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Research & InitiativesInhalation Exposure to Pollutants in the Sleeping Microenvironment
Adults spend an average of 7.5 hours in bed per night, which corresponds to approximately one-third of our life. Previous research has found that we are exposed to numerous pollutants while sleeping, notably airborne al... More
CoursesActivist Research Practicum (ANT 324L)
In this upper-division seminar, designed especially for anthropology majors, students will learn the basics of anthropological research methods, and gain hands-on experience, from an "activist research" perspective. Cour... MoreCoursesAdvanced Environmental Law - Air & Water (LAW 341L)
"This course will begin with an introduction to pollution control, the common law antecedents, and early statutory developments. The remainder of the course will be devoted to an intensive study of the Clean Air Act and ... MoreCoursesAdvanced Environmental Law - Toxics (LAW 341L)
This course will examine the provisions of the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act relating to toxic substances as well as other statutes regulating toxic substances like the Toxic substances control Act and the Federal In... MoreCoursesAir Pollution Control (CE 396L.3)
Sources, transport, fate, impacts, characteristics, and control of air contaminants; source control and prevention; urban air quality; occupational and residential indoor air quality. Design of air pollution control sys... MoreCoursesAir Pollution Engineering (CE 369L: CE 396L)
Sources, transport, fate, impacts, characteristics, and control of air contaminants; source control and prevention; urban air quality; occupational and residential indoor air quality. May be repreated for credit when top... More
Degree Plans & CurriculumAir Resources Emphasis - Environmental and Water Resources Engineering (MSE/PhD)
Research in the Air Resources emphasis area, within the EWRE program, is an interdisciplinary effort that encompasses atmospheric chemistry, ambient air quality monitoring and modeling, indoor air quality, and air pollut... MoreCoursesAmerican Animals: A Cultural History (TC 302)
This course explores the central—yet often unexpected—role that animals have played in shaping American cultural history. This course is interdisciplinary, which means that we will use multiple methodological approac... MoreCoursesAnimals and American Culture: Selected Historical Topics (AMS 370; HIS 350; WGS 345)
One of the goals of this interdisciplinary upper-division undergraduate seminar is to explore the following question: What does the U.S. history survey look like if we place animals at the center of our analysis? This cl... MoreCoursesBorder Health Policy (PA 388D)
This is a collaborative course between the LBJ School of Public Affairs and The University of Texas School of Public Health. This course examines the history of US-Mexico relations and health policy with an emphasis on i... MoreCoursesBrownfields Seminar: Redeveloping Contaminated Land (CRP 383)
Brownfields typically are abandoned, idled, or underused industrial or commercial land and buildings where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.1 The cleanup and subs... MoreCoursesBuilding Environmental Systems (ARE 346N)
Planning and design of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems; noise and vibration control systems; power distribution and lighting systems; introduction to plumbing systems. MoreCoursesBuilt Environment and Public Health (CRP 384)
This course examines the relationship between the built environment and public health issues. Issues include the negative impacts of sprawl, residential segregation, accessibility of public transport, and access to susta... More
Faculty & StaffCallan, Benedicte
Benedicte Callan joined the LBJ of Public Affairs research team as a Sid Richardson Fellow for innovation and health policy and as a research affiliate of the Center for Health and Social Policy (CHASP) in the fall of 20... MoreResearch & InitiativesCommons Ignorance: The Failure of Environmental Law to Provide the Information Needed to Protect Public Health and the Environment
One of the most significant problems facing environmental law is the dearth of scientific information available to assess the impact of industrial activities on public health and the environment. After documenting the si... MoreResearch & InitiativesCommunicating Science, Health, Environment, and Risk (ComSHER)
The members of ComSHER are dedicated to the pursuit of high quality mass communication scholarship and high academic and professional standards for mass communication education - particularly as these relate to science c... MoreCoursesCommunity Development In Health Promotion (SW 395K)
MoreResearch & InitiativesConcho Community Garden
Growing food for individuals, local food shelters, UT Dining Services; Educating our campus and city communities about growing local, organic food, and realizing its place within the greater context of conventional food ... MoreFaculty & StaffCurtis, Suzanne
Suzanne Render Curtis, PhD, RD holds a Master’s degree in Nutrition and a doctorate in Food Systems Management from Oregon State University. She came to academia after more than twenty years working as a dietitian in a... MoreCoursesDesign of Air Conditioning Systems (ME 374R)
MoreCoursesDesign of Energy Efficient and Healthy Buildings (ARE 370; ARE 381E; CE 381E)
Design of buildings for low energy use and optimal indoor air quality. Includes ventilation, energy efficiency, moisture problems, and prevention by design. MoreCoursesDrinking Water: Treatment and Public Health Issues (CE 385W)
Topics to be discussed are Drinking Water Regulations, Oxidation and Disinfection, Natural Organic Matter and Disinfection By-Products, Membrane Processes, Membrane Processes, Inorganics: Issues and Treatment, Synthetic ... MoreFaculty & StaffEaton, David J.
