Jade Sasser color portrait. Jade is looking to the right, is posed outside in front of bamboo. Jade is a Black woman, is smiling, and has her hair pulled back. Jade is wearing small gold hoops and a colorful dress. Jade S. Sasser, PhD

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.

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.

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