{"id":8708,"date":"2023-11-14T21:54:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T04:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/center-health-equity-research\/?p=8708"},"modified":"2024-06-27T10:36:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T17:36:42","slug":"harvard-fellowship-pilot-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/center-community-health-engaged-research\/blog\/harvard-fellowship-pilot-research\/","title":{"rendered":"JPB-Harvard Fellowship supports pilot research for Dr. Mike Anastario"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dr. Mike Anastario attending Dr. Spengler’s talk on Climate Change on November 9.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The JPB-Harvard Environmental Health Fellowship supports junior faculty who conduct research on the combined influence of environmental and social determinants of health inequities. The program offers training, collaborative learning, and research support for fellows to conduct innovative pilot research.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to have an opportunity like this,\u201d mentioned <\/span>Dr. Mike Anastario<\/a><\/strong>, the newest faculty member in the <\/span>Center for Community Health and Engaged Research (CHER)<\/span><\/a> and the Department of Health Sciences<\/a>. <\/span>Dr. Anastario recently received a fellowship for his project entitled, \u201cExposure to heavy metals among Indigenous people who inject methamphetamine.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blending biochemical and behavioral analyses<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mike Anastario wearing Personal Protective Equipment while flushing used syringes.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Anastario\u2019s research evaluates heavy metal exposures and the biological accumulation of heavy metals among Indigenous people who inject methamphetamine. Over the past few years, Anastario has grown attentive to the \u201ceveryday hypotheses\u201d and stories that people who use injection drugs narrate regarding their health. He plans to utilize his support and training through the program to advance the science of harm reduction for Indigenous people who use injection drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n “Findings from the research we conduct will inform the development of methamphetamine injector-centered harm reduction strategies,\u201d says Anastario. \u201cThe fellowship will also provide me with experience and training that blends biochemical and behavioral exposure assessment methods.”\n <\/blockquote>\n
– Dr. Mike Anastario<\/figcaption>\n <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n

The JPB Environmental Health Fellowship program <\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This program brings together empathetic leaders and diligent scholars from across the country to conduct innovative research on social and environmental factors impacting health equity. The fellowship program includes 44 fellows addressing crucial environmental and societal challenges in underserved communities. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fellowship offers funding ranging from $50,000 to $250,000 <\/span>over<\/span> 3.5 years. Along with financial support, the program provides:<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Mentorship<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
  • Training in proposal writing<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
  • Leadership<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
  • Communication<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
  • Professional growth<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
  • Networking with passionate individuals nationwide <\/span> <\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Director of fellowship comes to Northern Arizona University <\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    Dr. Spengler speaking to NAU students, faculty, and staff about air pollution and climate change.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Dr. Jack Spengler,<\/strong> Director of the JPB Fellowship Program, recently visited Dr. Anastario at NAU. While he was here, he<\/span> spoke to a group of 25 faculty, staff, and students about the risks of air pollution and what we can do to address climate change and sustainability. Spengler is the Akira Yamaguchi Professor of Environmental Health and Human Habitation at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and has dedicated his professional journey to studying the effects of indoor and outdoor air pollution on human health.  <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “We\u2019ve been borrowing from the Earth without paying it back,\u201d<\/strong> echoed from the microphone as Dr. Spengler shared his findings on global climate change. Bringing voices like Dr. Spengler\u2019s to NAU expands our understanding about the current state of our changing world, impacts<\/span> on human health, and suggestions about what can be done to implement positive change.  <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The JPB-Harvard Environmental Health Fellowship supports junior faculty who conduct research on the combined influence of environmental and social determinants of health inequities. The program offers training, collaborative learning, and research support for fellows to conduct innovative pilot research.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to have an opportunity like this,\u201d mentioned Dr. Mike Anastario, the newest faculty member […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":782,"featured_media":9909,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/center-community-health-engaged-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8708"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/center-community-health-engaged-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/center-community-health-engaged-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/center-community-health-engaged-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/782"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/center-community-health-engaged-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8708"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/center-community-health-engaged-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14061,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/center-community-health-engaged-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8708\/revisions\/14061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/center-community-health-engaged-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/center-community-health-engaged-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/center-community-health-engaged-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/center-community-health-engaged-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}