David J. Eaton teaches courses on systems analysis, environmental and energy policy, and nonprofit management in the LBJ School. He has lectured in twenty countries and conducted field research in fifteen nations. Eaton... MoreCoursesEcological Approach to Child Health (N 396T)
MoreCoursesEconomy/Value/Quality of Life (URB 352; ARC 350R)
In this course, each student is asked to consider the evolution and existence of both 'qualitative' and 'quantitative' worldviews/value systems/reality systems/systems of evaluation and how each create situations where f... MoreCoursesEnvironmental Clinic (LAW 397C; LAW 397D)
In this clinic, students will work to improve environmental quality and protect the public health of low-income communities in Texas. The clinic's projects are varied and have involved work in federal and state court, be... MoreDegree Plans & CurriculumEnvironmental Engineering Technical Area Option- Civil Engineering (BS)
Environmental Engineering is a Technical Area option within the Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Bachelor of Science degree. Environmental engineers address problems related to public health and the en... MoreCoursesEnvironmental Ethics (PHL 325C)
This is a course on environmental philosophy with a focus on environmental ethics but also treating epistemological issues. Much of the course will be a survey of major problem areas including intrinsic and instrumental ... MoreCoursesEnvironmental Fiction and Criticism (E379R)
This course examines recent fiction and film in which environmental debates loom large. The following questions motivate our study: How do literature, film, and cultural theory shape environmental issues? Are there more ... MoreCoursesEnvironmental Hazards (GRG 334C )
Natural disasters are of central concern to citizens and governments across the globe. The loss of human lives, disruption of economies, and destruction of physical infrastructure that result from these events often le... MoreCoursesEnvironmental Health (370K)
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to and overview of the key areas of environmental health. Using the perspectives of the population and community, the course will cover factors associated ... MoreCoursesEnvironmental Journalism (J 349T, J 395)
Global Climate Change represents just one topic in one of the "hottest" fields in journalism--reporting on the environment. Add in Austin and Texas' intricate environmental challenges--from water supply and quality, to i... MoreCoursesEnvironmental Law and Policy: Nature, Law, and Society (CRP 383)
This course is about environmental law, a subject that necessarily includes consideration of environmental science, environmental economics, and environmental policy as essential elements of its analysis. In addition to ... MoreCoursesEnvironmental Litigation (LAW 397S)
This seminar focuses on different types of environmental litigation, including: permit hearings and appeals; enforcement hearings and litigation; rule-making and appeals; citizen suits; Superfund litigation; commercial l... MoreCoursesEnvironmental Policy and Ethics (CRP 383; LAR 382K)
MoreCoursesEpidemiology in Public Health (N 391F)
MoreDegree Plans & CurriculumEthics and Corporate Social Responsibility Concentration -- Business Administration (MBA)
Ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues loom larger than ever in business decision-making, and the ability to manage these issues is a core leadership skill. The MBA concentration in Ethics & Corporate S... MoreCoursesFarming, Food, and Global Hunger (GRG 356T)
This course focuses on contemporary transformations in global agro-food systems from a social science perspective. Employing an interdisciplinary approach, we will explore recent changes in agricultural production, marke... MoreCoursesFeast or Famine? Food Supplies in a Crowded World (GRG 326K )
MoreCoursesFoundations of Social Justice (SW 381S )
This course is based on the following assumptions: 1) membership in a population-at-risk group (e.g., people of color, women, gay and lesbian persons) significantly influences an individual’s life experiences, world ... MoreCoursesGender and Migration (GRG 396T; LAS 388; WGS 393)
MoreCoursesGenetically Modified Organisms: Environmental, Ethical, and Political Issues (UGS 302)
This seminar will initially cover the biology behind the production of genetically modified (GM) organisms then move onto environmental, ethical, and political issues associated with the production of genetically modifie... MoreCoursesGlobal Health (N 309)
