Present | Associate Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Sciences | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2015 - 2020 | Comparing Urban and rural Effects of Poverty on COPD/Environmental Health Disparities in Rural Appalachia: The Impact of Air Pollution, Obesity, and Diet on COPD Morbidity |
NIH/NIMHD/EPA - R836150C002 | |
Role: Co-Investigator | |
Colleague(s): McCormack | |
$693,432 | |
2018 | Air Pollution Control Policy Development and Effectiveness in China |
East Tennessee State University Research Development Committee - 18-029SM | |
Small Research Grant | |
$1,481 | |
2015 - 2016 | Projecting Future Heat-Related Mortality in the United State under Global Climate Change |
East Tennessee State University Research Development Committee - 16-018M | |
Major Research Grant | |
$9,850 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
Present | Member, American Public Health Association | Present | Member, Association for Public Policy and Management | Present | Editorial Board Member, Journal of Global Epidemiology and Environmental Health | Present | Council Member, National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council | Present | Member, Society for Risk Analysis |
Honors and Awards
- 1997 - Social Work Scholarship, Peking University
- 2000 - Guang Hua Scholarship, Peking University
- 2001 - Lin Chao Scholarship, Peking University
- 2002 - Outstanding Graduate Award, Peking University
- 2004 - Graduate Student Opportunity Fund, UNC-CH
- 2005 - Doctoral Research Travel Award, Center for Global Initiatives, UNC-CH
- 2007 - Graduate School Transportation Grant, UNC-CH
- 2007 - Annual Conference Travel Award, Society for Risk Analysis
- 2007 - Student Merit Award in Dose Response Assessment, Society for Risk Analysis
- 2007-2008 - Progress Energy Fellowship, Institute for the Environment, UNC-CH
- 2002-2007 - William Neal Reynolds University Fellowship, UNC-CH
- 2008 - Graduate Education Advancement Board North Carolina Impact Award, UNC-CH
- 2008 - Best Dissertation in Public Policy and Management in Asia, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
- 2011-2013 - Earth Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship, Columbia University
Courses
- ENVH 5100 - Environmental Health Practice
- ENVH 3040 - Environmental Sanitation
- ENVH 5860 - Environmental Health Administration
- ENVH 4400 - Environmental Health Program Planning and Administration
- ENVH 3010 - Human Ecology
2008 | PhD, Public Policy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
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2002 | MS, Environmental Science, Peking University | |
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1999 | BS, Environmental Science, Peking University | |
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Office: Lamb Hall 55
Phone: 423-439-5663
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