Institute at Brown for Environment and Society

IBES affiliate Erica Walker, an assistant professor of epidemiology and founder of the Community Noise Lab at Brown’s School of Public Health, was interviewed about her noise pollution research.

The Community Noise Lab, led by IBES affiliate Erica Walker in the School of Public Health, recently launched a rotating environmental monitoring network to measure a variety of pollutants, meteorological conditions, and noise levels in the Southern United States.

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.