Ruthie Burrows, Ph.D., is a population-environment researcher with interdisciplinary experience in geography, demography, and epidemiology. She is currently a Research Associate at Project Drawdown, where her work focuses on examining the human health, adaptation, and biodiversity benefits of climate solutions.
Ruthie earned her Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Minnesota, where she was also a Population Studies Trainee in the Minnesota Population Center. Her dissertation research examined the role of social and natural environmental contexts on child health outcomes in Senegal. Previously, she worked at the Center for a Livable Future, contributing to research on local food systems in Baltimore, Maryland. Ruthie holds master’s degrees in Epidemiology and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) from Johns Hopkins University.
Ruthie has volunteered with Turning Green since she was a PGC finalist in 2012. She enjoys gardening, cooking, reading, and going for hikes with her dogs, Sunny and Ruby.
