2012 Health Effects of Shale Gas Extraction Conference

Registration Open

Registration is now open for the 2012 Health Effects of Shale Gas Extraction Conference being hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health on November 9, 2012 in Pittsburgh, PA. The process is entirely online this year. Click here to register through the PA Public Health Training Center’s (PAPHTC) website. Registrants must sign up for a user name and password through PAPHTC before registration can be completed.

Speakers

Confirmed speakers include:

• Dan Bain, PhD — Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Geology and Planetary Science
• Michelle Bamberger, MS, DVM — Veterinarian, Vet Behavior Consults
• David Brown, ScD — Environmental Health Consultant, Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project
• Donald S. Burke, MD — Dean, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
• Leonard Casson, PhD, PE, BCEE — Associate Professor/Academic Coordinator, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Swanson School of Engineering; Secondary Appointment – Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health
• Jeffrey Dick, PhD — Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Youngstown State University
• Alexandra Hakala, PhD — Geochemist, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Geosciences Division, Office of Research and Development
• Elaine Hill — Doctorate student, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University
• Jill Kriesky, PhD — Senior Project Coordinator, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Department, Center for Healthy Environments and Communities
• Brook Lenker, MA — Director, FracTracker Alliance
• Robert Oswald, PhD — Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
• Radisav Vidic, PhD — Professor of Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh