Expertise

My research interests focus on health disparities for disadvantaged populations. I am especially interested in the impacts of uneven environmental exposures faced by socioeconomically disadvantaged groups. I am also interested in studies of environmental policy.


Research: Environmental justice; Health disparities; Human health; Mountaintop mining; Appalachia

Research Area:

  • Environment and Human Health
Past Affiliations

Professor, Department of Applied Health Science, School of Public Health, Indiana University Bloomington

Affiliate Faculty, Center for Research on Health Disparities, School of Public Health, Indiana University Bloomington

Communities
Physical Education, Public Health, Public Health
Degrees
PhD, Northwestern University, Psychology, 1986
MS, Northwestern Univeristy, 1985
BA, University of Nevada, 1982