Institute at Brown for Environment and Society

With the help of an IBES Catalyst Research Award, affiliate faculty member Erica Walker and her Community Noise Lab will launch a free, self-paced online summer environmental health and science program for middle school students in Jackson, Mississippi. 

IBES Affiliate Erica Walker received a five-year $5.8 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to conduct air-quality and community noise research related to wood pellet plants.

IBES Affiliate Erica Walker and her research team have received a $5.8 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to investigate the health impacts of emissions from wood pellet plants in Mississippi.

IBES Affiliate Erica Walker co-authored a study that found considerable disparities in how much people are exposed to air pollution based on their daily mobility.

IBES awarded grants to four core and affiliate faculty members, allowing them to pursue uniquely fulfilling projects at Brown and far beyond.

This column on noise pollution highlights the work of Erica Walker, an IBES affiliate and assistant professor of Epidemiology, who leads the Community Noise Lab at Brown.