Environmental and Human Health, Shaping Risk, and Policy with Julia Gohlke

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Welcome back to Environmental Professionals Radio, Connecting the Environmental Professionals Community Through Conversation, with your hosts Laura Thorne and Nic Frederick! 

On today’s episode, we talk with Julia Gohlke, Professor of Environmental Health, Department of Population Health Sciences at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg VA about Environmental and Human Health, Shaping Risk, and Policy.   Read her full bio below.

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Showtimes: 
2:13 - People over animals?
6:15 - Interview with Julia Gohlke begins
12:18 - Managing expectations with Environmental Health 
22:37 - Data use in Julia's Work
28:21 - Field Notes with Julia!

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Connect with Julia Gohlke at https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-gohlke-6015731b7/

Guest Bio: 
Dr. Gohlke is a professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at Virginia Tech. She received a PhD from the University of Washington, School of Public Health, Seattle, WA and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. She has authored over 90 peer reviewed publications using toxicology and spatial epidemiology methods to examine health outcomes associated with chemical exposures, living in close proximity to resource extraction sites, and heat and flood events.  She teaches courses in environmental health and risk assessment, and directs a graduate training program in rural environmental health.
 

Music Credits
Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa
Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller

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