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Professor Sarah M. Bexell, PhD

26th June 2023

is Clinical Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Social Work, Director of Humane Education in the Institute for Human Animal Connection, and Faculty Director of the Center for Sustainability, all at the University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA. She worked for over 20 years for critically endangered species on the brink of extinction, including golden lion tamarins and callimicos (Brazil), giant pandas and red pandas (China), and black-footed ferrets (North America). Through this work it became clear that all species, including our own, are placed in jeopardy and endure immense suffering due to a plethora of value orientations that uphold human supremacy. Today she works at the interface of human rights and the rights of all other species to thrive and persist toward creating a regenerative future for life on Earth. Her current work includes leading an academic focus in ecological justice, building a framework for regenerative education, and studying the mental health impacts of global environmental change with a focus on the sixth mass extinction. In her free time, she rescues dogs in China and fosters dogs in the U.S.