Environmental monitoring.
The Environmental Monitoring Team is designing, building, and installing air quality sensors and noise monitors, and analyzing findings from the sensors.
Michelle King
Executive Administrator Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District, Louisville Metro Government michelle.king@louisvilleky.gov
Jason Su
Associate Researcher, School of Public Health, Environmental Health Sciences University of California, Berkeley jasonsu@berkeley.edu
Jay R. Turner, D.Sc.
Professor of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering Washington University in St. Louis jrturner@seas.wustl.edu
Dr. Max Zhang
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Cornell University kz33@cornell.eduGreening.
The Greening Team plans and coordinates the planting of thousands of trees to create a robust and sustainable ecosystem maximized to remove air pollution.
Mesude Duyar
Assistant Director, Operations Louisville Parks and Recreation, Louisville Metro Government mesude.duyar@louisvilleky.govGeography and GIS.
The Geography and GIS Team designs the study, maps neighborhood changes, and creates models for other teams.
Matthew Browning
Assistant Professor, College of Applied Health Sciences University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign brownin@illinois.edu
Dan Riggs
Biostatistician, Center for Diabetes and Obesity Research University of Louisville dan.riggs@louisville.edu
Dr. Ray Yeager
Research Associate, Center for Diabetes and Obesity Research University of Louisville ray.yeager@louisville.eduMedical evaluation.
The Medical Evaluation Team recruits neighborhood residents to participate in the HEAL Study to measure baseline and post-intervention health, social cohesion, and disease risk.
Dr. Rachel Keith
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine University of Louisville rachel.keith@louisville.eduCommunity engagement.
The Community Engagement Team interacts with community members from the Green Heart Study area to create a feedback loop between researchers and the community.
Delana Gilkey
Graduate Research Assistant
Dr. Joy Hart
Professor, Department of Communication University of Louisville joy.hart@louisville.edu
Jack Pfeiffer
Graduate Research Assistant
Dr. Kandi Walker
Professor, Department of Communication University of Louisville kandi.walker@louisville.edu
Lindsey Wood
Graduate Research Assistant
Austin Zachary
Graduate Research AssistantStudy development.
The Study Development Team provides leadership and manages daily operations for Green Heart activities and project teams.
Lauren Anderson
Research Manager, Center for Healthy Air, Water, and Soil Envirome Institute, University of Louisville lauren.anderson@louisville.edu
Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar
Director, Center for Diabetes and Obesity Research; Professor of Medicine University of Louisville aruni.bhatnagar@louisville.edu
Lori Phillips
Project Coordinator, Envirome Institute University of Louisville Lori.phillips.2@louisville.edu
Dr. Tim O’Toole
Associate Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine University of Louisville tim.otoole@louisville.edu
Dr. Shesh Rai
Professor, Bioinformatics and Biostatistics; Director, Biostatistics Shared Facility at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville snrai001@exchange.louisville.edu
Dr. Ted Smith
Director, Center for Healthy Air, Water, and Soil Envirome Institute, University of Louisville ted.smith@louisville.edu