The mission of the Southern California Center for Children’s Environmental Health Translational Research (SC-CCEHTR) is to leverage scientific knowledge to reduce the burden of environmentally related diseases by developing: multidisciplinary CEHS translational teams to build an innovative framework for multidirectional engagement with communities and policymakers, and model collaborations that support junior investigators and communities to use emerging CEHS, leading to better decision-making.
Development Core
Supporting junior researchers through pilot projects
Pilot project awards
Collaborations with junior researchers nationwide
Career Development Seminars
Community Based Participatory Research Awards
Translational Core
Communicate research findings to communities and policymakers
Inform action to protect Children's Environmental Health
Develop and disseminate research to local & national audiences
Build knowledge and capacity of EJ communities
Provide tools and strategies to eliminate, reduce & mitigate environmental exposures
Center Faculty
Paula Cizmar Youth Engagement & Community ScienceJill Johnston, PhD Deputy Director, Translation Core Co-leadGabriel Kahn Developmental Core Co-lead / CommunicationRob McConnell, PhD Director, Developmental Core Co-leadManuel Pastor Policy SolutionsThomas Valente, PhD Translation Core Co-lead / Evaluation Lead
Contact: Dayane Duenas Barahona | duenasga@usc.edu Center Coordinator
