Environmental Health
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Joseph Braun Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Director, Center for Children’s Environmental HealthResearch Interests: Environmental health, Child health. Health effects of environmental pollutant exposures before conception and during gestation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Endocrine disrupting chemicals, toxic metals, obesity, cardiometabolic health, and pediatric neurodevelopmental disorders. -
Allan Just Ph.D.
Associate Professor of EpidemiologyResearch interests: Environmental epidemiology including children's environmental health, remote sensing and air pollution monitoring with satellite data, climate and health epidemiology and epigenomics. He uses NASA satellite products to investigate how better estimates of the quality of air we breathe and the temperature in our neighborhoods reveal previously underestimated exposure disparities and health impacts.
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David Savitz Ph.D.
Professor of Epidemiology, of Pediatrics, and of Obstetrics and GynecologyResearch Interests: Health effects of environmental agents in the workplace and community and in a range of reproductive health outcomes. Nonionizing radiation, pesticides, drinking water treatment by-products, and perfluorinated compounds. Preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, pregnancy complications, and miscarriage. -
Erica Walker Sc.D.
RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Founder of Community Noise LabResearch Interests: Founder of the Community Noise Lab, which explores the relationship between community noise and health, Walker has expertise in environmental exposure assessments, environmental exposure modeling, community surveying, and community engagement.
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Scientific American
Quiet! Our Loud World Is Making Us Sick
Experts describe ways to turn down the volume, from earbuds to smartphone apps that detect harmful noise levels
American life expectancy started dropping even before the pandemic. It’s a critical barometer of our nation’s health and a sign that all is not well in the U.S.
PFAS can be found in just about everything, but there are a few things you can do to reduce your exposure.
Providence Journal
What are the noisiest neighborhoods in Providence?
Here are some of the noisiest parts of Providence, based on 5,000 noise complaints called to police.
Noise pollution is a physical and mental stressor with real health impacts, Professor Erica Walker tells NPR. "It's going to the emergency room for a panic attack, it's 'I can't sleep,' 'I can't hear my children.' It's all of those things," she says.
The New York Times
Noise Could Take Years Off Your Life. Here's How.
Professor of epidemiology Erica Walker weighed in for this comprehensive article for the New York Times.