Instrumental in establishing the SNRE’s Environmental Justice Program, focusing on the differential impact of environmental contaminants on people of color and low-income communities, Professor Bryant’s research includes both domestic and international foci, particularly on climate justice.
In addition to his 40-year devotion to SNRE, Bryant was a member of the Urban Technological and Environmental Planning Program, and held an adjunct position with the Center of Afro-American and African Studies. Previous to his career at U-M, Bryant served as the program director for the Michigan State Department of Social Welfare, Children’s Division
 
In 1973, Dr. Bryant did post-doctoral work at the University of Manchester in England in Town and Country Planning. His current research interests include developing case studies on corporate, agency, and community responses to hazardous waste sites. He was co-principal investigator of the University of Michigan 1990 Detroit Area Study on Race and Toxic Waste. A more recent study undertaken with Dr. Elaine Hockman is to determine the proximity of hazardous waste facilities to schools and their impact upon academic achievement.