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RESEARCH

Tackling complex environmental health challenges.

I am energized by the challenges of cumulative environmental health risks and social disparities in environmental health because these issues are difficult, complicated, and sometimes controversial from both science and policy perspectives. Understanding the cumulative effects of multiple risk factors on health is critical for establishing environmental policies that are truly protective of public health.
 

I aim to use my findings to improve the science our society uses to make decisions about environmental policies that impact the health of communities and populations, especially vulnerable, low-income, and minority populations.

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Advancing Policy Solutions for Cumulative Environmental Health Risks and Impacts.

As a public health practitioner and scholar, I have developed frameworks and methods for incorporating social disparities in environmental contaminant exposures and related health risks into policy decision-making.

Addressing Early Life Exposures of Children's Environmental Health.

Identifying highly exposed individuals during critical developmental periods can help target policies and interventions to reduce environmental chemical exposures and adverse health impacts.

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Uncovering the root causes of environmental health disparities nationally and globally.

As my thinking about environmental injustice and health inequities has evolved, I've begun to prioritize research that critically examines the social mechanisms creating inequities in the first place, looking beyond environmental health sciences.

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