{"id":253,"date":"2014-07-28T08:36:53","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T12:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hurricane-weather-health.doem.uconn.edu\/?page_id=253"},"modified":"2019-10-29T15:30:59","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T19:30:59","slug":"project-advisers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/project-advisers\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Advisers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Robert DeBernardo, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Physician and Public Health Researcher<\/p>\n<p><strong>Organization:<\/strong>\u00a0Consultant to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\">UConn Health<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/occupational-environmental\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevant Expertise:<\/strong>\u00a0Robert DeBernardo is\u00a0an allergist who has specialized experience on indoor environments and health including serving as faculty for UConn workshops and courses on mold and moisture.\u00a0Paula Schenck and Dr. DeBernardo contributed the chapter:\u00a0<i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bioaerosol.org\/files\/60110766.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Effective risk communication concerning environmental change with communities and patients exposed to excessive indoor moisture or mold<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bioaerosol.org\/bioaerosol-book-preview--abstracts-.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bioaerosols &#8211; Fungi, Bacteria, Mycotoxins in Indoor and Outdoor Environments and Human Health<\/a>,\u00a0published in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Phone: 203-522-7249,\u00a0Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:drdebsr@yahoo.com\">drdebsr@yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2014\/11\/Dr.-De-Wei-Li.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-681 size-full alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2014\/11\/Dr.-De-Wei-Li.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. De-Wei Li\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" \/><\/a><\/strong>De-Wei Li, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Research Mycologist<\/p>\n<p><strong>Organization:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ct.gov\/caes\/site\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Valley Laboratory<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevant Expertise:<\/strong> Dr. Li\u2019s current research focuses on\u00a0spatio-temporal patterns and release\/dispersal mechanisms of airborne fungi indoors and outdoors, succession of fungi on building materials, indoor mold inspection, indoor microfungal diversity, and biosystematics of\u00a0<em>Stachybotrys<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0other asexual fungi<em>.<\/em> Dr. Li is an associate editor of Aerobiologia and book editor of Biology of Microfungi, Springer.<\/p>\n<p>Phone: 860-683-4979, Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dewei.li@ct.gov\">dewei.li@ct.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Greg Bilodeau<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Reverend<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Organization:<\/strong>\u00a0Consultant to <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\">UConn Health<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/occupational-environmental\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevant Expertise:<\/strong> Reverend Greg Bilodeau will guide us in engaging members of the faith community for focus groups.<\/p>\n<p>Phone: 860-627-5561 or 860-212-7693,\u00a0Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gbilodeau@cox.net\">gbilodeau@cox.net<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2014\/07\/Anne-Bracker-picture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-851 size-full alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2014\/07\/Anne-Bracker-picture.jpg\" alt=\"Anne Bracker picture\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong>Anne Bracker, M.P.H., C.I.H.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Title:\u00a0<\/strong><em>Occupational\/Industrial Hygienist<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Organization:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctdol.state.ct.us\/osha\/osha.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connecticut Occupational Safety and Heath Administration (CONN-OSHA)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevant Expertise:\u00a0<\/strong>Anne Bracker is an occupational hygienist with Connecticut OSHA\u2019s private sector consultation program. In this capacity Ms. Bracker helps management personnel and labor organizations identify and control workplace hazards and prevent work-related injuries, illnesses and fatalities. Before joining Connecticut OSHA, Ms. Bracker worked for the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at UConn Health in Farmington, CT and Federal OSHA in Hartford, CT.<\/p>\n<p>Phone:\u00a0860-263-6920\u00a0Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:bracker.anne.l@dol.gov\">bracker.anne.l@dol.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"clear: both\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2014\/07\/Ronald-Kraatz-Photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-892 size-full alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hurricanes-mold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2014\/07\/Ronald-Kraatz-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"Ronald Kraatz Photo\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" \/><\/a><\/strong>Ronald Kraatz, M.P.A.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.connecticutchildrens.org\/community-child-health\/lampp-green-healthy-homes-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LAMPP\u00a0Senior Manager<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Organization:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.connecticutchildrens.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connecticut Children\u2019s Medical Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevant Expertise:\u00a0<\/strong>Ronald Kraatz, M.P.A., is the manager for the Healthy Homes Project at Connecticut Children\u2019s Medical Center. Mr. Kraatz has over thirty years experience in public health, environmental management and housing issues. He has successfully managed over $37 million in federal and State funded lead hazard control and healthy homes grants. Prior to joining Connecticut Children\u2019s, Mr. Kraatz served as the Director of Health for the Town of Manchester Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p>Phone: 860-837-6236,\u00a0Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:rkraatz@ccmckids.org\">rkraatz@ccmckids.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert DeBernardo, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H. 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