Lindsey Butler is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Environmental Health. Her research focuses on prenatal and environmental epidemiology and examines how climate change impacts the health of vulnerable populations. She has a Bachelor’s of Science in Environmental Science from Simmons College and a Master’s of Science in Environmental Health from Boston University. Lindsey is a recipient of a Boston University Initiative on Cities Early Stage Urban Research Award. She serves on the Boards of the Boston University Medical School Climate Group, the Boston University School of Public Health Doctoral Student Organization, and 500 Women Scientists Boston. Her dissertation examines how heat and air pollution impact the health of pregnant women and the developing fetus.