Assistant Professor Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Dornsife School of Public Health Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania lhs36@drexel.edu Fellowship Project: “Extreme heat, associated adverse health outcomes, and barriers to heat-health protective behaviors in restaurant and service workers and managers in Philadelphia, PA” Leah Schinasi is an environmental and occupational epidemiologist and an Assistant Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health. She is an…
Michael Anastario
Assistant Professor Health SciencesNorthern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona michael.anastario@nau.edu Fellowship Project: Exposure to heavy metals among Indigenous people who inject methamphetamine Michael (Mike) Anastario is an Assistant Professor of Health Sciences at Northern Arizona University. Mike is a sociologist who draws on his research experience with ethnographic and quantitative methods to investigate how sequential phenomena concerning human-chemical interactions shape and reflect rural health disparities. He is currently focused on developing…
Max Aung
Assistant Professor Division of Environmental Health at Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California Los Angeles, California maxaung@usc.edu Fellowship Project: PFAS exposures, social factors, and bioactive lipid pathways to estimate antecedent risk profiles of depressive symptoms Dr. Max Aung is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Environmental Health at the University of Southern California (USC). He is also co-director of the EH MATTERS program at USC. Dr. Aung…
Stephanie Eick
Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Health Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University Atlanta, Georgia stephanie.marie.eick@emory.edu Fellowship Project: Cross-sectional study assessing sociopolitical stress Stephanie Eick is an environmental and reproductive epidemiologist by training. Her research focuses on the health effects of environmental chemical and non-chemical (i.e., psychosocial) stressors during pregnancy. She has a particular interest in joint effects and understanding how non-chemical stressors can amplify the harmful effects of chemicals.…
Courtney Roper
Assistant Professor Department of BioMolecular Sciences The University of Mississippi Oxford, Mississippi clroper@olemiss.edu Fellowship Project: Building Community Air Quality Research Capacity in the Mississippi Delta Courtney Roper is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Toxicology and Assistant Research Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the University of Mississippi’s School of Pharmacy. Her research group is focused on understanding air quality, particularly in the rural South. Through a combination…
Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne
Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Health Sciences Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health New York City, New York yov2000@cumc.columbia.edu Fellowship Project: The role of environmental reparations in mitigating environmental racism Dr. Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Yoshira is an alumna of the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice Fellowship. Her…
Aaron Specht
Assistant Professor School of Health Sciences Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana aspecht@purdue.edu Fellowship Project: Testing efficiency and accessibility using a novel bone lead test Dr. Aaron Specht is an Assistant Professor in the School of Health Sciences at Purdue University. His research focuses on the development, application, and understanding of exposure assessment for elemental and radiation exposures. His work focuses on increasing accessibility and cost effectiveness of exposure assessment techniques —…
Marccus D. Hendricks
Associate Professor Urban Studies and Planning Program School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation University of Maryland www.marccusdhendricks.weebly.com mdh1@umd.edu Fellowship Project: A Multimethod Approach to Assess Sanitary Risks and Microbial Exposures Associated with Waterborne Illnesses and Infrastructure Management in Baltimore, Maryland Marccus D. Hendricks is an Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Planning in the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation and a Faculty Affiliate with the Maryland Institute for Applied…
Tony Reames
Associate Professor Urban Energy Justice Lab School for Environment and Sustainability University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI treames@umich.edu www.thegreenscholar.com Fellowship Topic: Exploring Associations between Temperature Exposure, Housing Quality, and Health During the Winter in Energy Poor Households. Tony G. Reames is an associate professor in the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He directs the Urban Energy Justice Lab which researches topics at the…
Valerie Newsome Garcia
Community Transformation Strategist National Healthy Start Program, Washington, DC Dr. Valerie Newsome Garcia is the Community Transformation Strategist for NHSA – AIM CCI. Prior to joining National Healthy Start Association, she has held faculty appointments at NYU School of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Brooklyn College, and selected as a JPB Environmental Health Fellow at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her research focuses on addressing the social,…