The Environmental Health Research Institute for Nurse and Clinician Scientists (EHRI-NCS) presents a series of virtual 60-90 minute workshops – as a new platform for our community of scholars (EHRI-NCS, NIH/NIEHS R25ES033452). Our goal is to introduce new, advanced research skills in environmental health and enhance the rigor of our community’s research.
Registration details below
Upcoming
Reviving Rural America: A Cross-Disciplinary Panel
April 17, 2026 – 12-1:30pm ET
Cost: $25.00
Ann M. Eisenberg
Patrick D. Deem Professor of Law
Research Director, Center for Energy and Sustainable Development, West Virginia University College of Law
Dr. Sarah Oerther
Program Director, MSN School Nurse program, Goldfarb School of Nursing, Barnes-Jewish College
Associate Editor, Nurse Education in Practice
Panelists:
Amberlee Miller, BSN, RN, NCSN (she/her/hers)
Jed R. Hansen, PhD, APRN, FNP-C
Session description: Legal and rural policy scholar Ann M. Eisenberg begins the session with a book talk on Reviving Rural America: Toward Policies for Resilience (Book description below). She is then joined by a panel of environmental health nurse scientists to discuss the EHRI-NCS objective to “examine broader theoretical, philosophical, ethical, and legal contexts related to environmental health exposure science with implications for clinical policy, practice, education, and research.”
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View Ann’s TedX talk here.
Book Description:
“We often hear that there is no way out of the modern economic and political tensions that fall along geographic lines. The media regularly declares that rural America is dying and that rural voters are driven only by anger. This narrative of hopelessness centers on the role that markets have played in abandoning rural regions and populations. In Reviving Rural America, Ann M. Eisenberg analyzes our society’s laws and policies’ role in the urban/rural divide to make the case for hope. She demonstrates how law and policy, as well as decision-makers acting on their own subjective values, have contributed to modern rural challenges. Each chapter debunks a common myth about rural people, places, and policies, helping reveal how we got to where we are now. Ultimately calling for our laws and policies to steward rural America holistically, as a collective resource for all, this book envisions an alternative, more resilient and more just future.”
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Workflow for Statistical Analysis of Environmental Mixtures
Session description: Human exposure to complex and changing mixtures of environmental chemicals presents analytical challenges to environmental health researchers. A variety of statistical methods for approaching mixtures data analysis methods exist, but the decision on which method to use and why can be daunting, given considerable heterogeneity in scientific focus and study design. This seminar will discuss challenges to mixtures analysis, common strategies to consider, and an example analysis workflow, grounded in epidemiology. A preliminary GitHub repository “EMIX” for relevant methods will also be discussed.
EHRI-NCS learning objective: Acquire new analytic skills applied to environmental health data
Dr. Bonnie Joubert
Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer), Population Health Branch, Division of Extramural Research and Training, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health
Citation: Joubert BR, Palmer G, Dunson D, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Coull BA. Workflow for Statistical Analysis of Environmental Mixtures. Environ Health Perspect. 2025 Jun 17. doi: 10.1289/EHP16791. PMID: 40526489. (Full text available on request; online full text not yet available due to transition of Environmental Health Perspectives articles to the American Chemical Society publications portfolio).
EMIX: Repository of statistical methods for environmental mixtures analysis in epidemiology: https://github.com/NIEHS/EMIX
Priorities for Action
Priority 1: Implement Rigorous Environmental Health Research
Participants will design and conduct studies using advanced exposure assessment, molecular and physiologic measurement, and analytic methods to answer clinically and environmentally relevant questions. Research will address real-world exposures, vulnerabilities, and health disparities.
Priority 2: Translate Knowledge Through Education and Mentorship
Participants will disseminate learned methodologies to students, trainees, and colleagues, developing educational modules, mentorship programs, and professional development initiatives that expand environmental health research capacity institutionally and nationally.
Priority 3: Engage Communities and Stakeholders
Using participatory, equity-centered approaches, participants will involve communities, policymakers, and clinical stakeholders in research design and translation, ensuring studies inform interventions, policy decisions, and health equity initiatives.
Priority 4: Leverage Skills for Grant, Publication, and Collaboration Impact
Participants will integrate acquired methods into competitive research proposals, publications, and cross-institutional collaborations, strengthening the evidence base in environmental health and promoting sustainable scholarly partnerships.
Priority 5: Advance Evidence-Informed Practice and Policy
Researchers will apply findings to inform clinical interventions, institutional programs, and public health policies, translating methodological expertise into measurable improvements in environmental health outcomes.
Thank you to our Sponsors and Partners
Content reported in this series was supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R25ES033452.
The content is solely the responsibility of the authors/speakers and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.