Chunrong Jia, PhD

Professor of Environmental Health Science Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Environmental Health School of Public Health University of Memphis cjia@memphis.edu Fellowship Projects: Energy, Environment and Health in Affordable Housing Development / Indoor VOC Exposure and Home Energy Insecurity in an Environmental Justice Community / The Role of Environmental Exposure Reduction (REER) in a Multicomponent Asthma Intervention Dr. Chunrong Jia is Professor of Environmental Health (EH) in University of Memphis School of…

Christina Fuller, SC.D.

Associate Professor College of Engineering University of Georgia Christina.Fuller@uga.edu “I am dedicated to a productive academic career in which my research takes a comprehensive approach to examining and understanding the multifaceted nature of environmental health disparities. Through my work in corporate, academic and community settings I have seen inequities in the burden of environmental hazards on minority and marginalized communities. The JPB Fellowship provides the opportunity to build my knowledge…

Allison Appleton

Associate Professor, Department Chair School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics State University of New York, at Albany aappleton@albany.edu Fellowship Project: Albany Infant and Mother Study (AIMS).  Allison is a social epidemiologist with training in epigenetics, cardiovascular disease and neurodevelopment.  She received her doctoral degree from the Harvard School of Public Health and completed postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard and also at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. …

Kofi Berko, PhD

Senior Environmental Scientist Policy & Standard Division Office of Lead Hazard Control & Healthy Homes U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development J.Kofi.Berko@HUD.gov J. Kofi Berko, Jr is an environmental scientist with the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development headquarters in Washington DC.  He develops Notice of Fund Availability (NOFA) for healthy homes and lead technical studies, manages the…