Environment, Food, Ecology, and Human Health

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Scholars in CLA who study the relationships among natural or built environments, food systems, ecology, sustainability, and human health, broadly defined. Researchers in this cluster address various aspects of environmental risks, agriculture, nutrition, climate, energy, adaptation, ecological systems, and communication about environmental and health challenges.

Andrew Flachs

Associate Professor, Anthropology

Email: aflachs@purdue.edu

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Keywords: Agriculture; Food; Ecological Economics; Ethnography; Environment And Sustainability

Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Environment, Sustainability, and Human-Environment Systems | Energy, Water, Natural Resources | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Quantitative Methods and Research Design | Science, Technology, and Society

Amanda Veile

Associate Professor, Anthropology

Email: aveile@purdue.edu

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Keywords: Reproduction; Nutrition; Human Evolution; Health; Quantitative

Research Tags: Health Outcomes, Social and/or Genetic Determinants of Health, Epigenetics | Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Quantitative Methods and Research Design

Additional Clusters: Family, Aging, and Life Course

Kali Rubaii

Assistant Professor, Anthropology

Email: kali.rubaii@gmail.com

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Keywords: Health; Ecology; War; Supply Chain; Military

Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Environment, Sustainability, and Human-Environment Systems | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Quantitative Methods and Research Design | Science, Technology, and Society

Michele Buzon

Professor, Anthropology

Email: mbuzon@purdue.edu

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Keywords: Human Adaptation To Environment; Ancient Northeast Africa; Bioarchaeology; Heritage; Population Variation

Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Environment, Sustainability, and Human-Environment Systems | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Quantitative Methods and Research Design | Technology, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, and Global Affairs

Hwanseok Song

Assistant Professor, Brian Lamb School of Communication

Email: song573@purdue.edu

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Keywords: Risk Communication; Environmental Communication; Public Participation; AI Data Centers; Renewable Energy

Research Tags: Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Environment, Sustainability, and Human-Environment Systems | Energy, Water, Natural Resources | Quantitative Methods and Research Design | Science, Technology, and Society | Science of Science and/or Science of Team Science | AI Governance, Policy, and Societal Impact

Song No

Associate Professor, School of Languages and Cultures

Email: sno1@purdue.edu

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Keywords: Infrastructure Studies; Human-Technology Relations; Interdisciplinary Humanities; Political Ecology; Korean Media And Popular Culture

Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Environment, Sustainability, and Human-Environment Systems | Energy, Water, Natural Resources | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Science, Technology, and Society | Applications of AI in Physical Products or Processes

Richard Johnson-Sheehan

Professor, English

Email: rjohnso@purdue.edu

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Keywords: Rural Health; Artificial Intelligence; Machine Language; Technological Revolutions; Medical And Healthcare Communications

Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Environment, Sustainability, and Human-Environment Systems | Energy, Water, Natural Resources | Communication, Media, and Communication Technology | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Quantitative Methods and Research Design

Barbara Young

Assistant Professor, Rueff School of Design, Art, and Performance

Email: young256@purdue.edu

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Keywords: Interior Architecture & Design; Place; Well-Being; Dignity; Atmosphere

Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging | Individual and Collective Decision-Making | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | AI in Creative Endeavors

Additional Clusters: Behavioral Health, Cognition, Mental Health, and Psychological Processes

Tae Hong Park

Associate Professor, Rueff School of Design, Art, and Performance

Email: thp@purdue.edu

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Keywords: Cyberphysical Computing; Sound; Music; AI/Ml; HCI

Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Environment, Sustainability, and Human-Environment Systems | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Quantitative Methods and Research Design | Science, Technology, and Society | Digital/Remote Sensing Technology

Bob Sabol

CLA Dean’s Professor, Rueff School of Design, Art, and Performance

Email: bobsabol@purdue.edu

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Keywords: Art Education; Leadership Development; Educational Assessment; Multiculturalism; Education Policy

Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Quantitative Methods and Research Design | Applications of AI in Physical Products or Processes | AI Governance, Policy, and Societal Impact | AI in Creative Endeavors

Dana Tulodziecki

Professor, Philosophy

Email: dtulodzi@purdue.edu

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Keywords: Space Exploration; Space Ethics; Space Policy; Philosophy Of Space Science; History And Philosophy Of Science, Medicine, And Technology; Philosophy Of Science

Research Tags: Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Science, Technology, and Society | Law, Human Rights, Justice | Civics, Civic Thought, Democracy, and Public Discourse | Technology, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, and Global Affairs | Trade, Supply Chains, Global Tech Policy, Political Economy | Environment, Sustainability, and Human-Environment Systems

Additional Clusters: Medical Humanities, Ethics, Disability; Health and Science Policy, Genomics / Epigenetics, and Health Outcomes