BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.2//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Please see below for the 2026 Weathering Change Seminar Series hosted by the Center for Collaboration on Climate &\; Community for Hea lth (C4H). \;Most will be virtual\, however the local speakers will al so offer an in-person option (see location information for each seminar fo r specifics). For questions regarding this series please email bloomejl@uc mail.uc.edu.Recordings of past seminars can be viewed here.All seminars ta ke place on Tuesdays from 12:30pm-1:30pm Eastern Time.May 19\, 2026 Mycoes trogens: How an Emerging Endocrine Disruptor May Impact Maternal-Child Hea lthPresenter: Emily Barratt\, PhD\, Rutgers UniversityEmily Barrett\, Ph.D .\, is the George G Rhoads Endowed Legacy Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Rutgers School of Publ ic Health. Dr. Barrett is also faculty at the Rutgers Environmental and Oc cupational Health Sciences Institute\, where she is Deputy Director of the NIEHS-funded P30 Center for Environmental Exposures and Disease and co-di rects the Maternal-Child Environmental Health Lab. She received her doctor al degree from Harvard University and completed post-doctoral training at UCLA. Her main research interests are in how early life exposures shape ou r subsequent health and developmental trajectories. Dr. Barrett leads thre e ongoing pregnancy cohorts\, all of which are part of the NIH’s nationwid e Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program\, the l argest study of the health and well-being of United States children. She h as been awarded over $20 million dollars in NIH funding across her career and has published over 250 scientific papers\, mostly on the reproductive\ , perinatal\, and pediatric health impacts of endocrine disrupting chemica ls found in consumer products and food.VirtualRegister for May 19th semina r hereJune 2\, 2026 \;Wildfire Smoke Exposure Science: Challenges\, In sights\, and Future Directions \;Presenter: Diana Rohlman\, PhD\, Oreg on State UniversityDr. Diana Rohlman is an Associate Professor (Sr. Resear cher) in the Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology at Orego n State University (OSU). She leads the Community Engagement Cores for the Pacific Northwest Center for Translational Environmental Health Research and the OSU Superfund Research Center. Her research lies in the nexus of e nvironmental health\, exposure science\, and research translation\, with a focus on enhancing public understanding of environmental health risks. Sh e collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to address complex challenges— like chemical exposures from disasters and the health effects of air pollu tion—using community-engaged research approaches that ensure research is r esponsive to the needs of impacted communities. Her lab is committed to th e ethical report-back of research results (RBRR)\, connecting research res ults with actionable exposure reduction and mitigation efforts.VirtualRegi ster for June 2nd seminar hereJune 9\, 2026 \;People\, Place and Partn ership: Advancing Climate Resilience in Seattle's Duwamish River ValleyPre senter: Nicole Errett\, PhD\, University of WashingtonDr. Nicole Errett is an Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and Director of the Center for Disaster Resilient Communities at the Unive rsity of Washington. Dr. Errett's research focuses on the development\, im plementation and health impacts of policies and programs that aim to build resilience in the context of public health emergencies\, disasters\, and climate change. She works closely with public health and emergency respons e practitioners on policy-relevant research on disasters\, climate\, and h ealth.VirtualRegister for June 9th seminar hereJune 16\, 