To Avoid Future Catastrophes Like The California Fires, We Must Learn To Build Smarter

By JPB Fellow Marccus D. Hendricks and William Mobley, Guest Writers The recent Camp fire in California has been declared the deadliest in the state’s history. The devastation is yet another example of the collision of climate-related risks and the human-built environment. Climate change isn’t the singular cause of the Camp, Hill and Woosley fires; however, it has amplified environmental factors (including warmer and dried-out soils) in creating a longer…

Doctors could prescribe hikes someday

Time spent in the wilderness also shows potential to help treat some of society’s most pressing and complicated mental health issues. JPB Fellow Greg Bratman, assistant professor of environmental and forest sciences at UW, is studying how wilderness hiking could help those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Read more.

JPB EH Fellow Kirk featured in ASU News

PIONEERING WORK OF ASU FACULTY MEMBER WINS HARVARD ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FELLOWSHIP.  BY MARISASSA HUTH, Communications Specialist, School for the Future of Innovation in Society. | NOVEMBER 15, 2018 As a new Arizona State University faculty member, Kirk Jalbert came armed with an array of multidisciplinary experiences and a zeal for exploring how local communities respond to environmental issues. After joining the faculty in June, he was poised to dive into an academic’s…

JPB EH Fellow Tony Reames visits Manchester

JPB EH Fellow Tony Reames is delivering a seminar for the Manchester Urban Institute on Thursday 15th November 2018 at 4pm. More info here. “American Residential Energy Inequities Across Race, Class and Place” Abstract: The inability of households to afford adequate energy services is a major energy justice concern. Temporary utility bill assistance, improving residential energy efficiency, and adoption of renewables remain the primary strategic interventions. However, program implementation often…

Two JPB EH Fellows from University of Maryland

Jennifer Roberts and Marccus Hendricks Selected as Harvard JPB Environmental Health Fellows. Jennifer D. Roberts, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Health, has been selected by Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health as a JPB Environmental Health (EH) Fellow. Funded by the JPB Foundation, the JPB EH Fellowship Program supports a new generation of Environmental Health scholars who are committed to developing solutions and…

Fort Collins wins $1 million home energy efficiency grant. Here’s what it could mean for you

In a tight housing market like Fort Collins, why would landlords upgrade their property when there are already potential tenants banging down the door to move in? And why would tenants invest in property they don’t ultimately own? The city of Fort Collins thinks it may have bridged that gap — with the help of a $1 million award from Bloomberg Philanthropies U.S. Mayors Challenge. It was one of nine cities, one of which is…

Raphael Arku

Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Health Sciences School of Public Health and Health Sciences University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA rarku@umass.edu Fellowship Project: Environmental exposures in the home environment and COPD exacerbation. Raphael E Arku is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, School of Public Health & Health Sciences. Raphael’s field of teaching and research is primarily in air pollution, with the broad…

Ellison Carter

Associate Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO Ellison.Carter@colostate.edu Fellowship Project: Improving Assessment of Residential Exposures for Home Energy Efficiency and Health Studies Ellison is an environmental engineer, and her current research combines interests and expertise in indoor and outdoor air quality, exposure science, and chemistry. She aims to answer questions relevant to energy, environmental health, and housing policy. She is working to understand…

Meet JPB Fellow Marccus Hendricks

Hendricks, an assistant professor in the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation’s Urban Studies and Planning Program, will receive up to $240,000 over three years as he plans to explore how toxic flood waters and damaged infrastructure resulting from natural disasters beget public health crises. In addition, Hendricks’ research will investigate how “citizen scientists” can play a part in monitoring and inspecting infrastructure systems in order to…