
Dr. Yolanda J. McDonald is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human and Organizational Development and a Faculty Affiliate on Vanderbilt's Program in Climate and Environmental Studies. Dr. McDonald is also the Lead Investigator of the Vanderbilt University Drinking Water Justice Lab. She earned her M.A. in Sociology from the University of Texas at El Paso, and her Ph.D. in Geography from Texas A&M University, focusing on healthcare access inequities. Building on that theme, she is currently a National Institutes of Health, Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar.