September 6, 2005 As relief agencies assist with the effort to combat diseases and other public health issues as a result of Hurricane Katrina, consider the following Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health faculty and researchers as possible sources for stories. DISASTER RESPONSE
Gilbert Burnham, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of International Health
Center for Refugee and Disaster Response
Shannon Doocy, PhD
Research Associate, Department of International Health
Center for Refugee and Disaster Response
W. Courtland Robinson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of International Health
Center for Refugee and Disaster Response
Earl Wall
Research Associate. Department of International Health
Center for Refugee and Disaster Response William Weiss, DrPH
Research Associate, Department of International Health
Center for Refugee and Disaster Response ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Patrick Breysse, PhD, MHS
Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Center for Urban Environmental Health
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
George Everly, PhD
Department of International Health Cheryl Person, MD
Department of Mental Health
PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
Thomas Burke, PhD, MPH
Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management
Risk Sciences and Public Policy Institute
PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS
Lynn Goldman, MD, MPH
Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Center for Public Health Preparedness Cindy Parker, MD, MPH
Instructor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
WATER
Kellogg Schwab, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Center for Water and Health
WEST NILE/MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE
Douglas Norris, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute Find a Research Expert Hurricane Katrina Information Page Public Affairs media contacts for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Tim Parsons or Kenna Lowe at 410-955-6878 or paffairs@jhsph.edu. |
