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. …
Fellow Publications
José Suaréz Acetylcholinesterase activity and time after a peak pesticide-use period among Ecuadorian children Suarez-Lopez JR, Butcher CR, Gahagan S, Checkoway H, Alexander BH, Al-Delaimy WK. Acetylcholinesterase activity and time after a peak pesticide-use period among Ecuadorian children. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. October 2017. doi:10.1007/s00420-017-1265-4 Agroecology and Health: Lessons from Indigenous Population Suárez-Torres J, Suárez-López JR, López-Paredes D, Morocho H, Cachiguango-Cachiguango LE, Dellai W. (2017). Agroecology and Health: Lessons from Indigenous Populations.…
Georgia State Inducts Two Faculty into Delta Omega
The School of Public Health at Georgia State University recently inducted two faculty as members of the Gamma Upsilon Chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health. JPB Fellow Christina Fuller is one of them. Read more.
Gina McCarthy, former administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, Speaks at T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Gina McCarthy was appointed by President Obama in 2009 as assistant administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Air and Radiation, and was subsequently named EPA administrator in 2013. A longtime public servant and progressive leader, she previously served as commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, deputy secretary of the Massachusetts Office of Commonwealth Development, and undersecretary for policy for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. Watch…
New NAACP Report Shows Disproportionate Energy Shutoffs Among African Americans in the US
A new report from the NAACP highlights how low-income and Black communities are affected disproportionately from utility companies energy shutoffs relative to the rest of the country. The report uses JPB Fellow Diana Hernandez’s framework of energy justice to support it’s findings. Read more about the report at Color Lines.
JPB Fellow Awarded Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award
Madeleine Scammell, one of the 2014 – 2017 fellows was recently awarded a prestigious ONES award! Read more about Madeleine and the four other 2017 winners here.
The latest footwear trend: reducing plastic waste
Timberland has partnered with Thread International to bring recycled material to their shoes. This partnership not only reduces plastic waste, but brings stable jobs to Haitian communities. – GreenBiz
New Fellow Research: Diana Ceballos
In a new study, JPB Environmental Health Fellow Diana Ceballos looks to better understand connections betweek home- and work-related exposures in high-risk communities by identifying occupation-specific of home exposure. Learn more here: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cressh/y2-pilot-project-2-of-2/
Christina H. Fuller: Air Quality and Communities in Atlanta
JPB Fellow Christina H. Fuller is an assistant professor in the Division of Environmental Health at Georgia State University’s School of Public Health where she works in the field of air quality exposure assessment and environmental epidemiology. Her research interests include outdoor air pollution, the effects of air pollution on respiratory and cardiovascular health, community-engaged research, urban health and environmental justice. Read more.
What does the end of the CA drought mean for future water use?
“[G]iven the challenges of population growth and climate change, most agree that the state will need solutions that work for everyone from the fish to the farmers—especially as Northern California literally swims in water and Southern California continues to run dry. And the other elements of the Water Resources Development Act—such as better watershed restoration, water recycling, and water storage, for instance—could go some of the way in that direction.”…
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