Overview of global health, with emphasis on the determinants of health, health indicators, human rights, globalization, current socioeconomic factors, health care systems, and public health systems. May be counted toward... MoreCoursesGlobal Indigenous Issues (ANT 324L; LAS 324L)
This course explores contemporary issues of indigenous peoples throughout the world. Today, even as virtually all nations in the world have voted in favor of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, Indigen... MoreCoursesGlobal Inequalities and Health (UGS 303)
An overview of the physical and mental health of human populations, paying particular attention to health care delivery systems around the world. MoreCoursesGlobalization (SOC S340C )
This course provides an overview of the interrelated processes of economic, political, and cultural globalization. Under the heading of economic globalization, we will focus on multinational corporations, international f... MoreFaculty & StaffHaragan, Kelly
Kelly Haragan is a clinical professor and Director of the Environmental Clinic. Kelly joined the faculty in 2008. Prior to joining the Clinic, Kelly worked as legal counsel for national nonprofits including: the Environm... MoreFaculty & StaffHayward, Mark
Mark Hayward's primary research interests center on the influence of life course exposures and events on the morbidity and mortality experiences of the older population. Presently, he is involved in several studies focus... MoreFaculty & StaffHouser, Heather
Heather Houser is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin. She received an M.A. and Ph.D. in English from Stanford University, and a B.A. from Reed College. Her first book is Eco-Sickness: Env... MoreCoursesHousing America (URB 352; ARC 350R; ARC 386M)
Issues concerning the built environment and urban infrastructure, environmental sustainability, and the public policy framework designed to manage the challenges presented by these issues. Issues facing residents of U.S.... MoreCoursesHuman Exposure Analysis (CE 397)
MoreCoursesHuman Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution (CE 396L.6)
This course will focus on human inhalation exposure to pollution in both the gaseous and particle (liquid and solid) phases. The emphasis will be on non-industrial indoor environments, but the underlying principles and t... MoreCoursesHuman Health and the Environment (GRG 356T; URB 350)
The basic political and administrative structures of cities and metropolitan regions, including problems associated with local and regional government. MoreCoursesIndigenous Rights & Autonomy in Mexico (ANT 324L)
This course will examine the historical experience and current struggles of indigenous people in Mexico. We will address the relationship of indigenous people to colonial powers and the post-Independence and post-Revolut... MoreCoursesIndoor Air Quality: Physics and Chemistry (CE 396L.4)
Sources, transport, and fate of indoor air pollutants. Interactions between indoor pollutants and indoor materials. Indoor air chemistry. Human exposure to pollutants in indoor environments. MoreCoursesIndoor Air Quality: Transport and Control (CE 389T; ARE 389T)
Transport and control of indoor pollutants. Includes particulate removal and pollutant transport into and within indoor environments. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in archit... MoreCoursesInternational Development (PA 388K)
Any foray into international development must have a firm grounding in the major theories, history and strategies of international development. This course is designed to provide this comprehensive foundation. Among the ... MoreCoursesInternational Human Rights Law (LAW 348E)
The course provides an overview of modern international human rights law, including its history and development since the 1940s. It considers domestic, regional and international legal systems -including international cr... MoreCoursesInternational Nutrition: Developing World (NTR 321)
Nutrition-related issues in the developing world, including nutrient deficiency and disease, concerns in vulnerable populations (pregnancy, infancy, childhood, and old age), and food aid. Nutrition 321 and 360 (Topic 2: ... MoreCoursesInternational Nutrition: Social and Environmnetal Policies (NTR 331)
Explores the nutritional concerns of different countries, environmental aspects of food supply, and social policies needed to balance supply with demand in a sustainable manner. Nutrition 331 and 360 (Topic: Internationa... MoreCoursesLatin American Planning Studio (CRP 386)
