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The work of our lab would not be possible without the help and contributions of the following groups and individuals.

Big Marsh

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Paul Fitzgerald

Executive Director
Friends of Big Marsh
773-844-1069
[email protected]

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Dr. Adam B. Becker

PhD, MPH,
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine 

[email protected]

CANS

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Catherine Game

​Brushwood Center ​
[email protected]

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Dr. Courtney Schultz

​Health and Technology Partners 
[email protected] ​​

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Dr. Gina Besenyi

Kansas State University, Department of Kinesiology 
[email protected]

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Dr. Jason Bocarro

​North Carolina State University, College of Natural Resources ​
​[email protected]

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Dr. Melissa Manus

​University of Texas at San Antonio, Department of Anthropology ​
[email protected] ​

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Dr. Bill Miller

​Northwestern University, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering 
[email protected]​

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Dr. Beth Redbird ​

​Northwestern University, Department of Sociology
[email protected]
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Dr. Amber Pearson

​Michigan State University, 
Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences​
[email protected] ​

Cool Chi 

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Kyra Woods

Project Manager
Office of Climate and Environmental Equity, City of Chicago

linkedin.com/in/kyra-woods/ 

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Raed Mansour​​

Director of Environmental Innovation,
Chicago Department of Public Health

linkedin.com/in/raedmansour
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Dr. George Chiampas​

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery,
Northwestern Medicine



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Diffusing Disasters

The Defusing Disasters Working Group aims to mitigate the adverse effects of extreme weather events in Chicago and beyond by leveraging diverse expertise, research and community engagement. Through strategic partnerships and evidence-based approaches, the group strives to empower and support vulnerable populations and enhance urban ecosystems to create healthier, more livable cities.
Click here to learn more
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Dr. Daniel Horton

Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences,
Northwestern University
[email protected] ​

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Chicago Heat Watch​

Chicago, along with 17 other communities across the country, built a team of resident scientists to measure heat across communities this summer. On July 28, 2023, over three shifts volunteers traveled routes with heat sensors on their own cars. This information is being analyzed and will be used to give Chicago residents and government decision-makers a clearer picture of ways to improve Chicago’s heat safety strategies.
Click here to learn more

GROW

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Dan Hostetler​

Chief Executive Director
​Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center
[email protected] ​

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Dr. David Victorson

Northwestern University,
Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Medical Social Sciences 
[email protected] ​​

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Anna Weiss

Data & Development Coordinator
Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center
[email protected] 
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Susan Redden

Garden Therapy Director & Urban Farming Specialist
Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center
[email protected] or [email protected] ​
If you have trouble reaching Susan at the AnB email, please use gmail instead​​


 NCH2

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Sarah Flores

Senior Program Manager
Illinois Alliance to Prevent Obesity at the Illinois Public Health [email protected]

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Cassandra Powell

Executive Director, Founder
Light of Loving Kindness, lightoflovingkindness.org

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Alison Paul 

Vice President Community Conservation
The Conservation Foundation 
Theconservationfoundation.org
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Raed Mansour​​

Director of Environmental Innovation,
Chicago Department of Public Health

linkedin.com/in/raedmansour

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Danielle Russell

Green Schoolyards Program Manager
Openlands
​drussell@openlands.org

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​Dr. David Victorson

Northwestern University,
Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Medical Social Sciences 
[email protected] ​
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Marlene Fisher

Founder of Greasy Gardens
Senior PeopleSoft Security Administrator University of Chicago
f[email protected]  ​

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Jacqui Ulrich

Director
Forest Preserves of Cook County
fpdcc.com ​


 StAND

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​​Dr. Amber Pearson

Michigan State University, 
Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences
[email protected] ​

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Dr. Rachel Buxton

Carleton University, Institute of Environmental Science and Department of Biology
[email protected]
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​Dr. Joseph Gardiner

Michigan State University,
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
[email protected] 

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​​Dr. Karin Pfeiffer

Michigan State University, 
College of Education
[email protected] 
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​Dr. Thom McDade

Northwestern University, Department of Anthropology 
[email protected]

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Dr. Ruth Hunter​

Queen’s University Belfast,
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
[email protected]

 WONDER

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Dr. Ingrid Schneider

University of Minnesota,
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences 
Department of Forest Resources
​[email protected]

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Dr. Mark Pereira

 University of Minnesota 
School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health 
[email protected]
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Dr. Jesse Berman

University of Minnesota,
School of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences 
[email protected]

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Dr. David Victorson

Northwestern University,
Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Medical Social Sciences 
[email protected] ​
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Dr. Darin Erickson

University of Minnesota,
School of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences 
[email protected]

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Dr. Jean Larson

School of Nursing
[email protected] ​ 
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