Annual Meeting of the Superfund Research Program
Reams (left) introduces MacArthur Fellow Subra, who described her work related to the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
(Photo courtesy of Kelli Palmer, LSU SRP)
For a full day prior to the main meeting, grantees involved in research translation and community engagement gathered separately to hear speakers and participate in discussions related to communication strategies for forming stronger connections with communities, NGO’s, and public agencies. They explored ways to engage communities facing environmental exposures, identify research gaps in understanding the societal effects of hazardous waste sites, and how they can interact more effectively with each other and federal stakeholders.
Presentations:
- Introduction
Margaret Reams, Ph.D., Louisiana State University - Engaging Communities Facing Cumulative Environmental Exposure Issues
Wilma Subra, President, Subra Company - Engaging Communities with Undocumented, Vulnerable Residents
Jonathan London, Ph.D., University of California, Davis - Engaging Fatigued, Suspicious, Polarized Communities
Daniel Nguyen, MQVN - Communication Strategies for SRP
MDB, Inc. - Multimedia for Public Engagement
Stuart Braman, Ph.D., Columbia University - Identifying Research Gaps in Understanding of Societal Effects of Hazardous Waste Sites
James Rice, Ph.D., Brown University
(Photo courtesy of Kelli Palmer, LSU SRP)
Grantees involved with research translation and community engagement also met over lunch to discuss specific topics of interest, including engaging with tribal communities, using mobile apps to promote environmental health, and incorporating environmental health topics in K-12 education.
(Photo courtesy of Kelli Palmer, LSU SRP)
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