!2 !Annual!Report! September!2014! 1 SSEHRI - Northeastern University · Phil!Brown!(Professor!of!Sociology!and!Health!Sciences)! Maryann!Cairns!(Postdoctoral!Research!Fellow)!

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Northeastern!University!318!International!Village!Boston,!Massachusetts!!02115!

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Our!Mission!

The!mission!of!the!Social!Science!Environmental!Health!Research!Institute!(SSEHRI)!is!to!conduct!social!scienceGoriented!research,!teaching,!community!engagement,!and!policy!work!in!the!area!of!environmental!health.!SSEHRI!continues!the!legacy!of!the!Contested!Illnesses!Research!Group!at!Brown!University,!which!began!in!2000,!and!has!had!a!long!history!of!social!scienceGenvironmental!health!collaborations!and!extensive!grant!portfolio!(including!extensive!collaborations!with!Silent!Spring!Institute).!SSEHRI!is!a!hub!for!collaborative!environmental!health!learning!and!interest!at!NU.!!

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The!Institute!trains!graduate!students!and!postdocs!for!communityGbased!participatory!research!aimed!at!transforming!and!improving!environmental!health.!At!the!same!time,!it!provides!faculty!with!a!resource!to!further!their!existing!efforts!in!those!approaches.!Integrating!environmental!health!science,!science,!sociology,!science!and!technology!studies,!and!social!movements,!SSEHRI!aims!to!develop!novel!approaches!to!studying!environmental!health!questions,!communication!of!environmental!health!data!and!conceptualization!of!environmental!health!socially,!politically,!and!scientifically.!

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A!Great!Second!Year!!We’re!excited!to!share!another!successful!year!of!the!Social!Science!Environmental!Health!Research!Institute!!In!two!short!years!we!have!grown!rapidly!to!become!a!strong!institute!that!now!has!25!members,!including!faculty,!postdoc!fellows,!and!PhD!students.!Under!the!guidance!of!SSEHRI!director!Phil!Brown,!the!institute!has!welcomed!four!new!sociology!doctoral!students,!and!four!new!postdoctoral!fellows!to!begin!work!in!Fall!2014.!We!are!pleased!to!announce!that!after!a!productive!year!with!SSEHRI,!postdoctoral!research!fellows,!Bindu!Panikkar,!Dvera!Saxton!and!Max!Liboiron!have!moved!on!to!new!academic!positions.!!

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A!Great!Second!Year!!(continued)!!Dvera!Saxton!is!Assistant!Professor!of!Anthropology!at!California!State!University,!Fresno,!Max!Liboiron!is!Assistant!Professor!of!Sociology!at!Memorial!University!of!Newfoundland,!and!Bindu!Panikkar!is!Research!Associate!at!the!Arctic!Institute!of!North!America!at!the!University!of!Calgary.!We!congratulate!them!and!wish!them!well!in!these!exciting!new!stages!of!their!careers!!!The!Fracking!Research!Group!led!by!Dr.!Sara!Wylie!entered!its!

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second!year!with!a!brand!new!STS/Sociology!GraduateGlevel!directed!study!course!focusing!on!oil!and!gas!issues!–!from!historical,!social,!and!environmental!health!perspectives.!The!Fracking!Research!Group!works!with!communities!in!Colorado,!Wyoming,!Pennsylvania,!and!California,!collaborating!in!low!cost!community!monitoring!initiatives!around!unconventional!oil!and!gas!activity.!!!

SSEHRI!collaborates!with!many!local!and!national!environmental!justice!and!health!groups!including:!Environmental!Justice!

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League!of!Rhode!Island,!Toxics!Action!Center,!Alternatives!for!Community!and!Environment,!Hospitals!for!a!Healthy!Environment!in!Rhode!Island,!Health!Care!Without!Harm,!The!Endocrine!Disrupter!Exchange,!Southwest!Pennsylvania!Environmental!Health!Project,!The!Center!on!Race,!Policy,!and!the!Environment,!and!New!England!Environmental!Justice!Research!Network.!We!coGsponsored!the!Local!Environmental!Action!Conference!at!NU!with!Toxic!Action!Center!in!March!2014.!!

