Dr. Claudia J. Ford has had a career in international development and women’s health spanning four decades and all continents. Dr. Ford is professor and chair of the department of Environmental Studies at State University of New York, Potsdam. As a Distinguished Visiting Scholar she would like to introduce herself and share how she has managed to span science, social sciences, business, medicine, humanities and fine arts into a workable academic career and where her activism in environmental justice fits in that mix.