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HSPH-NIEHS Colloquium Series: Jill Johnston, PhD
April 12, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Join us for our 2022-2023 colloquium series on Environmental Health in Action. This month, we welcome Jill Johnston, PhD, Associate Professor at the University of Southern California in the Division of Environmental Health, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences of the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the USC Spatial Sciences Institute. She also serves as Director of Community Engagement in the Division of Environmental Health at University of Southern California. Broadly, her research focuses on addressing unequal exposures to harmful contaminants that affect the health of working poor and communities of color. Dr. Johnston previously worked as a community organizer on issues of environmental and economic justice in South Texas.
The title of this presentation is: Community-Driven Research on Urban Oil Drilling in Los Angeles
Students and Postdocs: We will host an (in-person only) Trainee Session with Prof. Johnston from 12:00 – 12:45pm ET (before the presentation). This is a chance for students and postdocs to meet privately with our speaker to discuss research interests, career advice, funding opportunities, etc. Space is limited. RSVP required for the Trainee Session (not required for the main presentation). Please check back for more details (i.e location, etc.).