Federica Previtali, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher with the ERC LEGACIES project at the University of Helsinki’s Faculty of Social Sciences. She earned her PhD in Social Psychology from Tampere University, where her research focused on age, aging, and ageism in workplace practices and interactions. Her current work explores intergenerational dynamics in the context of climate change, population aging, and social inequality, with a focus on how these issues are experienced and negotiated across family and societal generations in Italy.

Taylor Brown (he/him) is a PhD Candidate in Social Welfare and Critical Theory at UC Berkeley. His research examines how welfare states shape climate adaptation and inequality, with a focus on ecosocial policy at the intersection of social welfare and environmental systems. His work combines econometrics, computational social science, and critical text analysis. Taylor also serves as a Research Associate and Adjunct Professor with Tulane University’s CEDR/DRLA and is the founding CEO of the Center for Ecosocial Policy.

Kate Fletcher serves as Wildfire Resilience Program Coordinator at CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort), a global humanitarian organization focused on disaster response and long-term recovery solutions for underserved communities worldwide.

Dr. Ajit Singh Mann is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological Science at Loyola Marymount University. His research explores pro-environmental behavior in older adulthood and the role of flow experiences in aging well. Trained in positive developmental psychology, he specializes in intensive longitudinal methods, including Experience Sampling Methodology and multilevel modeling, and has published in both developmental and positive psychology journals.

Dr. Perone is the Director of the Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services and an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley School of Social Welfare. She is a licensed attorney and interdisciplinary scholar. Prior to her current role, she previously served as a senior health policy fellow at the U.S. Senate and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. She also practiced law for nearly ten years and served as the Executive Director for a community-based nonprofit serving LGBTQIA+ older adults in the United States. Her research examines equitable aging, including intersections in long-term care, LGBTQIA+ aging, and health policy.

Leixuri Urrutia-Pujana specializes in analyzing policies, regulations, and legal rulings to assess their impact on the human rights of minorities and vulnerable populations. Her work focuses on ensuring social service frameworks effectively protect and meet the needs of marginalized communities.