Cassandra Jean is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Sciences at The University of Washington School of Public Health. Jean is a sociologist whose work primarily focuses on diversifying climate and disaster scholarship, creating equitable and safe learning spaces, public health and science communication, and youth and community engagement. As an interdisciplinary researcher, Jean employs an intersectional lens and quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches to find evidence-based solutions for equitable programs, services, and policies for historically marginalized and under-sourced individuals.