ANNOUNCING
2005-06 CLF Predoctoral Fellows
For the third year, the JHU Center for a Livable Future, has awarded fellowships for pre-doctoral study at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. This year’s recipients are: Jay P. Graham, a third year student in Environmental Health Sciences; Keeve E. Nachman, a fourth year student in Health Policy and Management; Sharon P. Nappier, a second year student in Environmental Health Sciences; and Lance B. Price, a third year student, also in Environmental Health Sciences. The awards in amounts up to $50,000 are given to Johns Hopkins University pre-doctoral students who are committed to the discovery and application of knowledge about the environmental, economic, social, and health impacts of industrial animal production and practices in the United States or abroad. The grants can be used for tuition, stipend, and research expenses.
Mr. Graham earned his BS degree in biology from the University of Arkansas, and MBA and MPH degrees from the University of Texas. His doctoral work examines the environmental impact associated with land disposal of animal waste from concentrated animal feeding operations. His research interests began with a concern about disposal of human biosolids but shifted to industrial animal waste management because he sees the lack of public policies to address it as an important emerging issue for public health. Mr. Graham’s doctoral advisor is Ellen K. Silbergeld, PhD, Professor, Environmental Health Sciences.
Ms. Nappier earned her BS from The George Washington University and an MSPH from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her doctoral studies presently focus on the variation in clearance of pathogens in native (Chesapeake Bay) and non-native oyster species in an effort to provide the State of Maryland and the industry with information about the potential human health impacts of the introduction of non-native species of oysters currently being proposed. Her broader interest is in the sources of these pathogens - human and industrial animal waste – and their environmental and public health impacts. Ms. Nappier’s doctoral advisors are Kellog Schwab, PhD, Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences and Thaddeus Graczyk, PhD, Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences.
Mr. Nachman earned his BA degree from Johns Hopkins University and an MHS from the Bloomberg School of Public Health. This is his second year as a CLF Fellow. His doctoral work concentrates on the environmental and public health impacts associated with exposure to arsenic used in the industrial production of poultry. Mr. Nachman brings his knowledge of environmental health policy analysis and environmental risk assessment methods to the study of factory farms. He will be analyzing arsenic concentrations in raw poultry house waste, pelletized waste sold as fertilizer, ash left from incineration of waste, and soils amended with waste. Mr. Nachman’s doctoral advisors are Thomas A. Burke, PhD, MPH, Professor and Associate Chair, Health Policy and Management, Ellen K. Silbergeld, PhD, Professor, Environmental Health Sciences.
Mr. Price earned his BS and MS degrees in biology and microbiology from Northern Arizona University. This is his third year as a CLF Fellow. His doctoral work focuses on antibiotic resistance related to food animal production practices. His studies to date have compared the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria on retail poultry products, increase exposure risks of poultry workers and their families to antibiotic resistant bacteria, and tracking the source of antibiotic resistant bacteria in humans and in consumer products. Mr. Price’s doctoral advisor is Ellen K. Silbergeld, PhD, Professor, Environmental Health Sciences. |
