Matthew Ponticiello

Matthew is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences majoring in global and public health sciences with minors in Spanish and inequality studies. He joined the Roosevelt Institute in spring 2019 as a healthcare policy analyst. Matthew is interested in health equity and environmental justice. More specifically, he is interested in how social sciences can be used to improve resource conservation and healthcare delivery. In addition to Roosevelt, Matthew is the Co-President of Cornell's chapter of Partners in Health, involved in the Obesity Research Group, a member of Greek Life at Cornell, and works at the Skorton Center for Health Initiatives.

The Color and Class of Water

By Matthew Ponticiello Published April 27, 2019

Built on the genocide of one race and the enslavement of another, we can still see, feel and even taste the roots of our nation’s past. Environmental Justice and water rights are only a small window into the far reaching implication’s of slavery and genocide not so long ago.