Lecturer, Master of Environmental Studies
Matthew T. Lee is a widely respected expert and leader in the intersection of mapping and environmental justice. He has developed and advised in the creation and enhancement of numerous EJ mapping tools, at the international, national, state, and local scale. Matthew works in the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights at US EPA and has dedicated his entire career to mapping for environmental justice. Matthew is a graduate of the Master of Environmental Studies program at the University of Pennsylvania, where he wrote his capstone, Collaboratively Addressing the Growth of the Port Industry to Ensure Environmental Justice. He received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Delaware, majoring in agriculture and natural resources and receiving minors in wildlife conservation and Spanish. His senior thesis focused on landowner perceptions of the stringency of surface water quality regulations in Delaware. Matthew currently serves as a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches The Principles of Mapping for Environmental Justice. He lives with his son and daughter in New Jersey, where he was born and raised.
