Join the Institute for Environmental Justice and Sustainability for our annual fellowship showcase! This event is an opportunity for the 2025-2026 IEJS student and faculty fellows to share the results of the research they have been conducting this academic year. We will also hear introductions from the 2026-2027 fellowship awardees about their proposed research projects: Terryanna Blodgett, Ayca Gillett Dabis, Betul Coban, Dr. Elaine Gunnison, Dr. Meena Rishi, Dr. David Kwon and Dr. Valentina Zamora. Light appetizers will be served.

This year's fellows and their presentations are: 

• Ibrahim Badawi (SJD candidate, School of Law): “Legislative and policy reforms under the Electronics Accountability, Sustainability, and Longevity Act”
• Abby Robertson (Doctor of Nursing Practice Candidate, College of Nursing & Health Sciences). “Empowering Nurses to Advocate for Sustainability”
• Prof. Nazune Menka (Assistant Professor, School of Law; Faculty Director, Northwest Center for Indigenous Law): “Northwest Tribal Nations & Environmental Justice”
• Dr. Jessica Ludescher Imanaka (Associate Professor, Management and Philosophy, Albers School of Business & Economics): “Institutions and Environmental Sustainability: Understanding Legitimation in the Papal Encyclical Laudato Si’”

For more information on the presenters and their projects please see the IEJS fellowships page.