Biography

Dr. Jade S. Sasser is an Associate Professor in the Department of Gender & Sexuality Studies at the University of California, Riverside. Her research explores the relationships between reproductive justice, women’s health, and climate change. Her first book, On Infertile Ground: Population Control and Women’s Rights in the Era of Climate Change, was published in 2018 by NYU Press, and it won the Emory Elliott Book Award. Dr. Sasser has a PhD in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management from University of California, Berkeley; an MA in Cultural Anthropology from UC Berkeley; and an MPH in Global Health from Boston University. She is the host of the podcast, Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question, and she has a forthcoming book (available in early 2024) that explores how race and climate anxiety are shaping reproductive desires, plans, and futures among young adults.