2026 Title TBDPre senter: Renee Mahaffey Harris\, MPH\, President/CEO of The Center for Clos ing the Health GapRenee Mahaffey Harris\, MPH\, is a committed advocate fo r the marginalized populations in Greater Cincinnati and the region. Mahaf fey Harris leads The Health Gap in its mission to lead the efforts to elim inate racial and ethnic health disparities through advocacy\, education\, and community outreach. Mahaffey Harris history received her undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree in Communication\, Ohio University and Master of Public Health\, Morehouse College of Medicine.During her tenure at The Health Gap\, Mahaffey Harris jointly created the City of Cincinnati’s Heal th in All Policy and launched several groundbreaking community-based healt h initiatives including: The Ohio African American Health Disparities Coll aborative and the Black Women’s Health Movement\, which is an Ohio collabo ration with the national organization Black Women’s Health Imperative. Har ris served as a member of the Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s COVID 19 Minorit y Strike Task Force President of Ohio African American Health Disparities Coalition and was appointed Co-Chair City of Cincinnati Racial Equity Task force and a member of the National Council on Black Health-Subcommittee on national programs. Harris has been awarded the YWCA Racial Justice Awarde e 2020\, UC Health MLK Humanitarian Award\, The Urban One National Shero A ward\, Cincinnati Herald Nefertiti Awardee\, 2022 Business Courier Women W ho Means Business Awardee 2022 and the City of Cincinnati Black History Mo nth Honoree.VirtualRegister for June 16th seminar hereJuly 21\, 2026 \ ;Title TBDPresenter: Manish Arora\, PhD\, Mount SinaiVirtualRegister for J uly 21st seminar hereSeptember 8\, 2026 \;When Extreme Weather Disrupt s Cancer CarePresenter: Stacy Stanifer\, PhD\, University of KentuckyStacy Stanifer\, PhD\, APRN\, AOCNS® is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse\, Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist\, and Assistant Professor at the Unive rsity of Kentucky College of Nursing. Dr. Stanifer's research examines how extreme weather events disrupt cancer care and strives to discover innova tive methods of creating resilient cancer programs that can plan\, prepare \, respond\, and adapt to extreme weather-related threats. Dr. Stanifer al so leads community-engaged and citizen science initiatives aimed at reduci ng cancer risk by addressing environmental exposures\, particularly radon\ , the second leading cause of lung cancer. Dr. Stanifer is a member of the UK Markey Cancer Center Cancer Prevention and Control Group\, co-leads th e Community Engagement Core of the UK Center for Appalachian Research in E nvironmental Sciences\, serves on the research board of the Indoor Environ ments Association\, is President of the Bluegrass Oncology Nursing Society \, and represents public health on the Kentucky Board of Radon Safety.Virt ualRegister for September 8th seminar hereSeptember 22\, 2026 Title TBDPre senter: Gen Merideth\, MD\, Cornell UniversityVirtualRegister for Septembe r 22nd seminar here \; DTEND:20261231T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260519T105714Z DTSTART:20260519T163000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:2026 C4H Weathering Change Seminar Series UID:RFCALITEM639147850349102434 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Please see below for the 2026 Weathering Ch ange Seminar Series hosted by the Center for Collaboration on Climate & \; Community for Health (C4H). \;Most will be virtual\, however the lo cal speakers will also offer an in-person option (see location information for each seminar for specifics). For questions regarding this series plea se email bloomejl@ucmail.uc.edu.

