{"id":251,"date":"2014-07-28T08:36:40","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T12:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hurricane-weather-health.doem.uconn.edu\/?page_id=251"},"modified":"2023-05-03T15:59:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T19:59:07","slug":"project-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/project-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Paula-Schenck-M.P.H.\"Paula Schenck, M.P.H.<\/h2>\n

Education:<\/strong>\u00a0Simmons College Bachelor of Science; UConn Graduate School, Master of Public Health<\/p>\n

Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Principal Investigator; Director, Indoor Environments and Health Programs<\/p>\n

Organization:\u00a0<\/strong>UConn Health,\u00a0Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine<\/p>\n

Relevant<\/b>\u00a0Expertise<\/strong>: Paula Schenck entered the public health arena with interest in how human disease could be ameliorated or possibly prevented by addressing the environment.\u00a0She\u00a0co-established the Center for Indoor Environments and Health<\/a> to focus specific strengths within UConn on this objective. This project brings together her public health orientation, a life-long interest in marine and coastal environments, early career experience with basic microbiology research, strength in risk communication, and a current focus on mold and moisture and respiratory health. She directed and served as faculty for a series of mold and moisture trainings at cities around the country and as course director developed a web-based course for clinicians. She was lead author on a report Climate Change, Indoor Air Quality and Health, and with Dr. Robert DeBernardo wrote a chapter:\u00a0Effective risk communication concerning environmental change with communities and patients exposed to excessive indoor moisture or mold in\u00a0Bioaerosols – Fungi, Bacteria, Mycotoxins in Indoor and Outdoor Environments and Human Health,\u00a0published in 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-2368, Email:\u00a0schenck@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Marc-Croteau-M.D.-M.P.H.\"<\/a><\/strong>Marc S. Croteau, M.D., M.P.H.<\/h2>\n

Education<\/strong>: Boston College Bachelor of Science;\u00a0Dartmouth Medical School, Doctor of Medicine; UConn Graduate School, Master of Public Health<\/p>\n

Title:\u00a0<\/strong>Assistant Professor, Director of Employee Health Service, and Clinical Director of Occupational Medicine<\/p>\n

Organization:<\/strong> UConn\u00a0Health,\u00a0Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine<\/p>\n

Relevant<\/b>\u00a0Expertise<\/strong>:\u00a0Marc Croteau will assist in developing and integrating an online course module\u00a0on mold exposure\/health effects in the setting disaster preparation and response within the UConn Center for Indoor Environments and Health online Clinicians Course;\u00a0a Continuing Medical Education offering. Dr. Marc Croteau is board certified in family medicine and in preventive medicine-occupational medicine. He has practiced in emergency medicine,\u00a0primary care and occupational medicine. His teaching experience includes the Public Health Disaster\u00a0Preparedness and Response course for the Masters in Public Health Program at UConn Health.<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-3744, Email:\u00a0croteau@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Mark C. Buchanan, M.D.<\/h2>\n

Title:<\/strong> Assistant Professor of Medicine<\/p>\n

Organization:<\/strong> UConn\u00a0Health,\u00a0Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine<\/p>\n

Relevant<\/b>\u00a0Expertise<\/strong>:\u00a0During a long career in clinical care, Mark Buchanan has been involved in educational and communication efforts designed for health professionals and the lay public. This has meant working closely with programmers, data base administrators, and human interface specialists to offer users complicated information in an accessible format. He hopes to increase the value of our training by taking it to a mobile platform that allows convenient just-in-time training for a wide audience of persons exposed to mold hazards.<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-4947, Email:\u00a0mbuchanan@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Joanne<\/a><\/strong>Joanne Burcher, M.D.<\/h2>\n

Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Physician and Public Health Researcher<\/p>\n

Organization:<\/strong>\u00a0Consultant to UConn\u00a0Health,\u00a0Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine<\/p>\n

Relevant Expertise: <\/strong>Dr. Burcher\u2019s training includes Family Medicine and Occupational and Environmental Medicine.\u00a0 Since 2011 she has collaborated on a number of educational and training projects that drew on her ability to translate research results into information understandable to non-medical audiences. She is also part of the curriculum committee for the UConn Health clinicians\u2019 guidance on mold.<\/p>\n

Phone: 413-244-2829, Email:\u00a0jobp216@hotmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Paul Bureau<\/h2>\n

Title:<\/strong>Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Lecturer\/Advisor<\/p>\n

