Amber Acquaye

Amber Acquaye is a medical student at the Yale School of Medicine with a deep commitment to youth justice, ethics, and child and adolescent health. In 2020, she earned a B.S. in Human and Organizational Development, with honors, from Vanderbilt University. At Yale she’s applied her interests in human-centered design, critical theory, moral philosophy, and qualitative research to promote initiatives that center justice for children, families, and their communities. More specifically, Amber’s work spans empirical bioethics, participatory action research, and youth-centered advocacy, including a trinational study on youth climate ethics, a social media-based intervention to counteract stigma in climate activism, and a theoretical critique of the epistemic exclusion of children in environmental decision-making. She has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed publications, spoken at international conferences, and is passionate about integrating youth voices into climate solutions.

In terms of leadership, Amber is the youngest official member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's Committee on Climate Change and, she is an advisory member for Yale’s longitudinal health equity course thread.

Beyond her academic work, Amber is an advocate, mentor, and public health communicator dedicated to building a more just and sustainable future.