Lisa Reyes Mason, PhD, MSW

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Associate Professor Lisa Reyes Mason is a social worker, scholar, and advocate for climate justice. Through engaged and collaborative research, she has studied urban water insecurity, weather extremes and health, social aspects of green infrastructure, and a just transition away from fossil fuels.

Mason is passionate about speaking, writing, and teaching about the nexus of social work and the climate crisis. She co-edited the book "People and Climate Change: Vulnerability, Adaptation, and Social Justice" and co-leads the Grand Challenge for Social Work to “Create Social Responses to a Changing Environment.”

Mason draws inspiration and dedication to people and planet from her biracial (Filipina and White) heritage - from her maternal roots in the Philippines and her paternal roots in rural California. She is also a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, having served in Guinea, West Africa, from 1998-2000.