We!are!proud!to!announce!that!SSEHRI!member!and!graduate!student!Lauren!Richter!has!joined!the!advisory!board!of!Alternatives!for!Community!and!Environment,!continuing!SSEHRI’s!relationship!with!the!Roxbury!environmental!justice!group.!These!partnerships!are!a!critical!aspect!of!SSEHRI’s!mission.!!

We!are!also!happy!to!welcome!Dr.!Elizabeth!Hoover,!Assistant!Professor!of!American!and!Ethnic!Studies!at!Brown!University!!Dr.!Hoover!is!currently!working!on!projects!with!RI!indigenous!organizations!like!the!Rhode!Island!Indian!Council!and!the!Narragansett!Tribe,!and!serving!as!the!faculty!mentor!for!the!student!group!Native!Americans!at!Brown!(NAB).!!Over!the!next!year!she!will!be!writing!the!book!manuscript!“’The!River!is!In!Us;’!Fighting!Toxins!in!a!Mohawk!Community,”!about!her!research!on!the!impact!of!environmental!contamination!and!environmental!health!research!on!the!Mohawk!community!of!Akwesasne.!Her!work!also!includes,!“From!‘Garden!Warriors’!to!‘Good!Seeds;’!Indigenizing!the!Local!Food!Movement,”!and!other!communityGbased!Native!American!and!First!Nations!environmental!health!research!projects.!!!

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SSEHRI!Members!Len!Albright!(Assistant!Professor!of!Sociology!and!Public!Policy)!

Phil!Brown!(Professor!of!Sociology!and!Health!Sciences)!Maryann!Cairns!(Postdoctoral!Research!Fellow)!Jennifer!Carrera!(Postdoctoral!Research!Fellow)!

Lauren!Contorno!(Sociology!PhD!Student)!Daniel!Faber!(Professor!of!Sociology)!

Danielle!Falzon!(Sociology!PhD!Student)!Bridget!Hanna!(Postdoctoral!Research!Fellow)!

Liz!Hoover!(Assistant!Professor!of!American!Studies!and!Ethnic!Studies!–!Brown!University)!

Matt!Judge!(Sociology!PhD!student)!Rachael!Lee!(Sociology!PhD!student)!

Mercedes!Lyson!(Postdoctoral!Research!Fellow)!Jacob!Matz!(Sociology!PhD!student)!Alex!Press!(Sociology!PhD!Student)!

Mónica!RamirezGAndreotta!(Assistant!Professor!of!Health!Sciences)!Mia!Renauld!(Sociology!PhD!student)!Lauren!Richter!(Sociology!PhD!student)!

Ron!Sandler!(Professor!of!Philosophy!and!Religious!Studies)!Laura!Senier!(Assistant!Professor!of!Sociology!and!Health!Sciences)!Sara!Shostak!(Associate!Professor!of!Sociology!G!Brandeis!University)!

Boris!Templeton!(Sociology!PhD!Student)!Christine!Vatovec!(Assistant!Professor!of!Environment!and!Natural!Resources!

and!Medicine!G!Univ.!of!Vermont)!Elisabeth!Wilder!(Sociology!PhD!student)!

Sara!Wylie!(Assistant!Professor!of!Anthropology!and!Health!Sciences)!


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SSEHRI"Initiatives"and"Connections"Across"Campus"Health'and'sustainability'have'been'integrated'into'the'mission'and'activities'of'SSEHRI,'which'is'a'unique'synthesis'of'medical'sociology,'environmental'sociology,'science'and'technology'studies,'and'environmental'health'science.''

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Students!listen!as!undergraduate!Marisa!Bellantuono!discussed!her!sociology!class!research!on!the!many!products!that!use!materials!from!pigs!during!the!SSEHRIGsponsored!PopGUp!Lab.!(Photo:!Brooks!Canaday)!

SSEHRI!Works!On:!

• Creating!collaborations!between!life!scientists!and!social!scientists!

• Integrating!comprehensive!doctoral!training!in!environmental!sociology!!

• Networking!environmental!health!communities!with!faculty!and!students!for!research,!collaborations,!and!internships!

• Developing!and!studying!the!use!of!lowGcost!tools!for!communityGbased!environmental!monitoring!

• Hosting!speakers!designed!to!integrate!environmental!health!interests!across!campus!

• Providing!a!campusGwide!resource!for!teaching!research!ethics,!cultural!competence,!and!communityGbased!participatory!research!!

