A team led by Professor Erica Walker has received federal funding to conduct the first air-quality and community noise assessment of Mississippi communities impacted by the production of wood pellets.
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Erica Walker, Sc.D.
RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Founder of Community Noise Lab
Biography
Research Interests: Founder of the Community Noise Lab, which explores the relationship between community noise and health, Walker has expertise in environmental exposure assessments, environmental exposure modeling, community surveying, and community engagement.
Recent News
Erica Walker explores the hidden health impacts of wood pellet production in her home state of Mississippi
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An innovative course is bringing together students in Rhode Island and Mississippi to conduct an impactful public health research project focused on a rural community in Gloster, Mississippi.
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Scientific American
Quiet! Our Loud World Is Making Us Sick
Experts describe ways to turn down the volume, from earbuds to smartphone apps that detect harmful noise levels
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MPH student Rosemelly Jimenez Medal's father has worked as a short-haul trucker for over 25 years, and she noticed that he was struggling to hear conversations at dinner. So Jimenez Medal teamed up with her father and noise researcher Erica Walker, RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University, to conduct hearing screenings on short-term truckers in California.
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News from SPH
David and Goliath in “Mossville: When Great Trees Fall”
The second installment of the Pandemic Center’s “Our Storied Health” series highlights environmental injustice in the American South, and explores the potential of storytelling to advance public health.
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