About

Passionate About Inspiring Others

I hold a PhD in Organizational Leadership, an MIA in International Affairs, and an MS in Biomedical Engineering, and am completing a second doctorate in Geography at Penn State.

I teach various courses at CUNY Medgar Evers College and Columbia University. I have served as an NSF Program Director and have done fieldwork from Brooklyn to Ethiopia.

At the core of everything I do is one conviction: justice isn’t a destination — it’s how you build.

~ Dr. Chanda Burrage

Recent Projects

CarbonEARTH — NSF GK-12, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (2010–2015)
Community Care Brooklyn — City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY (2016)
Auburn Research Fellowship — Auburn, New York, NY (2018–2019)
World Rhythm Academy — Brooklyn, NY (2017–Present)
Nepal/HEAF Mentorship — Kathmandu, Nepal (2018)
Doctoral Research — Ethiopia & Djibouti (2013–2014)
Telemedicine/Healthcare Policy — Kenya (2009)
Water Wells & STEM Workshops — Nigeria & Benin (2007)
Columbia Sustainability Capstone Advising — New York, NY (2024–Present)

Publications

Measuring Equitable Impacts from Urban Climate Action — Columbia University / C40 Cities (Spring 2025)
From Pledges to Performance: Meeting Climate Goals in a Transparent World — Columbia University / Vita Coco (Fall 2024)
Climate Finance in the Agri-food Sector — Columbia University / Power for All (Spring 2024)
Food Justice — A Mississippi Story — Medium (October 2018)
Proposed Health and Wellness Interventions in Brownsville and East New York — Community Care of Brooklyn (October 2016)
Development of Code of Ethics for Social Entrepreneurial Telemedicine Venture in Kenya — NCIIA Conference Paper (2010)