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< Back to Career Development Page 2023-2024 CHARMED Career Development Program Awardee Sara N. Lupolt, PhD Assistant Scientist, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Area of Research Sara Lupolt, PhD '21, MPH, works to improve the art and practice of exposure assessment while tackling a wide variety of environmental health and food system challenges. Accomplishments Dr. Lupolt received several awards during her training and early career including: the Center for Livable Future, Lerner Fellowship (2016-2021), the Doctoral Student Excellence in Baltimore Public Health Practice Award, the Johns Hopkins Office of Public Health Practice and Training (2021) and the CHARMED Center Career Mentoring Award, Department of Environmental Health & Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2023). Dr. Lupolt is the PI on the CHARMED Pilot Project Assessing Strengths, Stressors, and Environmental Justice in Southeastern (ASSESS) Pennsylvania Communities.

Collaborative Investigation of Coal Dust in Curtis Bay, South Baltimore The Baltimore Sun Environment The Baltimore Banner Politics and Power Maryland Department of the Environment Curtis Bay residents ask state to shut down South Baltimore CSX facility after study documents toll of coal dust Maryland finally agrees with Curtis Bay residents: That’s coal dust on their homes New Scientific Study Confirms Airborne Coal Dust in Curtis Bay Community

Join us to learn about opportunities to get involved with research projects in the BREATHE and CHARMED Centers. Studies include in-home environmental and health assessments among children with asthma, adults with COPD, and other ongoing studies. < Back to New Events List Opportunities for Student Research with BREATHE and CHARMED Centers Join us to learn about opportunities to get involved with research projects in the BREATHE and CHARMED Centers. Studies include in-home environmental and health assessments among children with asthma, adults with COPD, and other ongoing studies. Date: Address: October 19, 2023 at 5:00:00 PM Online Zoom meeting only Zoom Link: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/96467790831?pwd=T3VSZGd4eStocFJ5Z0dmR2RHdFdZZz09 Previous Next

The event will be held on virtually on Facebook on Wednesday Feb 21st at 6PM. < Back to New Events List Cardiorespiratory Health and Airborne Contaminants Research Group Monthly Meeting The event will be held on virtually on Facebook on Wednesday Feb 21st at 6PM. Date: Address: June 15, 2023 at 5:00:00 PM Online Zoom meeting only Zoom Link: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/96467790831?pwd=T3VSZGd4eStocFJ5Z0dmR2RHdFdZZz09 Meeting ID: 964 6779 0831 Passcode: 770086 Previous Next

< Back to Center Leadership List Contact Info Mail greg@sbclt.org Globe https://www.sbclt.org/ Gregory Sawtell CEC Co-Director Greg Sawtell is the Zero Waste Just Transition Director with the South Baltimore Community Land Trust. He has worked on environmental justice campaigns since 2012 in Baltimore beginning with the successful effort to stop the nation’s largest trash incineration from being built less than a mile from schools in South Baltimore. Greg coordinated the development of Baltimore’s community led Zero Waste Plan and is currently focused on implementation in coalition with labor, community, and government. Greg is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and the University of Maryland School of Social Work.

EXPOSURE CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING CORE The goal of the Exposure Characterization and Modeling Core (ECMC ) is to understand how exposures to environmental factors can impact the health of communities and to translate our findings into action to protect and promote the health and well-being of vulnerable communities in the CHARMED region. We will provide researchers and their community partners with expertise to deploy appropriate exposure assessment technologies, cutting-edge characterization facilities for environmental samples, state-of-the-art spatiotemporal modeling capability, and consulting services for interpreting exposure data. What can the ECMC do for researchers? The ECMC provides comprehensive infrastructure for exposure assessment in air, water, and biological samples. We will provide consultation and guidance to determine measurement needs, deploy appropriate sampling methodology, analyze samples, conduct statistical data analysis, and facilitate results interpretation. We can also work with researchers to develop new and innovative exposure assessment solutions to address emerging problems. For laboratory-based researchers, we can help with establishing protocols for exposure assessment in cellular or animal models. Finally, for projects where measurements may not be the best approach, we can help with modeling of exposures through air quality models, spatial statistics, and other tools. To learn more about services we offer, click here What can the ECMC do for community members? We can connect you with researchers to address environmental exposures of concern in your community. We can help deploy lower-cost sensor networks, collect samples for detailed chemical analysis, or develop models to estimate exposures under different scenarios. To contact a researcher about an environmental concern, click he re Figure: Exposure Characterization Modeling Core and relationship to other Cores in CHARMED. contact me Contact Me 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore MD 21205 First Name Last Name Email Address Company Subject Type your message here... Thanks for submitting! Submit

< Back Christopher Heaney, PhD., Associate Professor, and Lauren Deanes, PhD candidate, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Shashawanda Campbell (Environmental Justice Coordinator), Greg Sawtell (Zero Waster Just Transition Director), Meleny Thomas (Development Without Displacement Director, South Baltimore Land Trust. “Community Health Effects of Coal Dust (CHECD)”. Previous Next

< Back to Center Leadership List Contact Info Mail wpool@mycaf.org Globe https://mycaf.org/ Walkiria Pool CEC Co-Director Walkiria Pool’s professional career includes over 15 years in community development and the housing service industry with a focus on affordable housing and asset development. She earned her MA Community Economic Development from Southern New Hampshire University and a graduate certificate in Women and Politics and Public Policy from the University of Massachusetts in Boston. As an undergraduate Ms. Pool earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts in Boston, majoring in Psychology and Sociology. Ms. Pool was responsible for developing and implementing the Project “Más a ti” for the National Council of La Raza, the first community-based financial institution for low-income families in the nation. Ms. Pool also served as Youth Program Director in the family Asset Building division of Lawrence Community Works and as an AmeriCorps Vista member at the Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation. She has served on several boards of directors and advisory committees of community-based organizations.

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Johns Hopkins Core Center for Community Health: Addressing Regional Maryland Environmental Determinants of Disease (CHARMED Center) is to build capacity in community-engaged research aimed at understanding the mechanistic links between environmental exposures and adverse health outcomes and translate these findings into action to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable individuals in communities across the greater Maryland region. Facilty Cores of CHARMED Center Our CHARMED Center houses several Facility Cores that will provide the scientific expertise and support required for conducting community-engaged environmental health research. The Cores include: The Integrated Health Sciences Facilities Core (IHSFC) is led by Nirupama Putcha, MD, MHS, Associate Professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Faculty across the University will be able to obtain support and training to engage in Community Engaged Research (study design, biostatistical support, translation) through the IHSFC. The Exposure Characterization And Modeling Facility Core (ECMC) is led by Kirsten Koehler, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Health. The ECMC will provide faculty across JHU resources for assessment of community exposures including in air, water, and soil. The Pilot Grant Program is led by Dr. Thomas Hartung, MD, PhD, Professor of Environmental Health and Engineering leads the Pilot Project Program. Annually pilot project awards will be available to the University community to facilitate and support community-engaged projects that address community environmental concerns. Importantly, through a rapid response process (48 hour turn-around), funds can be rapidly deployed to address more emergent needs of the community-investigator teams.

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