affiliated faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a Professor in the College of Communication and a founding member of the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences at Boston University. He is also project lead for the Focused Research Program on data and misinformation jointly sponsored by IGS. Wells […]
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  Joerg Werner

  Core Faculty, IGS; Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering

  Joerg Werner, core faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), received his PhD from Cornell University with Prof. Uli Wiesner. His research focused on functional and precise three-dimensional (3D) nanomaterials from block copolymer self-assembly for energy storage applications, including the demonstration of the first functional nano-interdigitated battery. In his postdoc at Harvard […]
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  Amelia Wesselink

  Affiliated Faculty, IGS; Research Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, School of Public Health

  Dr. Amelia Wesselink, affiliated faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a Research Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH). Her research focuses on how environmental exposures influence reproductive and gynecologic health, with a specific focus on factors related to neighborhoods and climate change. She […]
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  Ronald Wheeler

  Affiliated Faculty, IGS; Associate Professor, Law and Legal Research and Associate Dean for Fineman & Pappas Law Libraries, School of Law

  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 […]
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  Brooke Williams

  Affiliated Faculty, IGS; Associate Professor of the Practice, Computational Journalism, College of Communication

  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 […]
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  Darien Alexander Williams

  Affiliated Faculty, IGS; Assistant Professor, Macro Practice Department, School of Social Work

  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 […]
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  Mary Willis

  Core Faculty, IGS; Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, School of Public Health

  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 […]
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  Nicolas Wittstock

  Affiliated Faculty, IGS; Assistant Professor, Political Science, College of Arts & Sciences

  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 […]
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  Jiguang Yu

  Graduate Student Summer Fellow, IGS; Division of Systems Engineering, College of Engineering

  Jiguang Yu, a 2026 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a PhD student in the Division of Systems Engineering. Yu's research specializes in algorithmic game theory, optimization, and complex network systems, with a primary focus on solving resource allocation challenges. He is currently developing innovative, physics-based economic mechanisms […]
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  Lizzy Yue

  Graduate Student Summer Fellow, IGS; Computer Engineering, College of Engineering

  Lizzy Yue, a 2026 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a PhD student in Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering. Yue is conducting independent research on addressing scalability and sustainability challenges in AI systems. She develops system-level methods to measure, analyze, and improve the energy efficiency of […]
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  Muhammad Zaman

  Affiliated Faculty, IGS; Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Global Health and Vice Chair, Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering; Director, Center on Forced Displacement

  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 […]
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  Alicia Zhang

  Research Assistant, IGS

  Alicia Zhang is a Research Assistant at the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) and a PhD student in Boston University’s Department of Earth and Environment. She is interested in how sustainable and responsible measures in the corporate environment can help achieve climate change mitigation and social justice improvements. Prior to BU, Alicia worked […]