Active!Grants:!Northeast)Ethics)Education)Partnership)for)Research)Ethics/Cultural)Competence)Training)(National)Science)Foundation)!#!Provides!ethics!training!for!Central!New!York!(SUNYGESF)!and!Southeastern!New!England!(Brown!and!Northeastern),!including!student!mentoring,!faculty!mentoring,!summer!workshop!!!

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sessions,!trainGtheGtrainer!modules!at!national!society!meetings!and!onGline!training!and!study!resources.!

New)Directions)in)Environmental)Ethics:)Emerging)Contaminants,)Emerging)Technologies,)and)Beyond))(National)Science)Foundation)!G!Trains!doctoral!and!postdoctoral!students!in!Sociology,!Environmental!Health,!and!Science,!Technology,!and!Society,!in!emerging!contaminants!and!technologies,!public!participation!in!science,!and!reflexive!research!ethics.!

Ethical)and)Legal)Challenges)in)Communicating)Individual)Biomonitoring)and)Personal)Exposure)Results)to)Study)Participants:)Guidance)for)Researchers)and)Institutional)Review)Boards )(National)Institute)of)Environmental)Health!Sciences)!G!Examines!the!experiences,!values,!and!attitudes!of!participants!in!personal!exposure!assessment!studies,!as!well!as!the!perspectives!of!IRB!members,!researchers,!clinicians,!and!legal!experts.!

Data)Sharing)and)Privacy)Protection)in)DigitalJAge)Environmental)Health)Studies)(NIH))–)Evaluates!privacy!risks!and!develops!solutions!for!environmental!health!studies!through!optimizing!procedures!to!redact!or!mask!data!to!improve!privacy!while!retaining!scientific!utility!for!data!sharing.)))

Silent!Spring!Director!Dr.!Julia!Brody!presents!research!at!the!SSEHRIGsponsored!2013!Northeastern!U.!Applied!Ethics!Conference!in!collaboration!with!SSEHRI!members!as!part!of!the!Data!Sharing!and!Privacy!Protection!NIH!Grant!(Photo:!Max!Liboiron)!

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Active!Grants!(cont’d!from!p.!4)))Virtual)Consortium)for)Translational/Transdisciplinary)Environmental)Research)J)Ethical)and)Legal)Challenges)in)Communicating)Individual)Biomonitoring)and)Personal)Exposure)Results)to)Study)Participants:)Guidance)for)Researchers)and)Institutional)Review)Boards.)(National)Institute)of)Environmental)Health)Sciences))J)Extends!the!biomonitoring!ethics!project!to!include!healthy!homes!interventions!and!to!develop!computerized!approaches!to!report!back!data!in!large!biomonitoring!program.)Puerto)Rico)Testsite)for)Exploring)Contamination)Threats)(PROTECT))Program)(National)Institute)of)Environmental)Health)Sciences’)Superfund)Research)Program))#!Investigates!preterm!births!in!communities!surrounding!toxic!waste!and!Superfund!sites!in!Puerto!Rico.!Phil!Brown!and!Mónica!Ramirez!Andreotta!are!part!of!the!Community!Engagement!Core!and!Research!Translation!Core!of!this!multiGproject,!multiGinstitution!collaboration.)

Dr.!Mónica!Ramirez!Andreotta!discusses!the!“Gardenroots”!project!with!Highland!Community!Garden!participants.!This!project,!in!collaboration!with!the!Boston!Natural!Areas!Network,!investigates!the!behaviors!of!community!gardeners!and!examines!the!uptake!of!heavy!metals!and!other!toxicants!in!community!gardens!in!communities!throughout!Boston!(Photo:!Max!Liboiron).!!!

“Barriers)in)Translating)Genomic)Research)into)State)Public)Health)Programs”)(National)Human)Genome)Research)Institute)!–!Identifies!common!elements!that!enhance!capacity!in!public!health!genomics!across!states,!and!will!clarify!which!elements!may!be!unique!or!would!work!only!in!a!particular!state.!This!research!will!identify!guidelines!that!will!help!states!modernize!public!health!genetics!programs!in!ways!that!are!ethical,!equitable,!and!costGeffective.!

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Grants!Awarded!this!Year!

Renewal)of)Northeast)Ethics)Education)Partnership)for)Research)Ethics)Training)Grant)(National)Science)Foundation)!–!(described!above)!

