Catching Up to Lived Experience: Cancer, Risky Births, and Missing Jobs in Fenceline Communities
DATE: Thursday, August 29 2024
TIME: 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm MST
LOCATION: College of Law and Virtual Event
A Wallace Stegner Center Green Bag
ABOUT THE EVENT:
Dr. Kimberly Terrell of the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic will share her recent and ongoing work related to environmental disparities in industrialized communities, particularly those in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley.” This work includes the first peer-reviewed research linking toxic air pollution with elevated rates of cancer and adverse birth outcomes in Louisiana, as well as studies of how costs and benefits from industrial operations are distributed among racial groups. A central theme of this talk will be the consideration given to lived experiences and the irony of conducting “ground-breaking” research on well-publicized environmental justice issues.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Dr. Kimberly Terrell is a Research Scientist and the Director of Community Engagement at the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic (New Orleans, Louisiana). Her role at the Clinic is to provide technical and scientific support to community members, students, and environmental attorneys. She holds Bachelor’s degrees in Cell & Molecular Biology and Political Science from Tulane University and a Ph.D. in Conservation Biology from the University of New Orleans. Dr. Terrell has expertise in a broad range of disciplines related to environmental science, including physiology, public health, statistics, and environmental monitoring. Her current work focuses on the intersection of science and environmental regulation, particularly with respect to underserved communities. In 2022 she published the first peer-reviewed study to identify toxic air pollution as a contributing factor to Louisiana’s disproportionately high cancer burden. She has provided expert testimony to the U.S. Congress Subcommittee on the Environment, the Louisiana Senate Environmental Quality Committee, and to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor. Dr. Terrell serves on the Science Advisory Board for the Center for Applied Environmental Science and is a contributing member in Tulane Cancer Center’s Population Sciences & Prevention Program.
This event is sponsored by the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment, the Cultural Vision Fund and the University of Utah School of Environment, Society and Sustainability.
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