Kimberly White is a legal historian who examines the ways that U.S. and European conquest eroded Caribbean nations’ capacity for self-sufficiency and increased their economic and environmental vulnerability, even after formal decolonization. She currently serves as a Center for Teaching and Learning Fellow. White holds a J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law and a B.A. from City University of New York, where she graduated summa cum laude in environmental studies and social justice