The campus community and colleagues are invited to Wayne State University’s CLEAR and CURES Mini Symposium, Reporting Back In Environmental Sciences. The seminar is hosted by the federally funded centers, CURES P30ES036084 and the CLEAR P42 Superfund Research Program.

The symposium is free; registration is required.

Agenda:

9:00- 9:30: Continental Breakfast, Atrium, IBio

9:30- 10:00: Welcome from CLEAR and CURES Leadership: CLEAR Directors Drs. Melissa Runge-Morris and Carol Miller

10:00-10:30: Carrie Leach, Ph.D., M.P.A., Assistant Professor (Research), Institute of Gerontology/ Community Engagement Core Leader, CURES and Sandra Turner-Handy, EdD, Community Engagement Director, Michigan Environmental Council and Community Advisory Board Co-Leader, CURES, “Transforming Data Through Dialogue for a Healthier Detroit: Examples from CURES”

10:30-11:15: Vanessa Rorai, M.S.W., Amanda J. Horn, M.A., Adelia Cooley, M.A.H., “Engaging the Community in Research,” Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University

11:15-12:00 Diana Rohlman, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dept. of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, and Community Engagement Core Leader, Pacific Northwest P30 Center for Translational Environmental Health Research, “Strengthening Our Understanding of the Environment We Live In”

12:00-12:30: Lunch in the IBio Atrium and Poster Session: Dr. Michael Petriello program leader, CLEAR and CURES: Trainees Report-Back

12:30-1:00: Early Career Investigator Flash Talks

1:00-2:00: Report-Back Panel: Moderators Drs. Rahul Mitra and Graham Parker. Panel: Lyke Thompson, PhD, Jennifer Straughen, PhD, Sandra Turner-Handy EdD, Bill Roose and Darrell Dawsey of WSU Communications, Hilary Golston, Co-Anchor, FOX 2 News

2:00-2:30: Understanding Environmental Policy and Law: Dean, University of Detroit School of Law, Professor Nick Schroeck, and Professor Lance Gable, Wayne State University Law School

2:30-3:00: Joseph Hamm, M.S., Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, Community Engagement Core Leader, MSU P42 Superfund Research Program. The Social Science of Trust in Environmental Health Community Engagement.