Who We Are
Elizabeth Shapiro-Garza, PhD, directs the Community Engagement Core (CEC). She has over twenty years of both applied and research experience related to community engagement. Her expertise is in Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), the translation of science for low-literacy users, and in pedagogical approaches to teaching community engagement practice and theory.
Megan Hoert Hughes, MEM is the DUSRC Director of Research Translation. She joined the Superfund Team in 2024 and supports both the Administrative and Research Translation Core (ARTC) and the Community Engagement Core (CEC). Megan has over twenty years of experience supporting and engaging with communities around environmental health challenges.
Chiara Klein, MEM joined the Center in July 2021 and is the Program Coordinator for Community Engagement. She has a Master’s of Environmental Management, degree from the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University.
What do we do?
The CEC promotes environmental health literacy in communities impacted by chemical contaminants.
How do we do it?
The CEC partners with community-based and serving organizations focused on education, outreach, and policy actions related to environmental health issues.
Why do we do it?
The CEC aims to increase individual and community awareness of the sources and impacts of chemical contaminants in the environment, and support the community’s efforts to address associated health risks.
