Yanin Kramsky

Yanin Kramsky is a Lecturer in City & Regional Planning at UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design. Their research intersects disaster governance, environmental justice, queer theory, and critical disability studies, focusing on how 'social vulnerability' becomes a tool of governance during wildfires in Northern California. Kramsky examines how state agencies manage non-normative bodyminds and how marginalized communities navigate disaster riskscapes.

Education: PhD in City and Regional Planning (UC Berkeley, 2024), Master of Environmental Science (Yale, 2017), BSc in Product Design (ArtCenter College of Design, 2011).

Research Interests: Spatial politics; wildfire governance; intersectional feminism; ethical frameworks for environmental planning; technocratic interventions in marginalized communities.

Awards & Recognition:

• Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award (2024)
• Chancellor’s Fellowship (2017-2021)
• Multiple research grants from UC Berkeley and environmental justice organizations

Teaching: Courses include Introduction to City Planning, Planning for Sustainability, and Ethical Reflection in Development Engineering.