Renewal)of)the)Puerto)Rico)Testsite)for)Exploring)Contamination)Threats)(PROTECT))Program)(National)Institute)od)Environmental)Health)Sciences’)Superfund)Research)Program)!–!(described!above)!

Highlights!!

SSEHRI!members!hosted,!attended,!and!presented!original!research!at!many!events!throughout!the!year.!From!community!garden!parties!to!campus!popGup!labs,!it!has!been!a!busy!year!of!public!citizen!science!talks!and!demonstrations.!For!example,!after!presenting!on!the!efficacy!of!citizen!based!science!and!community!research!to!the!National!Institute!of!Environmental!Health!Science,!Dr.!Sara!Wylie!presented!research!at!the!first!ever!White!House!Maker!Faire.!On!the!White!House!Lawn!she!demonstrated!DIY!environmental!monitoring!tools!developed!by!the!grassroots!initiative!Public!Lab!–!a!citizenGscience!nonprofit!she!coGfounded!at!MIT.!Numerous!U.S!officials,!including!President!Barack!Obama!were!able!to!learn!about!DIY!balloon!mapping,!hydrogen!sulfide!(H2S)!monitoring,!mapping!of!oil!and!gas!activity,!toxic!waste!monitoring,!and!other!civic!science!tools!and!initiatives.!!

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Dr.!Sara!Wylie!explains!DIY!H2S!monitoring!tools!deployed!near!oil!and!gas!sites!in!Wyoming,!a!project!she!is!collaborating!on!with!graduate!student!Elisabeth!Wilder!(Photo:!Eymund!Diegel)!!


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A!Great!Year!for!Postdocs!!

The!2013G2014!academic!year!was!very!successful!for!SSEHRI!postGdoctoral!fellows,!Dr.!Max!Liboiron!and!Dr.!Dvera!Saxton.!Both!scholars!engaged!in!original!research!for!publication,!mentored!graduate!students,!presented!their!research!at!conferences,!community!events!and!lectures,!presented!job!talks,!and!secured!academic!teaching/research!positions.!Dvera!continued!public!anthropological!work!surrounding!the!biopolitics!of!pesticide!exposure!in!farm!

worker!communities!in!the!Pájaro!Valley,!California.!Max!continued!work!surrounding!industrial!and!consumer!ocean!plastic!waste,!and!disaster!research!surrounding!grassroots!civic!science!in!response!to!the!Hurricane!Sandy!disaster!in!New!York!City.!!

Top:!Postdocs!Dvera!Saxton!and!Max!Liboiron!with!a!DIY!thermal!pollution!fishing!bob!designed!by!Dr.!Sara!Wylie!and!students.!Above:!a!composite!created!w/!the!fishing!bobs!illustrating!thermal!heat!pollution!from!a!Boston!area!power!plant.!The!light!of!the!bob!changes!color!as!it!moves!from!source!of!the!thermal!pollution!plume.!(Photos:!Max!Liboiron)!

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!Dr.!Sara!Shostak’s!Exposed)Science:)Genes,))the)Environment,)and)the)Politics)of)Population)Health!received!both!honors!from!the!American!Sociological!Association’s!Science,!Knowledge,!and!Technology!Section!and!the!Medical!Sociology!section!!The!awards!recognize!outstanding!books!published!dealing!with!the!sociology!of!science,!knowledge,!and!technology!and!medical!sociology.!Dr.!Shostak’s!ethnographic!work!analyzes!the!rise!of!geneGenvironment!interaction!in!the!environmental!health!sciences!and!examines!its!consequences!for!how!we!understand!and!protect!population!health.!Exposed!Science!offers!critically!important!new!ways!of!understanding!and!engaging!with!the!emergence!of!geneGenvironment!interaction!as!a!focal!concern!of!environmental!health!science,!policyGmaking,!and!activism.!!

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Congratulations!to!Dr.!Sara!Shostak!for!Receiving!

the!Robert!K.!Merton!Book!Award!and!the!Freidson!Award!!

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Phil!Brown.!Community!Epidemiology!

Investigations!at!Hazardous!Waste!Sites.!The!State!of!Citizen!Science:!Revisiting!Popular!Epidemiology,!Citizen!Monitoring!and!Other!Innovations.!Center!for!Health,!Science!and!Public!Policy!&!the!Graduate!Program!in!Health!Advocacy,!Brooklyn!Law!School.!2014.!

