Dr. Whyte’s research on environmental justice addresses moral and political issues facing Indigenous peoples in the areas of climate change, conservation, and cooperative relationships between Indigenous peoples and science institutions. Among many accolades, publications, and leadership roles, he previously served a U.S. Science Envoy and as a member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council and the Department of the Interior’s Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science.

About Dr. Whyte

2025–2026 Tatlock Fellow Dr. Kyle Whyte (enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation) is the George Willis Pack Professor in the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan.