Mary L. Dudziak is a leading scholar of legal history and the United States and the World. She works at the intersection of US domestic law and international affairs. She is currently writing about war and political accountability in American history. Her earlier scholarship examined the intersection of race, civil rights, and…
Our state is facing dual public health crises of soaring rates of homelessness and mental health needs.We will be releasing two major reports on the state of mental health services or homeless adults and children in NJ and discussing ways you can take action.Sponsorship of an event does not constitute institutional endorsement…
This talk will examine how current discourse, clinical interventions, medical technologies, and policy responses to the opioid epidemic are racialized in the U.S., highlighting the role of whiteness and racial capitalism. We will trace how technologies of whiteness operated to respond to rising overdose deaths among whites…
Dr. Christian Braneon sits on the Board of Directors of The Trust for Governors Island as well as the Advisory Board of Morehouse College's Environmental Justice & Sustainability Program. He leads the Urban Pillar of the Climate Impacts Group at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Dr. Braneon previously served as Co…
Great Neighborhoods for All coalition, in partnership with NJ Future. Sponsorship of an event does not constitute institutional endorsement of external speakers or views presented.
Part 1 of SPIA in NJ's Fall 2024 series, New Jersey and the American Economy: What’s Needed for the Garden State to Lead a Thriving Country:The concept of reparative justice has taken hold in various policy circles, but with so much to heal and repair, how do we make progress without feeling overwhelmed? As the old saying goes,…
Robert L. Tsai is a professor of law and Harry Elwood Warren Scholar at Boston University. He is the author of four books: “Eloquence and Reason: Creating a First Amendment Culture” (Yale University Press, 2008), “America’s Forgotten Constitutions: Defiant Visions of Power and Community” (Harvard University Press, 2014), …
Dr. Yukyan Lam is the Director of Research and a Senior Scientist at the Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School University, where she helps develop and manage the Center’s research portfolio. She is a social and behavioral public health scientist trained in quantitative and qualitative methodologies, with a…
