Global Health, Justice and the Environment Conference
AGENDA
Day 1 | Sept. 10, 2019 |
8:00 a.m. | Light Breakfast and Registration Opens @ Wayne State's Student Center Ballroom - A map is availabe. |
8:30 - 8:50 a.m. | Symposium Opening: Welcome and Opening Remarks - Stephen M. Lanier, Ph.D., Vice President for Research, Wayne State University |
8:50 - 9:30 a.m. | Keynote Address: Theresa McClenaghan, Executive Director and Counsel, Canadian Environmental Law Association Intersection of Environmental Law and Poverty Law A Discussion of the Environmental Health Impacts of Pollution and Poverty in the Great Lakes Region |
9:45 - 10:30 a.m. | Themed Session 1: Water and the Health of the Urban Community Moderator: Carol Miller, Ph.D., Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University |
| Presentation 1 Bill Shuster, Ph.D., Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University Tradeoffs in Ecosystem Services: Engagement with Vulnerable Citizens in Urban Landscapes Presentation 2 Shawn McElmurry, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University New Challenges to Public Health: Decaying Urban Water Infrastructure Presentation 3 William Cooper, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine Healthy Urban Water What will the Future Bring? | |
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. | Coffee Break |
11:00 a.m. -12:00 noon | Debate on One Health & Climate Change Moderators: Ijeoma Nnodim Opara, M.D., GHA Co-director; Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Wayne State University; Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residency and attending physician with Wayne State University Physician Group. Laura Kline, Ph.D., GHA Board of Directors; Director of Global Studies; Sr. Lecturer in Russian, Wayne State University Issue Statement: A One Health Approach is Critical to Solving the Effects of Climate Change in the United States and Around the World. Or is it? Debaters: Marcus J. Zervos, M.D., Assistant Dean of Global Affairs, Wayne State University; Henry Ford Hospital, Division of Infectious Diseases Lance Gable, Associate Professor of Law, Wayne State University Marc Kruman, Ph.D., Director, Center for the Study of Citizenship; Professor of History, Wayne State University Melinda J. Wilkins, D.V.M., M.P.H., Ph.D., Associate Professor, One Health, Public Health and Global Health Education; Acting Chair, Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University |
12:00 noon - 1:15 p.m. | Lunch Talk: Okayama University's Transdisciplinary Approach to Urban Health and Environment Masaharu Seno, Ph.D., Dean, Graduate School of Interdiscipinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University An Insight into the Onset of Cancer Susceptible to Endocrine Disrupting Compounds Kazuhiko Demura, Ph.D., Vice Dean, International Affairs, Graduate School of Interdiscipinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University Remedy and the Solidarity of Heart: Reconsiderations on the Modern History of the Attitudes towards Hansen's Disease in the island in Okayama |
1:15 - 2:00 p.m. | Keynote Address 2: Regina Strong, Environmental Justice Public Advocate, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy The Way Forward Toward Justice - A Continuum of Change |
2:15 - 3:00 p.m. | Themed Session 2: Towards a More Equitable Future: A Focus on Environmental Justice Moderator: Donna Kashian, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, Wayne State University |
| Presentation 1 Justin Onwenu, Environmental Justice Organizer, Sierra Club of Michigan Connecting the dots: evaluating global, national and local challenges and opportunities in the environmental justice movement Presentation 2 Monica Lewis Patrick, We the People of Detroit Mapping the Water Crisis: A Local to Global Perspective Presentation 3 Maggie Striz Calnin, Director, Healthy Air Program, Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision Environmental justice principles in local community based environmental organizations: Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision | |
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. | Coffee Break |
3:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Lightning Talks and Group Discussion |
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. | Poster Session and Reception |
Day 2 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. | Networking Breakfast |
9:00 - 9:40 a.m. | Keynote Address: David Carpenter, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, University at Albany, SUNY Persistent organic pollutants and human disease |
9:45 - 10:30 a.m. | Themed Session 3: Environmental Health Research Perspectives: Molecules, Models, Mankind Moderator: Melissa Runge-Morris, M.D., Executive Director, Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University |
| Presentation 1 Christine Joseph, Ph.D., Senior Research Epidemiologist, Department of Public Health Sciences and Director, Health Disparities Research Collaborative, Henry Ford Hospital and Health System Social Determinants of Health: A global and local context Presentation 2 Susan Pinney, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati; College of Medicine Director, Center for Environmental Genetics Cancer Epidemiology, Control and Prevention; program leader, Cincinnati Cancer Center Perfluorooctanoate Decreases Insulin Resistance and Changes Anthropometric Parameters with Age in Young Girls Presentation 3 Tracie Baker, D.V.M., Assistant Professor, Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University Presence and health impacts of environmental contaminants in urban areas | |
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. | Coffee Break |
11:00 - 11:20 a.m. | Closing Session: Guy Williams, President and CEO, Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice Making a Difference Through Research |
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Manuscript Working Group Sessions Box Lunch Provided |