Gwen Robbins Schug is a professor of biology at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Her research is focused on the intersections of climate change, human health, and social justice, and understanding how past human experiences with environmental changes can inform our responses to contemporary global challenges. Robbins Schug is the author of 50 journal articles and book chapters, the book "Bioarchaeology of Climate Change" (2011), the editor of "The Routledge Handbook of the Bioarchaeology of Climate and Environmental Change" (2020), and "A Companion to South Asia in the Past" (2016). In 2023, she was named one of Grist's 50 leaders in equitable climate justice solutions, an acknowledgment of her commitment to promoting climate justice through her research. Her contributions were also recognized by the Clinton Global Foundation, underlining the global impact of her work.