Marianne Sullivan
Professor • Department of
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Professional Interests
Environmental health, children's health, occupational health, lead poisoning prevention, tobacco control, environmental justice
Degrees
Specialization
environmental and occupational health policy, lead exposure prevention policy, toxic metal exposure in mining and smelting communities
Representative Publications
Tainted Earth: smelters, public health and the environment;
New Brunswick, NJ; Rutgers University Press;
2014
Toward eliminating children's lead exposure: a comparison of policies and their outcomes in three lead producing and using countries. Environmental Research Letters;
Volume
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abb55e/meta
The EPA's Commitment to Children's Environmental Health: History and Current Challenges American Journal of Public Health;
Volume
http://300 Pompton Rd
History of US Presidential Assaults on Modern Environmental Health Protection.;
, American journal of public health;
Volume
Misled about lead: an assessment of online public health education material from Australia's lead mining and smelting towns. Environmental Health;
Volume
Awards and Honors
10/01/2006
Media
Children are the key to addressing climate change and improving environmental health
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/531531-children-are-the-key-to-addressing-climate-change-and
Risks of lead exposure in affected communities not communicated properly: research.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-13/risks-of-lead-exposure-in-affected-communities-not-communicated/7085386
Pregnant Women and Parents Misled About Dangers of Living with Lead Pollution
https://theconversation.com/pregnant-women-and-parents-misled-about-dangers-of-living-with-lead-pollution-52752
The EPA has backed off enforcement under Trump—here are the numbers
https://theconversation.com/the-epa-has-backed-off-enforcement-under-trump-here-are-the-numbers-108640
EPA is reluctant to punish law-breaking polluters.
https://www.hcn.org/articles/pollution-trumps-epa-reluctant-to-punish-polluters-for-breaking-the-law
Republished in Mother Jones, Salon, Grist
Fellowships, Grants and Research
Examining Childrens Environmental Health Science and Science-Based Regulatory Policy
Environmental Protection Agency, Science to Achieve Results grant, 2005-2008
Research Support grant 2015-2016, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
Notable Courses Taught
Environmental Determinants of Health (honors), Epidemiology, Research Methods, Tobacco as a Public Health Issue, Environmental Health
