Today, PSR is joining with dozens of organizations, representing millions of Americans, calling on the U.S. Senate to pass clean energy and climate legislation. Please tell your Senators that we can no longer delay action if we are to protect our health and the health of future generations from catastrophic climate change.
As Senior Policy Analyst for Physicians for Social Responsibility’s Security Program, Jaya is involved in research, analysis, and writing about international security, nuclear weapons proliferation, arms control and nuclear disarmament, regional security, military budget, and health and environmental effects of nuclear war. As part of her responsibilities at PSR, Jaya is also involved in congressional education and PSR member and chapter outreach. Before joining PSR, Jaya served as the Director of Global Health Programs at Physicians for Peace. Jaya also worked as Research Director for PSR’s Security Program for six years.
Jaya holds a master's degrees in International Studies from Old Dominion University and in Political Science & Public Administration from Benares Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Jaya has published numerous articles, issue briefs, reports and books chapters on issues ranging from international security, nuclear nonproliferation and arms control, WMD terrorism, regional security, nuclear energy and military budget and spending. She has provided briefings on these topics to members of the House of Representatives, the United States Senate, and the United Nations. She has been quoted in and interviewed by many news sources including Reuters TV, CNN Money, the Associated Press, the Times of India, the Times News Service, National Public Radio, and the Voice of America.