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Founded in 1976, the Environmental Studies program laid the early foundation for the UO’s strong track record in environmental research and teaching. Our excellence has helped to inspire and energize the Provost’s Environment Initiative.With 26 core faculty and more than 100 participating faculty from 30 campus departments and programs, Environmental Studies sets the standard in interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration. Our teaching and research spans across the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, design fields, and education.Our degree programs are flexible and tailored to meet specific educational and career goals, providing students with the opportunities to work alongside world-class scholars and researchers, develop concrete skills and analytical abilities, and gain experiential learning experience relevant to careers in government agencies, non-government organizations, private industry, and academic fields.

The Center for Climate and Aerosol Research (CCAR) at Portland State University serves as an internationally recognized, multidisciplinary engine for transformative research and teaching in areas of climate science, atmospheric science, air quality and environmental health. The center includes scholars with expertise across seven departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, and College of Urban and Public Affairs.

The Oregon Climate Change Research Institute (OCCRI) was created in 2007 under Oregon House Bill 3543. Among OCCRI’s charges is assessment of “the state of climate change science, including biological, physical and social science, as it relates to Oregon and the likely effects of climate change on the state.” State support to OCCRI has yielded an approximately 12-fold financial return on investment

The Oregon State University public health doctoral degree program with a concentration in environmental and occupational health (EOH) provides research-based training for identifying and measuring hazards, studying potential adverse health effects and discovering new ways to control hazards.Our program’s specialty areas are ergonomics, occupational safety, environmental health and environmental epidemiology.Our environmental and occupational health doctoral graduates go on to prestigious post-doctoral training, and academic and research positions. They work in a variety of settings, both locally and globally, in government agencies, academia and private industries

Explore the impact of environmental and occupational hazards on human health and society, and develop effective interventions to control and prevent exposure to hazards.As an applied program, our faculty conduct novel, interdisciplinary research. The foundation of our program is exposure assessment, toxicology, risk characterization and management strategies.Our strength is our interdisciplinary approach in solving domestic and international challenges in environmental health and occupational health and safety.

Environmental and occupational health professionals help identify, assess and control physical, chemical and workplace hazards that adversely affect health. From looking at the effects of air pollution on overall health to creating innovative solutions to help reduce whole body vibrations in heavy machinery drivers, our world-class researchers and learners make a difference.Our faculty conduct novel, impactful, interdisciplinary research locally, nationally and internationally. Our labs include: Environmental Exposure and Biomarker Lab; Environmental Health Literacy and Translation Lab; Methylmercury Lab; Occupational Ergonomics and Biomechanics Lab; Occupational Safety and Health Lab; and the Spatial Health Lab.

This MPA degree offers a specialization in Emergency Management and is designed for public safety administrators and emergency responders seeking to advance their careers. Classes on topics like organizational management, strategic planning, and public policy analysis help create a framework around which administrators can build emergency preparedness plans to safeguard the public. This comprehensive online MPA program includes emergency management coursework covering issues like risk assessment, disaster mitigation, and emergency response and recovery.

Whether it’s an act of nature or an act of terror, effective crisis management leaders are needed to curtail the effects of the disaster and implement relief efforts. This specialization focuses on theories and strategies to meet the needs of individuals, families, and communities in crisis. You will explore common reactions that communities share following a disaster and the psychological and behavioral disorders individuals can develop as a result. Coursework will allow you to gain an understanding of how different counseling practices are used to help individuals overcome the disorders. You will examine how to analyze a crisis at both a local and regional level and apply your knowledge to design a crisis plan to prepare for future emergencies.