Recordings of past seminars can be viewed here.

All seminars take place on Tuesdays from 12:30pm-1:30pm Eastern Time.

May 19\, 2026 Mycoestro gens: How an Emerging Endocrine Disruptor May Impact Maternal-Child Health

Presenter: Emily Barratt\, PhD\, Rutgers University

Emily B arrett\, Ph.D.\, is the George G Rhoads Endowed Legacy Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Rutgers S chool of Public Health. Dr. Barrett is also faculty at the Rutgers Environ mental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute\, where she is Deputy Di rector of the NIEHS-funded P30 Center for Environmental Exposures and Dise ase and co-directs the Maternal-Child Environmental Health Lab. She receiv ed her doctoral degree from Harvard University and completed post-doctoral training at UCLA. Her main research interests are in how early life expos ures shape our subsequent health and developmental trajectories. Dr. Barre tt leads three ongoing pregnancy cohorts\, all of which are part of the NI H’s nationwide Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) pr ogram\, the largest study of the health and well-being of United States ch ildren. She has been awarded over $20 million dollars in NIH funding acros s her career and has published over 250 scientific papers\, mostly on the reproductive\, perinatal\, and pediatric health impacts of endocrine disru pting chemicals found in consumer products and food.

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Register for May 19th seminar here

June 2\, 2026 \;Wildfire Smoke Exposure Science: Challenges\, Insights\, a nd Future Directions \;

Presenter: Diana Rohlman\, PhD\, Orego n State University

Dr. Diana Rohlman is an Associate Professor (Sr. Researcher) in the Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology a t Oregon State University (OSU). She leads the Community Engagement Cores for the Pacific Northwest Center for Translational Environmental Health Re search and the OSU Superfund Research Center. Her research lies in the nex us of environmental health\, exposure science\, and research translation\, with a focus on enhancing public understanding of environmental health ri sks. She collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to address complex chal lenges—like chemical exposures from disasters and the health effects of ai r pollution—using community-engaged research approaches that ensure resear ch is responsive to the needs of impacted communities. Her lab is committe d to the ethical report-back of research results (RBRR)\, connecting resea rch results with actionable exposure reduction and mitigation efforts.

Virtual

Register for June 2nd seminar here

June 9\, 2026 \;People\, Place and Partnership: Advancing Climate Resilience in Seattle's Duwamish River Valley

Presenter: Nicole Errett\, PhD\, University of Washington

Dr. Nicole Errett is an Associate Professo r of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and Director of the Ce nter for Disaster Resilient Communities at the University of Washington. D r. Errett's research focuses on the development\, implementation and healt h impacts of policies and programs that aim to build resilience in the con text of public health emergencies\, disasters\, and climate change. She wo rks closely with public health and emergency response practitioners on pol icy-relevant research on disasters\, climate\, and health.

Virtu al

Register for June 9th seminar here

June 16\, 2026 Title TBD

Presenter: Renee Mahaffey Harris\, MPH\, President/CEO of The Center for Closing the Health Gap

Renee Mahaffey Harris\, MPH\, is a committed advocate for the marginalized populations in Greater Cincinnat i and the region. Mahaffey Harris leads The Health Gap in its mission to l ead the efforts to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities through advocacy\, education\, and community outreach. Mahaffey Harris history rec eived her undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree in Communication\, Ohio University and Master of Public Health\, Morehouse College of Medicine.

During her tenure at The Health Gap\, Mahaffey Harris jointly created the City of Cincinnati’s Health in All Policy and launched several ground breaking community-based health initiatives including: The Ohio African Am erican Health Disparities Collaborative and the Black Women’s Health Movem ent\, which is an Ohio collaboration with the national organization Black Women’s Health Imperative. Harris served as a member of the Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s COVID 19 Minority Strike Task Force President of Ohio Africa n American Health Disparities Coalition and was appointed Co-Chair City of Cincinnati Racial Equity Taskforce and a member of the National Council o n Black Health-Subcommittee on national programs. Harris has been awarded the YWCA Racial Justice Awardee 2020\, UC Health MLK Humanitarian Award\, The Urban One National Shero Award\, Cincinnati Herald Nefertiti Awardee\, 2022 Business Courier Women Who Means Business Awardee 2022 and the City of Cincinnati Black History Month Honoree.

Virtual

Register for June 16th seminar here

July 21\, 2026 \;Title TBD

< h3>Presenter: Manish Arora\, PhD\, Mount Sinai

Virtual

Regi ster for July 21st seminar here

September 8\, 2026 \;When E xtreme Weather Disrupts Cancer Care

Presenter: Stacy Stanifer\, Ph D\, University of Kentucky

Stacy Stanifer\, PhD\, APRN\, AOCNS® is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse\, Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist \, and Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky College of Nursin g. Dr. Stanifer's research examines how extreme weather events disrupt can cer care and strives to discover innovative methods of creating resilient cancer programs that can plan\, prepare\, respond\, and adapt to extreme w eather-related threats. Dr. Stanifer also leads community-engaged and citi zen science initiatives aimed at reducing cancer risk by addressing enviro nmental exposures\, particularly radon\, the second leading cause of lung cancer. Dr. Stanifer is a member of the UK Markey Cancer Center Cancer Pre vention and Control Group\, co-leads the Community Engagement Core of the UK Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences\, serves on t he research board of the Indoor Environments Association\, is President of the Bluegrass Oncology Nursing Society\, and represents public health on the Kentucky Board of Radon Safety.

Virtual

Register for Sep tember 8th seminar here

September 22\, 2026 Title TBD

P resenter: Gen Merideth\, MD\, Cornell University

Virtual

Re gister for September 22nd seminar here

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