Adrian Parr

Adrian Parr is the Dean of the College of Design at the University of Oregon and a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council. She has served as a UNESCO water chair for nearly a decade. She grew up in Sydney Australia. She has published numerous books and articles on climate change, environmental justice, and sustainability culture. She has been interviewed by The New York Times for her views on climate change as a crime against humanity and is director of The Intimate Realities of Water project. She lives in Eugene, Oregon with her children and husband Michael Zaretsky.