David Pellow

Biography

Dr. David N. Pellow is the Dehlsen Chair and Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he also directs the Global Environmental Justice Project. He teaches courses on social change, environmental justice, sustainability, and social inequality. Pellow has authored numerous works on environmental justice in communities of color, both in the U.S. and globally, including books such as What is Critical Environmental Justice? (2017) and Total Liberation (2014). His research has been featured in major outlets like the L.A. Times, New York Times, NPR, and Mother Jones. He has served on the boards of several organizations dedicated to improving conditions for marginalized communities, including Greenpeace USA and the Prison Ecology Project. Pellow holds a B.A. in Sociology and Religious Studies from the University of Tennessee and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Northwestern University.