Deep Decarbonization: How Do We Achieve a Just Transition?
Start Date
18-10-2021 3:45 PM
End Date
18-10-2021 5:00 PM
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
Dr. Sacoby Wilson is Associate Professor with the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Health and Director of the Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health (CEEJH). Dr. Wilson has 15 years of experience as an environmental health scientist in the areas of exposure science, environmental justice, environmental health disparities, community-engaged research including crowd science and community-based participatory research (CBPR), water quality analysis, air pollution studies, built environment, industrial animal production, climate change, community resiliency and sustainability. He works primarily in partnership with community-based organizations to study and address environmental justice and health issues and translate research to action. In September 2021, Dr. Wilson was honored by the Maryland League of Conservation Voters which bestowed on him the John V. Kabler Memorial Award, which is presented yearly to the state’s most prominent environmental leaders.
Biography
Sacoby Wilson, Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Health., presents this week's seminar.
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Deep Decarbonization: How Do We Achieve a Just Transition?
Dr. Sacoby Wilson is Associate Professor with the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Health and Director of the Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health (CEEJH). Dr. Wilson has 15 years of experience as an environmental health scientist in the areas of exposure science, environmental justice, environmental health disparities, community-engaged research including crowd science and community-based participatory research (CBPR), water quality analysis, air pollution studies, built environment, industrial animal production, climate change, community resiliency and sustainability. He works primarily in partnership with community-based organizations to study and address environmental justice and health issues and translate research to action. In September 2021, Dr. Wilson was honored by the Maryland League of Conservation Voters which bestowed on him the John V. Kabler Memorial Award, which is presented yearly to the state’s most prominent environmental leaders.