The PEPH grantee highlights feature engaging stories about NIEHS-funded researchers, community partners, young investigators, and other collaborators who are working to address environmental public health issues. Featured individuals share their personal stories and how innovative tools, education, capacity building, and community-university partnerships are empowering communities to address environmental health disparities and promote environmental justice.
2024
- Jamie Donatuto, Ph.D. – Connecting Cultures: Conducting Ethical Research in Tribal Settings
- Galen Newman, Ph.D. – Using Spatial Analytics to Address Flooding and Contamination in Fence-Line Communities
- Andrew George, Ph.D. – Forging Partnerships to Reach and Empower Rural Well Water Users
- Ashlee Fitch – Advancing Healthy Workplaces, Communities Through Solidarity and Training
2023
- Kathleen Vandiver, Ph.D. – Building Environmental Health Literacy Across Generations and Communities
- Max Aung, Ph.D. – Tackling Environmental Exposures in Marginalized Communities
- Jennifer Richmond-Bryant, Ph.D. – Combining Environmental and Social Sciences to Address Community Air Quality Concerns
- Kelly Pennell, Ph.D. – From Pipes to People: Addressing Vapor Intrusion and Water Contamination
- Denae King, Ph.D. – Joining Forces with Communities to Address Health Disparities
- Allison Patton, Ph.D. – Modeling Traffic-related Pollution, Promoting Health
- Linda McCauley, Ph.D., R.N. – Integrating Nursing and Environmental Research to Promote Community Health
- Mallery Quetawki – Using Art to Improve Environmental Health Literacy Among Indigenous Tribes
- Kevin Lane, Ph.D. – Applying Spatial Analysis to Air Pollution Research
- Joseph Hamm, Ph.D. – Fostering Trust-Building to Promote Environmental Health
2022
- Jamaji Nwanaji-Enwerem, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.P. – Combining Medicine, Environmental Research, and Policy to Reduce Health Disparities
- Andrij Holian, Ph.D. – Uncovering Mechanisms of Lung Injury to Improve Public Health
- Cynthia Curl, Ph.D., and Carly Hyland, Ph.D. – Teaming Up to Protect Agricultural Communities in Idaho
- Yoshira ‘Yoshi’ Ornelas Van Horne, Ph.D. – Putting Communities at the Center of Exposure Science Research
- Molly Kile, Sc.D. – Conducting Community Participatory Research Across Continents
- Karletta Chief, Ph.D. – Partnering with Tribal Communities to Protect Water from Pollution and Climate Change
- Kathleen Gray, Ph.D. – Improving Environmental Risk Communication Through Interdisciplinary Collaborations
- Gary Adamkiewicz, Ph.D. – Using Housing as an Opportunity to Improve Health
- Celia Chen, M.S., Ph.D. – Leveraging Partners Across Disciplines and Continents
- Jennifer Carrera, Ph.D. – Joining Forces With Communities to Bridge Gaps in Public Health
2021
- Christine Marie George, Ph.D. – Using Participatory Interventions to Engage Communities and Improve Water Quality and Health
- Perry Sheffield, M.D., M.P.H. – Increasing Capacity for Children’s Environmental Health in a Changing Climate
- Michele Marcus, Ph.D. – Lived Experiences Document and Validate a Community’s Struggle
- Juan Parras – Organizing Community Voices to Achieve Environmental Equity, Justice, and Resilience
- Elaine Symanski, Ph.D. – Collaborating with Communities to Address Environmental Health Disparities
- Diana Rohlman, Ph.D. – Innovating Environmental Health Communication
- Mary Turyk, Ph.D. – Promoting Healthy Fish Consumption in Asian Communities
- Natalie Sampson, Ph.D. – Building Capacity in Community Science to Address Environmental Inequalities
- Luz Huntington-Moskos, Ph.D. – Partnering With Youth to Support Environmental Health Literacy in the Next Generation
- Mindy Richlen, Ph.D. – Developing Innovative Community Engagement on Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
- Angela Reyes – Addressing Air Pollution Effects With Multidisciplinary Matchups
- Montgomery Proffit – Making an Impact Through Employment Opportunities
2020
- Rachel Morello-Frosch, Ph.D. - Partnering With Communities to Improve Water Quality and Access
- BJ Cummings – Improving Environmental and Community Health in the Pacific Northwest
- Weihsueh Chiu, Ph.D. – Using Data Science to Bridge Disciplines and Protect Health
- David Turcotte, Sc.D. – Academic-Community Partnerships Provide Tools to Address Environmental Health
- Beverly May, Dr.P.H. – Empowering Rural Communities in Central Appalachia
- Dwayne Porter, Ph.D. – Engaging Communities in Water Quality Data and Connection to Quality of Life
- Dana Haine – Mixing Research with Creativity to Appeal to Learners
- Laurel Schaider, Ph.D. – On the Frontlines of PFAS Research