Shanna Farrell holds an MA in Oral History from Columbia University, where she focused on environmental justice issues in communities impacted by water pollution. Her work has included a community history of the Hudson River, a documentary audio piece entitled “Hydraulic Fracturing: An Oral History” that explores the complexity of the issues involved in drilling for natural gas in both Pennsylvania and New York, examining the local politics of “Superfunding” the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York, and a landscape study of a changing neighborhood in South Brooklyn. In addition to her MA from Columbia, she holds an Interdisciplinary MA from New York University and a BA in Music from Northeastern University.