Rachael!M.!Lee.!Predictors!of!Unconventional!Political!Protest!Behaviors!in!South!Korea:!

Applying!Western!!Explanatory!Models!in!an!

Eastern!Setting.!Eastern!Sociological!Society!Annual!Meeting.!Baltimore,!MD.!2014.!

Max!Liboiron.!Multiple!spaces!and!times!of!

Hurricane!Sandy!and!the!production!of!

distributive!risk.!Dimensions!of!Political!Ecology,!University!of!Kentucky.!2014.!

Mónica!Ramirez[Andreotta.!Building!a!Co#Created!Citizen!Science!Program!with!Gardeners!

Neighboring!a!Superfund!Site:!The!Gardenroots!

Case!Study.!Harvard!University,!School!of!Public!Health.!2013.!!

Mia!Renauld.!Invisible!Work!of!Women:!

Ignoring!Water!Access!Issues!for!Delhi’s!Urban!

Poor.!Eastern!Sociological!Society!Annual!Meeting.!Baltimore,!MD.!2014.!

Dvera!Saxton.!Extreme!Environments:!

Strawberry!Fields,!Artificial!Life,!&!Farmworker!

Wellbeing!in!the!Pájaro!Valley.!Invisible!Harms,!Layered!Toxicities!American!Anthropological!Association!Annual!Meeting.!Chicago,!IL,!November!2013.!

Laura!Senier,!Jessica!von!Reyn,!and!Jason!Orne.!Professional!dominance!as!a!barrier!in!

research!translation.!Society!for!Social!Studies!of!Science.!San!Diego,!CA.!2013.!

Sara!Wylie!and!Elisabeth!Wilder.!Community!

Monitoring!of!Hydrogen!Sulfide!in!the!Powder!

River!Basin:!A!“Civic”!Approach!to!Studying!

Environmental!Health!Hazards.!Pacific!Sociological!Association!85th!Annual!Meeting.!Portland,!OR.!!2014.!

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Postdoctoral!Research!Fellows!!

Maryann!Cairns!completed!a!PhD!in!Applied!Anthropology!at!the!University!of!South!Florida.!Her!dissertation,!entitled!Environment,!Rights,!and!Waste!in!Bolivia:!Addressing!Water!and!Sanitation!Processes!for!Improved!Infrastructure,!builds!on!concepts!of!political!ecology,!human!rights,!and!critical!development!to!evaluate!the!human!impact!of!water!and!sanitation!infrastructure!placement.!Cairns!is!particularly!interested!in!the!use!of!open!source!solutions!for!data!collection!and!mapping.!She!also!works!on!emerging!issues!in!wastewater!management!in!the!U.S.!!Jennifer!Carrera!completed!a!PhD!in!sociology!at!the!University!of!Illinois!at!UrbanaGChampaign.!For!her!doctoral!research!she!conducted!ethnographic!research!on!water!and!sanitation!struggles!in!Detroit,!Michigan!and!Lowndes!County,!Alabama.!She!also!completed!an!MS!in!environmental!engineering!at!Illinois!and!holds!a!Master!of!Science!degree!in!biostatistics.!Dr.Carrera’s!future!work!will!explore!the!health!impacts!of!impaired!water!and!sanitation!access!among!lowGincome!populations!in!economically!developed!settings,!like!the!United!States.!!!Bridget!Hanna!holds!a!PhD!in!anthropology!from!Harvard!University.!Her!research!focuses!on!the!social!construction!of!the!science!of!risk,!exposure,!and!harm,!and!her!dissertation,!Toxic!Relief:!science,!uncertainty,!and!medicine!after!Bhopal!examines!the!production!of!knowledge!about!illness!in!the!aftermath!of!the!world's!worst!industrial!disaster.!She!has!published!on!issues!of!environmental!health,!disaster!relief,!global!health,!and!caregiving,!and!is!coGauthor!of!the!2003!Bhopal!Reader.!!Mercedes!Lyson!holds!a!PhD!in!Sociology!from!Brown!University.!Her!dissertation!studied!the!class!politics!of!Rhode!Island's!alternative!food!movement,!analyzing!the!tension!between!individual!selfGgovernance!around!health!through!lifestyleGbased!consumption!habits,!and!the!active!policing!of!vulnerable!and!disadvantaged!people!who!are!unable!or!unwilling!to!achieve!"optimum!health."!She!works!with!Professors!Andrea!Parker,!Holly!Jimison,!and!Misha!Pavel!on!an!evaluation!of!digital/mobile!health!interventions,!with!a!focus!on!disadvantaged!communities!and!the!alleviation!of!health!disparities.!!!

