Climate Change and Health in the Gulf South
A symposium on Community, Research, Design, and Action
April 2, 2024 Symposium Replay
Schedule of Events
4:30 – 5:30 Networking & Refreshments
- 5:30 Welcome by Dean LaVeist
- Intro to symposium and topics
- 20 min - Mostafijur Rahman, PhD, Combined Impacts of Heat, Humidity, and Air Pollution on Health
- 15 min - Angela Chalk, DHA, Healthy Community Services
- 15 min - Kimberly Doley, JD, Water Wise Gulf South
- 10 min - Sarah Michaels, PhD, Climate Change and Vector-borne Disease Risk
- 10 min - Sean Fowler, MA, Urban Water Infrastructure Design
- 15 min - Stephen Murphy, PhD, Applied environmental health & disaster management for climate-related events
7:30- 8:00 Panel Q/A Discussion with Audience
Q & A with the presenters and audience
Moderator
Melissa Gonzales, PhD, Chair, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, SPHTM
Panelists
Community Voices
- Angela Chalk, DHA, Founder & Executive Director, Healthy Community Services
- Kimberly Doley, JD, Policy and Advocacy Committee Coordinator, Water Wise Gulf South
Environmental Health Voices
- Stephen Murphy, PhD, assistant professor, Tulane SPHTM, Department of Environmental Health Sciences – Applied environmental health & disaster management for climate-related events
- Mostafijur Rahman, PhD, assistant professor, SPHTM, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Combined Impacts of Heat, Humidity, and Air Pollution on Health
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease Voices
- Sarah Michaels, PhD, assistant professor, SPHTM, Department of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease – Climate Change and Vector-borne Disease Risk
Architecture and Planning Voices
- Sean Fowler, MA, visiting professor, Tulane School of Architecture, Urban Water Infrastructure Design – Reimagining Public Space for Community Flourishing
Upcoming Events
Dean’s Lecture Series on Climate Change and Health in the Gulf South
