Current Research Projects

PROTECT is funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Superfund Research Program and is a multi-project program that investigates preterm births in communities surrounding toxic waste and Superfund sites in Puerto Rico, with emphasis on TCE and phthalates. The cohort of pregnant and postpartum mothers is now over 1100, with a goal of 1800. This project works in collaboration with the CRECE research project.

The ROUTES program is developed to increase the number of undergraduate underrepresented minority (URM) students participating in the environmental health (EH) research, training them in interdisciplinary settings and continuing onto graduate studies and lifelong EH research careers. ROUTES engages and prepares URM students for EH research careers through hands-on research experience, research community engagement, training, mentoring, and support.

The Transdisciplinary Training at the Intersection of Environmental Health and Social Science began in 2015 with its first 5-year funding award and was subsequently awarded a renewal of funding in 2021 for an additional 5 years. The T32 Training Program provides support for doctoral students for three years each and post-docs for two years each. Trainees divide their time between SSEHRI and Silent Spring Institute, with time spent working with additional Northeastern faculty and community organizations as well.