2020-2021 seminars
June 9, 2021
Shobhan Gaddameedhi , PhD
Associate Professor,
Department of Biological Sciences and
Toxicology Program
North Carolina State University
“Environmental Regulation of Genomic Stability and Human Health through the Circadian Clock"
Host: Matt Butler
June 2, 2021
Linda A. George, PhD
Professor,
Department of Environmental Science and Management,
Portland State University
Title: "Understanding the influence of land use and transportation on neighborhood scale air pollution"
Host: Caren Weinhouse
May 26, 2021
Michele La Merrill, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor,
Department of Environmental Toxicology,
University of California, Davis
Title: "Evidence that pollutants cause weight gain via mechanisms similar to the side effects of pharmaceuticals"
Host: Caren Weinhouse
May 12, 2021
Jordan Marrocco, PhD
Research Associate
Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology
The Rockefeller University
Title: "Allostatic Signatures of the Stressed Hippocampus in Malesand Females: From Hormones to Genes”
Host: Nicole Bowles
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May 5, 2021
Elise Erickson, PhD, CNM
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
OHSU
Title: "Examining the Maternal Exposome: Biological Rhythms, Epigenetic Aging and Pregnancy-Related Morbidity"
Host: Caren Weinhouse
April 28, 2021
Dana Miller, PhD
Associate Professor,
Biochemistry
University of Washington
Title: Epigenetic bookmarking by exposure to hydrogen sulfide
Host: Caren Weinhouse
View Recorded Seminar
April 14, 2021
Ari Shechter, PhD
Assistant Professor
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Title: "Sleep Following Acute Medical Events: Relationship with Psychological Distress and Recurrent Cardiovascular Risk"
Host: Andrew McHill
April 7, 2021
Hector A. Olvera-Alvarez , PhD, PE
Sr. Associate Dean for Research,
School of Nursing
OHSU
Title: “Vulnerability and the Environment: how stress changes the way we experience nature”
Host: Steven A. Shea
March 31, 2021
Blair D Johnson, PhD
Associate Professor,
Department of Kinesiology,
School of Public Health,
Indiana University Bloomington
Title: "Impact of repetitive subconcussive and concussive injuries on autonomic function and cerebral vascular function"
Host: Saurabh Thosar
View Recorded Seminar
March 24, 2021
Domenico Tupone, PhD
Research Assistant Professor,
Department of Neurological Surgery,
Oregon Health and Science University
Title: "Potential therapeutic implications, of a novel thermoregulatory neuronal pathway for the modulation of “thermoregulatory inversion”"
Host: Matt Butler
March 10, 2021
Rebecca M. Brossoit
Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Colorado State University
Senior Research Associate, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences
Title: "Studying Sleep in Applied Occupational Health Psychology Research"
Host Leslie Hammer
March 3, 2021
Vivek Shandas, PhD
Professor of Climate Adaptation,
Director of the Sustaining Urban Places Research (SUPR) Lab,
Portland State University
Title: "Towards Health Equity on a Warming Planet: The case of urban heat"
Host: Caren Weinhouse
View Recorded Seminar
February 24, 2021
Jeremy Beus, PhD
Associate Professor of Management
Management, Information Systems, & Entrepreneurship,
Carson College of Business
Washington State University
Title: "Changing what’s not supposed to change: A change-focused extension of organizational climate theory using safety climate as exemplar"
Host: Dr. Emily (Yueng-hsiang) Huang
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February 10, 2021
Isabelle Racine Miousse, PhD
Assistant Professor,
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
UAMS College of Medicine
Title: "Methionine dependence: A metabolic vulnerability in cancer"
Host: Mitch Turker
View Recorded Seminar
February 3, 2021
Luke Montrose, PhD
Assistant Professor,
Department of Community and Environmental Health,
Boise State University
Title: "When two forces of nature collide: how COVID-19 has highlighted the difficulty in protecting the health of wildland firefighters"
Host: Nicole Bowles
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January 27, 2021
Molly Kile, ScD
Associate Professor,
College of Public Health and Human Sciences
Oregon State University
Title: "Flame retardant exposures and social behaviors in preschool aged children"
Host: Caren Weinhouse
View Recorded Seminar
January 13, 2021
Robyn Tanguay, PhD
Distinguished Professor
Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology,
Director of Superfund Research Program,
Director of Environmental Health Sciences Center,
Director of Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory,
Oregon State University
Title: "Using zebrafish as a surrogate vertebrate model to systematically classify and define polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon toxicity mechanism(s)"
Host: Caren Weinhouse
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January 6, 2021
Andrew Maynard, PhD
Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society
Director, Risk Innovation Lab
Associate Dean of Curricula and Student Success at the College of Global Futures.
Arizona State University
Title: "The Problem with Responsible Innovation"
Host: Caren Weinhouse
View Recorded Seminar
December 9, 2020
Erin E. Flynn-Evans, PhD, MPH
Director,
Fatigue Countermeasure Laboratory,
NASA Ames Research Center
Title: "From airline pilots to self-driving cars: Assessing the impact of sleep loss in the real world"
Host: Andrew McHill
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December 2, 2020
Oliver Wirth, PhD
Research Psychologist,
Health Effects Laboratory Division, CDC/NIOSH
Topic: "Discrete Choice Experiments in Occupational Safety Research"
Host: Suzanne Mitchell
November 4, 2020
Amy Valent, DO
Assistant Professor,
Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine
OHSU
Title: "Metabolic consequences of gestational diabetes in placental cytotrophoblasts"
Host: Caren Weinhouse
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October 28, 2020
Scott Kennedy, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
University of Washington
Title: "Finding the needle in a haystack: Using modern sequencing methods to study the rise of somatic mutations in aging and disease"
Host: Caren Weinhouse
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October 14, 2020
Janine LaSalle, PhD
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of California, Davis, with memberships in the Genome Center, and the MIND Institute.
Title: "Mining the Perinatal Epigenome for Insights into Autism Risk and Multifactorial Health Disparities"
Host: Caren Weinhouse
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October 7, 2020
Nicholas Smith, PhD
Faculty Member of the Department of Psychology at Portland State University
Title: “Like ripples from pebbles: The interplay of individual and environmental factors on diversity, equity, and inclusion”
Host: Leslie Hammer
September 23, 2020
Jeanne M. Sears, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Health Services
Adjunct Research Associate Professor,
Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
University of Washington
Title: “Reinjury and Return-to-Work Interruption among Workers with Permanent Impairment”
Host: Emily Huang
September 9, 2020
David DeMarini, PhD
Genetic Toxicologist,
Integrated Systems Toxicology Division,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC
Adjunct Professor
Department of Environment Sciences and Engineering
Gillings School of Global Public Health
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Title: “Mutagenicity and Carcinogenicity of Combustion Emissions: Biomarkers & Risk for Cancer”
Host: Caren Weinhouse