This is the second in a series of planning studios in informal settlements in Latin America. MoreCoursesMaximum Advanced Landscape Architecture Studio (LAR 696)
he MAXIMUM landscape architecture studio will focus on creating a broad strategy for pocket parks within the city of Austin. The 21st century holds many conditions and demands that shape and change the ways we interact w... MoreCoursesMedical Geography (GRG 357)
This course serves as an introduction to the sub-discipline of medical geography. Medical geography deals with human-environment interactions and the influence that these interactions have on public health, and encompa... MoreFaculty & StaffMeyers, Lauren
Dr. Meyers conducts research in two general areas. The first is mathematical epidemiology. Over the last five years, she has been developing new network-based mathematical approaches for predicting the spread of infectio... MoreCoursesModeling of Air and Pollutant Flows in Buildings (ARE 383; ARE 372; CE 397)
Fundamentals of indoor airflow modeling, use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for air quality and thermal comfort analyses, application of CFD for analysis of air velocity, temperature, humidity, and contaminant dis... MoreFaculty & StaffNovoselac, Atila
His area of research includes studies related to improvement of indoor environment and development of energy efficient building environmental systems. By combining experimental studies and computational modeling, he is d... MoreCoursesNuclear Environmental Protection (ME 389C)
Ionizing radiation and its interactions with matter and living tissues; radioactive decay kinetics; external and internal dose measurement; transportation through the environment; managing radioactive waste streams; and ... MoreCoursesNuclear Health Physics (ME 389D)
MoreFaculty & StaffO'Day, Trish
Trish O'Day MSN, RN, CNS-Community Health teaches public health nursing at the UT School of Nursing. Curriculum includes population health, environmental health and global health. Ms. O'Day serves as Co-President of the ... MoreCoursesOur Global Backyard: Environment, People, Science, and Technology (UGS 303)
Understanding the pressures on the world's environments and people is of paramount importance to maintaining global resources for current and future generations. Many of the most challenging environmental conflicts today... MoreFaculty & StaffPeterson, Fred
Dr. Peterson’s primary areas of scholarship lie in child, adolescent, and school health, with a special emphasis in school health teacher education. He has developed an innovative paradigm for teacher training: the Chi... MoreCoursesPlants, Environment and Human Affairs (BIO 305E)
Designed for nonscience majors. Plants and the environment, including basic ecological principles and major issues such as global warming and the biodiversity crisis; plants and society, including foods, beverages, medic... MoreCoursesPopulation Geography (URB 305; GRG 309)
Population size, distribution, and characteristics are related to a wide variety of geographic, social, economic, political, and environmental issues and problems. With that in mind, this course examines population proce... More
Centers & InstitutesPopulation Research Center
The Population Research Center (PRC) is an interdisciplinary research and training unit of the University of Texas at Austin (UT) that provides infrastructure support services and project development support for a very p... MoreCoursesPublic Health in Global Context (N 390D)
MoreCoursesPublic Health Nursing (N 275)
Public health nursing models and the nursing process as they are used to plan for the health of aggregates and communities. Description and analysis of formal and informal community systems and health care delivery syste... MoreResearch & InitiativesPublic Understanding of Science and Health (PUSH)
PUSH is a research and teaching initiative of the College of Communication with the mission to improve the public's understanding of - and engagement with - science and health topics. PUSH aims to facilitate relationship... MoreResearch & InitiativesQuality Growth Toolbox
Under the leadership of Professors Robert Paterson, Rachael Rawlins and Chandra Bhat, with support from partners Envision Central Texas, UT’s Center for Transportation Research and CSD, faculty and students have develo... MoreCoursesRadioactive Waste Management (CE 377K; ME 389E)
This course is designed to provide a fundamental understanding of sources of radiation, ionizing radiation, its interaction with matter and living tissues, radioactive decay kinetics, external and internal radiation d... MoreCoursesReligion, Environment, and Society (GRG 356T; REE 345; RS 373)
