We seek volunteers for the Claiborne Expressway Project. We can design projects around student interests. Students can contact Dr. Adrienne Katner if interested in learning more (akatn1@lsuhsc.edu). Please see study website to learn more about this community-engaged study: Claiborne Corridor Study – Public Health (lsuhsc.edu)

Types of projects available for students:

Environmental Monitoring and Exposure Assessment (under Dan Harrington for air data and Adrienne Katner for soil, water and noise data)

• • Environmental monitoring of air, soil, water, noise, and other hazards throughout the Corridor
  • Documenting exposure routes of concern via photographs and interviews to reveal how residents are exposed to hazards

Biomonitoring (under Brent Fodera)

• • Home visits to collect biomonitoring samples and processing samples in lab for analysis

Health Assessment (under Evrim Oral)

• • Health data requests, data processing and analysis, and presentation of results in reports and presentations at conferences and to Claiborne Expressway residents

Community Recruitment and Engagement (under Beth Butler of Southern United Neighborhorhoods or Amy Stelly of Caliborne Avenue Alliance Design Studio)

• • Community recruitment for biomonitoring study
  • Recruitment for deliberative community engagement event and assisting with event planning and facilitation for urban planning activities

Student Education (under Saheba Cuccia and Amy Stelly)

• • Lesson plan creation and engagement of schools and K-12 students to monitor traffic-associated pollution and conduct “community science” monitoring

Policy (under Amy Stelly of Caliborne Avenue Alliance Design Studio)

• • Development of policy recommendations to protect low-cost housing and communities from gentrification
  • Development of strategic political action plans for influencing policies
  • Presentation of data to city council members and state legislature to influence policy outcomes

Science Translation 

• • Science translation targeted to different stakeholders, e.g., community, students or decision-makers. This could involve any number of activities including but not limited to:

• • • Development of social media messages
    • Creation of easy to interpret data graphs, tables and charts
    • Website design to better communicate the study’s objectives or results

Cultural Preservation (under Amy Stelly)

• • Documentation and preservation of the neighborhood’s historical and cultural legacy through photographs, interviews and archival research

Survey Research (under Evrim Oral)

• • Survey residents, analyze data, and report survey data to guide urban planning decisions

Mapping (under Shahinoor Rahman)

• • Map health, environmental, sociodemographic, climate and urban design data for community discussions and urban planning

Statistical Analysis (under Evrim Oral)

• • Look for spatiotemporal trends in environmental and health data that may be associated with highway traffic pollution