Louis, and a Faculty Scholar in Washington University's Institute of Public Health. His research transcends disciplinary boundaries to better understand and address complex energy, environment, health, and sustainability problems central to social wellbeing of the poor. In India, Yadama is studying livelihoods and response of communities and households to climate risks in semi-arid regions. In collaboration with Foundation for Ecological Security in India and colleagues in engineering and medicine, he is studying how to sustain clean cookstoves to improve environment and health outcomes in communities.