Capacity Building

💬SALURBAL-Climate Academic Event Tracker

This form was developed as part of SALURBAL-Climate’s Aim 3 (Capacity Strengthening) initiatives and is intended to track SALURBAL-Climate participation in academic spaces. Please complete this form only for participation in academic events—policy-focused events are tracked separately by the Policy Engagement Core. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Fer Cruz at mc4442@drexel.edu.

Academic Event Tracker

Meet the new cohort of SALURBAL-C Fellows (2025–2027)

We are proud to recognize the outstanding achievements, innovative research proposals, and potential contributions of our talented young researchers. That’s why we’ve awarded this fellowship—to support exceptional team members who demonstrate a strong commitment to driving progress in climate change and health research.

Kai Hsu

University of California, Berkeley

Kai is a Postdoctoral Scholar at UC Berkeley's Institute of Transportation Studies, working with Dr. Daniel Rodríguez. His research explores the links between urban mobility, climate, and health.

Laura Orlando

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Laura is a Sociologist from Universidad Diego Portales (UDP) with a Master’s in Urban Development from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), and Diploma in Qualitative Methods for Social Research from Universidad Diego Portales (UDP).

Penelope Brou

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Penelope holds a Master's in Public and Global Health with a background in political science and public health research, focusing on climate change, health equity, and vulnerable populations.

Giovanna Valentino

Universidad de Chile

Giovanna holds a degree in Nutrition from Universidad Mayor, an MSc in Human Physiology from King’s College London, and is completing her PhD in Public Health at the University of Chile.

SALURBAL-C Fellows (2024-2026)

This program is part of SALURBAL-c’s effort to build capacity (Aim 3). It supports skill development and strengthens research capabilities in Latin America, focusing on climate change and urban health. The program encourages timely, practical research and involves different institutions and trainees.

Leonardo Palencia

Leonardo is a Medical Doctor and Biomedical Engineer who graduated from Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. He is currently a student of a Master's degree in Data Analytics Intelligence at the same university.

Celia Jiménez

Celia has a degree in architecture from the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos and a Master's degree in Environmental Health Sciences from the National Institute of Public Health.

Tamara Arratia

Tamara is a Sociologist, a Master in Social Management for Development, and a Master in Public Health at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Ignacio Yannone

Ignacio is a medical doctor from the University of Buenos Aires, Master's in Epidemiology, Management and Health Policies at Instituto de Salud Colectiva (ISCo) of the National University of Lanús (UNLa).

Daniela Da Costa

Daniela is a researcher in social epidemiology and has an undergrad degree in Biology. She is currently working at INCAP (Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama)

🎧 Past events and recordings

PANEL: Things I wish I knew when I started my research career

June 25, 2025

Panel AIM 3 2025.mp4

PANEL: Engaging co-authors and supporting responsible authorship

September 24, 2025

Authorship Panel_SEP242025.mp4

Diálogos SALURBAL-Climate

CCUH & SALURBAL-C Webinars

Mini-stats sessions

CCUH Climate Exposure Metrics Workshop

Outdoor Temperature Exposure Metrics in Public Health Research Dec 5, 2025.

Urban Greenspace as exposure

Jan 23, 2026.

Wildfire Air Pollution Exposure Metrics

Jan 30, 2026.

Disaster Exposure Metrics Workshop

Feb 6, 2026.

📚Journal Club

Climate and Health Journal Club general guidelines:

The objectives of this journal club are to familiarize participants with scientific literature about the relationship between climate change and urban health and to discuss major topics and research themes in this quickly developing field.
This journal club is open to you! and anyone interested in climate and health research, including students, staff, and faculty of SALURBAL-Climate, CCUH, and Drexel UHC.
Sessions will be held monthly, last Thursday of every month, only via Zoom.
Information about the session (paper, presenter) will be shared in an invitation one week ahead of the monthly session.
For rich and valuable discussions, it is essential that everyone has read the paper in advance of the session.

We welcome suggestions of papers for future sessions. Please, submit paper ideas here.

If you are interested in leading the discussion of a paper, please contact Juan Carlos Figueroa (jcf333@drexel.edu) and cc Maryia Bakhtsiyarava (mb4544@drexel.edu) and Josiah Kephart (jlk465@drexel.edu).

📽️ Recorded Trainings

CDMX 2024 Methods Workshop

2024_SALURBAL_CDMX_code_presentation.mp4

Code Presentation

2024_SALURBAL_CDMX_methods_presentation.mp4

Methods Presentation

Code, slides and papers

CDMX 2024 Health Impact Assesment Workshop

Copia de David Rojas HIA Workshop SALURBAL CDMX 2024.mp4

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