Graduate!Students!!

Lauren!Contorno!is!an!incoming!PhD!student!from!Illinois!Wesleyan!University!interested!in!the!environmental!justice!implications!of!the!modern!food!system!and!its!impact!on!the!health!of!vulnerable!communities.!!!!

Danielle!Falzon!is!an!incoming!PhD!student!from!Vassar!College!interested!in!globalization,!inequality,!capitalism’s!impact!on!environmental!justice!and!environmental!health!and!social!movements.!!!

J.!Matthew!Judge!is!a!Ph.D.!candidate!whose!dissertation!explores!how!biomonitoring!studies!and!socioGeconomic!factors!influence!local!understanding!of!an!emerging!contaminant!(PFOA)!in!an!Appalachian!community.!!!!

Rachael!Lee!is!a!2nd!year!PhD!student!with!research!interests!surrounding!medical!sociology!and!quantitative!methodology.!Her!current!research!investigates!the!role!of!genomic!research!in!state!public!health!programs.!!!

Jacob!Matz!is!a!2nd!year!student!interested!in!environmental!sociology!and!environmental!justice!with!a!focus!on!rural!areas!of!resource!extraction.!His!current!research!focuses!on!community!environmental!monitoring!of!the!unconventional!natural!gas!industry!in!the!Marcellus!shale!region.!!!

Alex!Press!is!an!incoming!PhD!student!from!Boston!University!interested!in!environmental!sociology,!comparative!sociology/globalization,!health,!and!social!movements!with!a!focus!on!climate!change!politics!and!how!it!can!lead!to!bridges!between!the!environmental!and!labor!movements.!!!

Mia!Renauld!is!a!2nd!year!PhD!student!whose!current!research!focuses!on!California’s!cumulative!impacts!and!environmental!policies,!and!investigates!the!oil!complex’s!influence!the!daily!life!of!fence!line!communities!of!the!largest!oil!refinery!west!of!the!Mississippi!in!California.!!

Lauren!Richter!is!a!2nd!year!PhD!student!focused!on!environmental!sociology,!inequality!and!environmental!justice.!Her!current!research!investigates!environmental!health!controversies!and!community!monitoring!in!California's!San!Joaquin!Valley.!!

Boris!Templeton!is!an!incoming!PhD!student!from!Georgetown!University.!Boris!is!interested!in!environmental!sociology,!climate!justice!and!social!movements.!!!

Elisabeth!Wilder!is!a!2nd!year!PhD!student!whose!areas!of!interest!include!environmental!sociology,!political!economy,!and!globalization.!Her!current!research!explores!citizen!monitoring!of!the!oil!and!gas!industry!in!the!American!West.!!!


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Articles!and!Books!Published!this!Year!1.!Brody,!Julia!Green,!Sarah!C!Dunagan,!Rachel!MorelloGFrosch,!Phil!Brown,!Sharyle!Patton

!and!Ruthann!A!Rudel!(2014)!“Reporting!individual!results!for!

biomonitoring!and!environmental!exposures:!lessons!learned!from!environmental!communication!case!studies”.!Environmental!Health,!13:40.!2.!Cordner,!Alissa,!Phil!Brown,!and!Rachel!MorelloGFrosch!(In!Press).!“Health!Social!Movements”!in!William!Cockerham,!Robert!Dingwall,!and!Stella!Quah,!eds.!Wiley#Blackwell!Encyclopedia!of!Health,!Illness,!Behavior,!and!Society.!WileyGBlackwell.!!3.!Cordner,!Alissa,!Phil!Brown,!and!Margaret!Mulcahy!(In!Press).!“Playing!with!Fire:!The!World!of!Flame!Retardant!Activism!and!Policy”!in!Players!and!Arenas:!The!Interactive!Dynamics!of!Protest!Edited!by!Jan!Willem!Duyvendak!and!James!M.!Jasper.!Amsterdam!University!Press.!!4.!Cordner,!Alissa,!Kathryn!Rodgers,!Rachel!MorelloGFrosch,!and!Phil!Brown!(In!Press).!“Firefighters!and!Flame!Retardant!Activism”!New!Solutions.!!5.!Faber,!Daniel!and!Shelley!McDonough!Kimelberg!(In!Press).!“Sustainable!Urban!Development!and!Environmental!Gentrification:!The!Paradox!Confronting!the!U.S.Environmental!Justice!Movement,”!in!Hall,!Robinson,!and!Kohli!(eds).!Shifting!Demographics:!A!Cross#Disciplinary!Look!at!Race!and!