Organization:<\/strong>\u00a0UConn\u00a0Department of Allied Health Sciences, and UConn\u00a0Health, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine<\/p>\n

Relevant<\/b>\u00a0Expertise<\/strong>: Many years of working as a practicing industrial hygienist in the private sector and delivering health-related education and training to a variety of audiences will help Paul craft messages about potential for mold exposure, impacts on health and appropriate protective measures. He also teaches UConn adult students striving to earn a certificate in occupational safety and health, and UConn undergraduate students working to earn a baccalaureate degree with an occupational and environmental health and safety concentration.<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-486-0040, Email:\u00a0paul.bureau@uconn.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Jenn<\/a><\/strong>Jennifer Cavallari<\/b>, Sc.D., C.I.H.<\/h2>\n

Education:\u00a0<\/strong>Sc.D. Harvard School of Public Health, Occupational Epidemiology;\u00a0M.S. Harvard School of Public Health, Industrial Hygiene;\u00a0B.S. University of Connecticut, Chemistry<\/p>\n

Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Assistant Professor, Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Occupational Epidemiologist<\/p>\n

Organization:\u00a0<\/strong>UConn\u00a0Health,\u00a0Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine<\/p>\n

Relevant<\/b>\u00a0Expertise<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Jennifer Cavallari brings to this project her training and expertise in industrial hygiene, occupational epidemiology, and worker training. In addition, she contributes expertise in data analysis and presentation.<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-4720, Email: cavallari@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Sara<\/a><\/strong>Sara Wakai, Ph.D.<\/h2>\n

Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Director of Evaluation, and Assistant Professor in Residence<\/em><\/p>\n

Organization:<\/strong>\u00a0UConn Health,\u00a0Center for Public Health and Health Policy<\/p>\n

Relevant<\/b>\u00a0Expertise<\/strong>: Dr. Sara Wakai is part of a strong interdisciplinary UConn Health team that has conducted numerous research studies and program evaluations in environmental\/occupational health and applied health research projects. She has worked with Paula Schenck providing evaluation services for the Neighborhood Healthy Homes and the Green and Healthy Homes projects. She is also leading the evaluation component of the UConn Green Cleaning training project. She will evaluate this program.<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-5503, Email:\u00a0swakai@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Kelly Wallace, M.S.<\/h2>\n

Education<\/strong>:\u00a0Master of Science, University of Connecticut, School of Allied Health Science, Health Promotion; Bachelor of Science, University of Connecticut, \u00a0School of Allied Health Science.<\/p>\n

Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Community Health Educator, Research Assistant<\/em><\/p>\n

Organization:<\/strong>\u00a0UConn\u00a0Health,\u00a0Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine<\/p>\n

Relevant Expertise<\/strong>: Kelly Wallace is a health educator and the research assistant for this project. She provides additional input into\u00a0risk communication strategy\/messaging around mold health effects.<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-2971, Email:\u00a0kewallace@uchc.edu<\/a>
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Cristina Mullin<\/h2>\n

Education<\/strong>: Bachelor of Science in Marine Science \/Minor in Environmental Economics and Policy, University of Connecticut<\/em><\/p>\n

Title: <\/strong>Research and\u00a0Outreach\u00a0Assistant<\/p>\n

Organization<\/strong>: UConn\u00a0Health,\u00a0Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine<\/p>\n

Relevant Expertise<\/strong>: Cristina Mullin is responsible for outreach and risk messaging to appropriate workers groups and the public through establishing and utilizing communication channels outside of individual contacts, including multiple channels of social media (e.g., Facebook and Twitter), and development of this project web page.\u00a0<\/em>She also currently serves as a planner updating the UConn Health online clinicians’ course, “Guidance for Clinicians: Mold and Moisture\/Impacts from Severe Wet Weather”.<\/p>\n

Phone: 860-679-2008, Email:\u00a0mullin@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Paula Schenck, M.P.H. Education:\u00a0Simmons College Bachelor of Science; UConn Graduate School, Master of Public Health Title:\u00a0Principal Investigator; Director, Indoor Environments and Health Programs Organization:\u00a0UConn Health,\u00a0Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Relevant\u00a0Expertise: Paula Schenck entered the public health arena with interest in how human disease could be ameliorated or possibly prevented by addressing the environment.\u00a0She\u00a0co-established the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-11 17:33:35","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/251"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1962,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/251\/revisions\/1962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}