Global Environmental Health and Environmental Justice
Friday, October 27, 2023
Duke Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, NC
Location: Grainger Hall (9 Circuit Drive), Field Auditorium (room 1112)
Grainger Hall at the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment
In this symposium, speakers will present research in the areas of global environmental health and discuss avenues to improve environmental justice. Throughout the presentations and during the panel discussion, the speakers will shed light on lessons learned and future considerations to optimize research in ensuring environmental justice.
This event is *FREE* to attend and open to all. Registration is required (see registration link below). We have options for both in-person and virtual attendance.
Agenda (all times are Eastern)
| 8:45-9:15 am | Sign in (continental breakfast provided for registered attendees) |
| 9:15-9:30 am | Welcome and Opening Remarks Nishad Jayasundara, PhD, Juli Plant Grainger Assistant Professor of Global Environmental Health, Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment |
| 9:30-10:30 am | Keynote Address: Environmental and Health Justice: Towards a Common Goal Jonathan Jackson, PhD; Executive Director, CARE Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School |
| 10:30-11:00 am | Air Pollution and Respiratory Viral Infections in Mongolia Jim Zhang, PhD; Professor, Global and Environmental Health, Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment |
| 11:00-11:15 am | Break |
| 11:15-11:45 am | Racial Segregation and Environmental Justice in North Carolina Mercedes Bravo, PhD; Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Global Health Institute, Duke University |
| 11:45-12:30 pm | Determinants of PFAS exposure throughout the Cape Fear River Basin of North Carolina Jane Hoppin, ScD, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences; Director, Center for Human Health and the Environment, NC State University |
| 12:30-1:30 pm | Lunch (food & drink provided for registered attendees) |
| 1:30-2:15 pm | A Call to ‘Indigenize’ New Approach Methods Nil Basu, PhD, Canada Research Chair in Environmental Health Sciences; Professor, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Canada |
| 2:15-3:15 pm | Environmental Health Analyses and Justice: How to Improve our Basic Research! Moderated by Mercedes Bravo, PhD. Panelists: -Jonathan Jackson, PhD -Jim Zhang, PhD -Jane Hoppin, ScD -Nil Basu, PhD –Elizabeth Shapiro – Garza, PhD |
| 3:15-3:20 pm | Closing remarks |
| 3:20-4:00 pm | Reception (drinks & snacks provided for registrants) |
Registration
Register for in-person attendance HERE. Registration is free, but is required.
In-person registration will close at 11:45 pm Eastern on Friday, October 20th.
For our non-Duke attendees, we do have a limited number of parking passes available. If you would like to request a parking pass to attend the symposium, please contact our Event Coordinator. Passes will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, and may run out.
Location: Grainger Hall (9 Circuit Drive), Field Auditorium (room 1112)
- Google map (Grainger Hall may appear on map as “Environment Hall”)
Health & Safety Guidelines for Attendees
- Masking is currently not required. Symposium guests are encouraged to follow their personal preference and comfort level with regard to masking. All guests are expected to be respectful of each other and their personal masking decisions.
- Anyone with a recent COVID-19 diagnosis and individuals who feel unwell or have symptoms of COVID-19 or other respiratory illness should not attend the symposium.
Virtual Registration
Register for in-person attendance is available HERE. Registration is free, but is required to receive the link. Virtual registration will remain open through October 27th.
Upon registration, you will receive an automated email with the livestream links for the morning and afternoon sessions (links are unique for each session). Please keep this email, as the links will not be posted publicly.
Questions?
If you have questions about this event, please contact our Event Coordinator.
Support
This symposium is supported in part by the National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under the Duke University Superfund Research Program (award P42ES010356) and the Duke University Program in Environmental Health (award T32ES021432). Symposium content is solely the responsibility of the speakers and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.