Rebecca Hardin

Rebecca Hardin is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability. She is also the Faculty Director for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and a leader in the field of environmental and digital justice. Hardin's work focuses on fostering collaborative learning environments through initiatives like Gala, an open-access platform for sustainability education. Her research spans diverse areas, including environmental justice, tropical ecology, neurotechnology, and archeology. Hardin has extensive experience in interdisciplinary teaching and research, working across fields such as public health, engineering, and law. She has taught at prestigious institutions worldwide and collaborates with communities to address pressing global challenges like climate change, resource management, and equitable technology development. Her courses, such as Environmental Justice, empower students to explore grassroots solutions to systemic environmental inequalities.