Class!in!21st!Century!America.!New!York:!Peter!Lang!Publishers.!

6.!Faber,!Daniel,!Amy!Lubitow,!and!Madeleine!Brambilla!(In!Press).!“What!About!the!Cause:!The!Campaign!for!Safe!Cosmetics!and!the!Pinkwashing!of!Breast!Cancer!Activism,”!in!Joseph!Tohill!(ed.),!Shopping!for!Change:!Consumer!Activism!in!North!American!History.!Toronto:!Between!the!Lines!Press.!!7.!Juris,!Jeffrey,!Erica!Bushell,!Meghan!Doran,!J.!Matthew!Judge,!Amy!Lubitow,!Bryan!McCormick,!and!Chris!Prenner!(2013)!!“Movement!Building!and!the!United!States!Social!Forum”!Social!Movement!Studies:!Journal!of!Social,!Cultural,!and!Political!Protest.!Published!online!10/1/2013.!!8.!Liboiron,!Max!and!Wachsmuth,!D.!(2013).!“The!Fantasy!of!Disaster!Response:!Governance!and!Social!Action!During!Hurricane!Sandy”.!Social!Text!Periscope.!!9.!Libroiron!Max!(2013)!“Modern!Waste!as!Strategy”.!lo!Squaderno!no.!29,!September!2013!|!Garbage!&!Wastes!/!Immondizia!&!Rifiuti!10.!Matz,! Jacob!and!Daniel!Renfrew!(2014).! “Selling! ‘Fracking’:!Energy! in!Depth!and!the!Marcellus!Shale”.!Environmental!Communication.!Published!online!27!Jun!2014.!!11.!MorelloGFrosch,!Rachel!and!Phil!Brown.!(2014).!“Science,!Social!Justice,!and!PostGBelmont!Research!Ethics:!Implications!for!Regulation!and!Environmental!Health!Science.”!In!Handbook!of!Science,!Technology,!and!Society.!Edited!by!Daniel!Kleinman!and!Kelly!Moore.!2014.!!Routledge.!12.!Panikkar!B,!Woodin!M,!!Brugge!D,!Hyatt!R.,!Community!Partners!of!the!Somerville!Community!Immigrant!Worker!Project,!and!Gute!DM.!(In!Press).!Characterizing!the!Low!Wage!Immigrant!Workforce:!A!Comparative!Analysis!of!the!Health!Disparities!Among!Selected!Occupations!in!Somerville,!Massachusetts.!American!Journal!of!Industrial!Medicine.!

