Environmental Exposure Assessment

Environmental conditions can impact human health in many ways. In this project-based course, we will learn how scientists investigate environment-health relationships and how this knowledge informs public health policies? To do so, we will apply tools used to evaluate environmental conditions (e.g., water, food, consumer products, sound, air) that impact heath, including environmental sensors, surveys, and data analysis techniques. We will engage in lecture, discussion, and a semester-long research project about an environmental exposure of interest. Through this work, we will gain experience designing an environmental public health research question, collecting and interpreting data, and presenting research findings to inform recommendations about how people can protect their health. (ENVS 112 or instructor permission; prior or co-enrollment with Intro to Data Science and/or an introductory statistics course is strongly encouraged.) 3 hrs. lect., 3 hrs. lab