The ongoing ‘ clash of civilization’ in the modern world derives in part from profound differences in religious systems and traditions, environmental attitudes and societal norms and taboos. Over the course of the se... MoreResearch & InitiativesResidential Self-Selection Effects in an Activity Time-use Behavior Model
This study presents a joint model system of residential location and activity time-use choices that considers a comprehensive set of activity-travel environment (ATE) variables, as well as sociodemographic variables, as ... MoreCoursesRight to the City: Social, Spatial and Environmental Justice (CRP 385C)
This is the third in an ongoing series of courses developed in partnership with community-based organizations in Austin. MoreCoursesScience & Law (LAW 397S)
Science is integral to our modern technological society and is used in myriad ways to formulate and challenge public policy. This seminar will examine issues of science policy and regulation as they arise in biotechnolog... MoreFaculty & StaffSiegel, Jeffrey
Dr. Siegel and his research team have ongoing research on HVAC filtration, portable air cleaners, protecting industrial and residential buildings from extraordinary events, particle resuspension, particle transport and d... MoreCoursesSocial Change in Developing Nations (SOC 324K)
Overview of changing social structure in the Third World. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing. MoreCoursesSociocultural Influences on Health (N 382)
Factors associated with disparities in health status and health care among different social and cultural groups. MoreCoursesSources of Indoor Air Pollution (CE 397)
MoreFaculty & StaffSpeed, Shannon
Dr. Speed's research interests include human rights, indigenous rights, gender, Mexico, and activist research in Latin America and Chiapas. Her courses address issues of sustainability as it relates to development, envir... MoreCoursesSustainable Development (GRG 342C; GRG396T)
Historical and contemporary analysis of international development with a focus on the prospects for environmental sustainability. Asian Studies 342C and Geography 342C may not both be counted. MoreResearch & InitiativesThe Ecology of Rural HIV/AIDS: Forecasting HIV/AIDS Vulnerable Landscapes and Populations in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Dr. Kelley A. Crews has been awarded a Fulbright Faculty Fellowship for 2009 – 2010 under the Africa Regional Research Program for her project “The Ecology of Rural HIV/AIDS: Forecasting HIV/AIDS Vulnerable Landscape... MoreResearch & InitiativesThe Spread and Evolution of Parasites on Host Networks
Contact network epidemiology is a new and powerful mathematical approach to study the ecology of infectious diseases. It involves building realistic models of the complex host contact patterns that underlie disease trans... MoreFaculty & StaffTorres, Rebecca
Rebecca Torres has worked in diverse topics related to rural development and reduction of poverty in Latin America and in the Southern United States. Her research includes migration, agricultural change, and touristic de... MoreCoursesTransportation, Environment, and Health (CRP 384)
This course offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the major health and public policy concerns focusing on the linkage between transportation and environmental issues. Externalities of transportation planning such as... MoreCoursesTwentieth-Century U.S. Social Movements (AMS 390; HIS 385)
This graduate seminar explores how people collectively have rallied for social change in the United States in the decades following World War II. Analyzing the concept of “social movement” from a historical perspecti... MoreFaculty & StaffWagner, Wendy
Professor Wagner is a leading authority on the use of science by environmental policy-makers. She received a Masters of Environmental Studies in 1984 and her law degree in 1987, both from Yale, where she was Senior Edito... MoreFaculty & StaffWarner, David
At the LBJ School, Professor Warner has directed policy research projects on a variety of health and mental health topics. Among his publications are Toward New Human Rights, more than forty articles and book chapters, a... MoreCoursesWater and Wastewater Treatment: Biological Wastewater Treatment and Sludge Processing (CE 385L.2 )
Application of Biological Chemical and Physical Principles to the Analysis and Design of Biological Processes for the Treatment of Municipal and Industrial Wastewater and Sludge. MoreFaculty & Staff