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Participant

Affiliation

Background

1

Anyah, Richard

Dept. of Marine,
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University

Meteorology, specializing in regional climate modeling and Applications.

3

Bowles, Erik

Kansas State University

Importance of climatic extremes on the well-being of organisms

4

Brunkard, Joan

Environmental Studies, University of California

Climatic and socioeconomic factors associated with the resurgence of dengue fever

5

Coleman, Jill

Department of Geography, Ohio State

Climatology (teleconnection patterns, classification, hurricane), biometeorology and medical geography

6

Conley, Heather

Kansas State University

Climatic sequences related to hantavirus outbreaks

7

Durand, Kevin

Health Sciences Center, University of Colorado

8

Field, Robert

Canadian Forest Service

Climate and biomass burning interactions, emissions modeling

9

Gebrab, Samson

Aquatic, Watershed and Earth resources, Utah State University

GIS with application in Epidemiology, Environmental Sciences, Land Resources.

10

Grass, David

LDEO/ Columbia University

Effects of weather and air pollution on human health

11

Henneberger, Alexandra

National Research center for Environment and Health GSF, Germany

Epidemiology and biometry (research field: air pollution and ECG

12

Huber, Katja

University of Natural resources and Applied Life Sciences, Austria

Bioclimatology, i.e. special subject UV radiation and health

13

John, Chandy

Case Western Reserve University
Co-Director, Rainbow Center for International Child Health

Rainfall, temperature and vector density related to malaria incidence in Kenya

14

Knowlton, Kim

Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

Projecting climate change/health impacts for metropolitan NY

15

Koliveras, Korine

University of Arizona

Role of climate in determining the spatial and temporal patterns of human health

16

Li, Zhuobin

Dept. for Applied Mathematics, Case Western Reserve University

Applied mathematics for infectious diseases

17

Marshall, Michael

Clark University, University of Nairobi

Climate and hydrological modeling in a GIS environment

18

Mena, Marcelo

Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research

Inversion modeling of emissions of carbon monoxide for regional scale chemical transport models

19

Munoz, Ernesto

Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland

Climate variability of the tropical Atlantic and neighboring countries

20

Olson, Sarah

University of Wisconsin, Madison

How population health is responding to global climate change

21

Paz, Shlomit

Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa

Climatic changes and environmental issues in the Mediterranean basin.

22

Reed, Aisha

Perdue University

Atmospheric Science

23

Rodriguez, Carla

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Environmental epidemiology, cluster detection, infectious disease

24

Rodriguez, Miguel

Laboratori de Recerca del Clima, Barcelona

Detecting Transitory climate forcing on environment and society, statistical tools

25

Spak, Scott

University of Wisconsin

Atmospheric chemical transport modeling

Climate variability and its impact on health in the Carribean.

27

Thaler, Sabina

University of Birmingham, UK

Geography and Regional Planning, meteorology, climatology, statistic, GIS

28

Tuglus, Catherine

Columbia University

Creating an early warning system for high levels of disease

29

Wang, Jun

Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alabama

Satellite retrieval, data assimilation, and air quality modeling of aerosols

30

Wise, Erika

Dept. of Geography and Regional Development, University of Arizona

Impacts of climate change and variability, particularly on human health