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
Dr. Jay R. Turner, D.Sc.
Professor of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering Washington University in St. Louis jrturner@seas.wustl.edu
Greg Shirk
Senior Research Manager, Division of Environmental Medicine Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville gregg.shirk@louisville.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.
Brian Gadd
Arborist, Division of Environmental Medicine Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville brian.gadd@louisville.edu
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.
Dr. Matthew Browning
Assistant Professor, College of Applied Health Sciences University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign brownin@illinois.edu
Dr. Dan Riggs
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director, Data Management and Analysis Core Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville dan.riggs@louisville.edu
Dr. Ray Yeager
Assistant Professor of Medicine Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, 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.
Allison Smith
Project Manager Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville allison.metz@louisville.edu
Cameron Stopforth
Research Coordinator and PhD candidate Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville cameron.stopforth@louisville.edu
Dr. Rachel Keith
Associate Professor of Medicine Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, 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.
Dr. Alison McLeish
Associate Professor Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville alison.mcleish@louisville.edu
Dr. Joy Hart
Professor, Department of Communication University of Louisville joy.hart@louisville.edu
Dr. Kandi Walker
Professor, Department of Communication University of Louisville kandi.walker@louisville.edu
Madeline Tomlinson
Assistant Professor Department of Public Health and Heathcare Administration, Bellarmine University
Dr. Natasha DeJarnett
Assistant Professor, Division of Environmental Medicine Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville natasha.dejarnett@louisville.edu
Olivia Forester
Graduate Research Assistant University of LouisvilleStudy 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 Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville lauren.anderson@louisville.edu
Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar
Director, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute; Chief Division of Environmental Medicine Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville aruni.bhatnagar@louisville.edu
Lori Phillips
Project Manager Christina Lee Brown 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, Environmental & Public Health Sciences Environmental & Public Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine raise@ucmail.uc.edu
Dr. Sanjay Srivastava
Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville sanjay.srivastava@louisville.eduAncillary studies.
The Green Heart Louisville Program includes many research projects that leverage the greening intervention to answer questions beyond the scope of the main project. These include questions about the effects of greening on noise and sleep, asthma in children, micro and macro biodiversity, gentrification, population biomarkers in sewage, and more.
Dr. Ted Smith
Director, Center for Healthy Air, Water, and Soil Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, University of Louisville ted.smith@louisville.edu
Dr. Mathias Basner, M.D. PhD MSC
Professor University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine basner@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Design.
The Design Team worked with the greening, health, and GIS teams as well as community members and others to develop an innovative, strategic landscape design plan for the Green Heart Project.
Ivan Heitmann
Senior Designer/Geospatial & Modeling Specialist Hyphae Design Laboratory ivan@hyphae.net