Dr. Dani Lin Hunter is a social scientist with strong foundations in environmental science and community engagement. Her work has focused on ensuring that science operates in service to people and not the other way around. Dani earned her PhD ecology with a human environment interactions emphasis from Colorado State University in 2022. Since then, she has worked at North Carolina State University managing the Crowd the Tap participatory science project that focuses on identifying and addressing lead contamination in household drinking water. She is excited to step into her role as a Research Manager at NCEJN where she can continue to learn about grassroots organizing and pursue a future where science serves communities and breaks down systemic oppression instead of creating it.