Polly Walker - Faculty Directory - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Polly Walker, MD

Research Associate

Departmental Affiliations

Contact Information

Center for a Livable Future
Wolfe Street Building, W7010
Baltimore, Maryland

410-502-7578
410-502-7579
pwalker2@jhu.edu

Education

MPH, Johns Hopkins University
MD, Harvard University

Overview

Center for a Livable Future http://www.jhsph.edu/environment/

Honors and Awards

The Polly Walker Fund for Ecology (established at JHSPH in 2008), Delta Omega Honor Society in Public Health ,2001 Maryland Governor’s Citation, 1990 Maryland Environmental Trust Award, 1990 Garden Club of America Award, 1990 Irvine Natural Science Center Conservationist Award, 1989

Environment, sustainable agriculture, food security, ecology

Amir Sapkota, Amy R. Sapkota, Margaret Kucharski, Janelle Burke, Shawn McKenzie, Polly Walker and Robert Lawrence. Aquaculture practices and potential human health risks: Current knowledge and future priorities. Environment International, 34 (8): 1215-1226, (Nov 2008)
Lisa Y. Lefferts, Margaret Kucharski, Shawn McKenzie, and Polly Walker. Feed for Food-Producing Animals--A Resource on Ingredients, the Industry, and Regulations. CLF Report, 2007. Download PDF
Amy R. Sapkota, Lisa Y. Lefferts, Shawn McKenzie, and Polly Walker. What Do We Feed to Food Production Animals? A Review of Animal Feed Ingredients and Their Potential Impacts on Public Health. Environmental Health Perspectives, 115 (5): May 2007.
Polly Walker, Pamela Rhubart-Berg, Shawn McKenzie, Kristin Kelling, Robert S. Lawrence. "Public Health Implications of Meat Production and Consumption," Public Health Nutrition 8(4), 348-356, June 2005.
Polly Walker and Robert Lawrence. "Challenges of Greening a Decentralized Campus: Making the Connection to Health". Chapter in: Barlett P and Chase G (Ed).Sustainability on Campus Stories and Strategies for Change. MIT Press, 2004.