Graduate students in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health authored and peer-reviewed content for this site as part of the class, Concepts in Environmental Health (ESHH 511/611) in Fall 2022.
The Concepts in Environmental Health class and this project website were facilitated by:
Lisa Marriott, PhD
Associate Professor, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. Lisa is an educational researcher in the Environmental Systems & Human Health (ESHH) track specializing in science education and workforce development. She teaches Environmental Health for graduate students, Qualitative Methods for Health Professionals, and Biomedical Research Pathways for undergraduates.
Learn more about Lisa and her work.
Contact: marriott@ohsu.edu
Ruby Mitchell
Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2022 MPH graduate candidate in Environmental Systems & Human Health. Ruby previously created a page on how we can improve environmental efforts through a Circular Economy
Contact: mitcheru@ohsu.edu
Motivation, engagement, and information were supplied by:
Victoria Coats
Manager of Exhibit Research & Development at Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI) in Portland, Oregon.
Vicki and the OMSI team submitted a grant application to the National Institutes of Health in July 2022 to create a Wildfire and Human Health travelling museum exhibit. The Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) application is currently pending. OHSU is a collaborator on the pending application, with public health graduate students identifying important issues that could be highlighted in the travelling exhibit.
Tim Hecox
Experience Director for World Forestry Center in Portland, Oregon.
Invested in the connection between wildfire, forestry, and science education, with previous experience working at OMSI. Tim collaborated on the SEPA grant application.
Learn more about the World Forestry Center's work regarding wildfire education.