13.!Pennell!KG,!Thompson!M,!Rice!JW,!Senier!L,!Brown!P,!Boekelheide!K,!Suuberg!E.!!(2013).!“The!role!of!knowledge!brokers!and!science!experts!in!environmental!regulatory!policy!processes:!a!case!study!in!vapor!intrusion!in!Rhode!Island.”!Environmental!Science!&!Technology!47(21):!11985G11992.!!!14.!Poduri,!Annapurna,!Rosen!Sheidley,!Beth,!Shostak,!Sara,!and!Ruth!Ottman!(In!Press).!"Genetic!Testing!in!the!Epilepsies:!Developments!and!Dilemmas."!Nature!Reviews!Neurology.!!15.!Ramirez[Andreotta,!MD,!Brusseau,!ML,!Artiola,!JF,!Maier,!RM,!Gandolfi,!AJ.!(2014).!!“Environmental!Research!Translation:!Enhancing!Interactions!with!Communities!at!Contaminated!Sites”.!Forthcoming,!Science!of!the!Total!Environment.!16.!Ramirez[Andreotta,!MD,!Brusseau,!ML,!Artiola,!JF,!Maier,!RM,!Gandolfi,!AJ.!(In!Press).!!“Building!a!CoGCreated!Citizen!Science!Program!with!Gardeners!Neighboring!a!Superfund!Site:!The!Gardenroots!Case!Study.”!International!Public!Health!Journal.!17.!Ramirez[Andreotta,!MD,!Brusseau,!ML,!Beamer,!P,!Maier,!RM.!(2013).!“Home!Gardening!Near!a!Mining!Site!in!an!ArsenicGEndemic!Region!of!Arizona:!Assessing!Arsenic!Exposure!Dose!and!Risk!via!Ingestion!of!Home!Garden!Vegetables,!Soils,!and!Water”.!Science!of!the!Total!Environment,!454G!455:373G82.!18.!Ramirez[Andreotta,!MD,!Brusseau,!ML,!Artiola,!JF,!Maier,!RM.!(2013).!“A!Greenhouse!and!FieldGBased!Study!to!Determine!the!Accumulation!of!Arsenic!in!Common!Homegrown!Vegetables”.!Science!of!the!Total!Environment,!443,!299G306.!19.!Ratto,!M.!Wylie,!S.!and!Jalbert,!K.!(2014).!“Introduction!to!the!Special!Forum!on!Critical!Making!as!Research!Program”!The!Information!Society!30!(2),!85G95.!20.!Saxton,!Devra!(In!Press)!"Strawberry!Fields!as!Extreme!Environments:!The!Ecobiopolitics!of!Farmworker!Health"!Medical!Anthropology.)21.!Shostak,!Sara,!and!Margot!Moinester!(In!Press).!"The!Missing!Piece!of!the!Puzzle?:!Measuring!the!Environment!in!the!Postgenomic!Moment."!Postgenomics.!Ed.!Sarah!Richardson!and!Hallam!Stevens.!Durham,!NC:!Duke!University!Press,!2014!!22.!Shostak,!Sara!(2013).!Exposed!Science:!Genes,!the!Environment,!and!the!Politics!of!Population!Health.!University!of!California!Press.!23.!Vallas,!Steven,!J.!Matthew!Judge,!and!Emily!Cummins!(In!Press).!!“Worker’s!Rights!as!Human!Rights?!!Solidarity!Campaigns!and!the!AntiGSweatshop!Movement.”!!In:!Walker,!E.,!Lee,!C.,!and!McQuarrie,!M.!(ed)!Democratizing!Inequalities.!!24.!Vatovec!C,!Senier!L,!Bell!M.!!(2013).!“An!ecological!perspective!of!medical!care:!environmental,!occupational,!and!public!health!impacts!of!medical!supply!and!pharmaceutical!chains”.!!EcoHealth!10!(3):!257G267.!!!25.!Vatovec!C,!Senier!L,!Bell!M.!!(2013).!!“The!ecology!of!dying:!commodity!chains,!governance,!and!the!medicalization!of!endGofGlife!care”.!Advances!in!Medical!Sociology:!Ecological!Health:!Society,!Ecology!and!Health!15:!195G215.!!!26.!Vatovec,!Christine!M.,!Mujde!Z.!Erten,!Jane!Kolodinsky,!Phil!Brown,!Marie!Wood,!Ted!James,!and!Brian!L.!Sprague!(In!Press).!“Ductal!carcinoma!in!situ:!a!brief!review!of!treatment!variation!and!impacts!on!patients!and!society”.!Critical!Reviews!in!Eukaryotic!Gene!Expression.!!27.!Willow,!A.!and!S.!Wylie.!(2014).!“Politics,!ecology,!and!the!new!anthropology!of!energy:!exploring!the!emerging!frontiers!of!hydraulic!fracking”.!Journal!of!Political!Ecology!21:!222G236.!!28.!Willow,!A.J.!and!Wylie,!S.!!(eds.)!(2014).!"Energy,!environment,!engagement:!!encounters!with!hydraulic!fracking."!special!section!of!the!Journal!of!Political!Ecology!21:!222G348.!29.!Wylie,!S.!and!L.!Albright.!(2014).!“WellWatch:!reflections!on!designing!digital!media!for!multiGsited!paraGethnography.”!Journal!of!Political!Ecology!21:!320G348.!30.!Wylie,!S.!Jalbert,!K.!Dosemagen,!S.!and!Ratto!M.!(2014).!“Institutions!for!civic!technoscience:!How!critical!making!is!transforming!environmental!research.”!The!Information!Society!30!(2),!116G126.!!!!

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