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Bio:
Dr. Evelyn Alvarez, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) is an environmental health professor, environmental health/geospatial scientist, and her research agenda largely focuses on web-based/smartphone environmental community science applications and wearable technology to promote environmental justice and build healthy communities. Her research also explores the nexus between sustainable aging and green spaces, and how to leverage resilience-building strategies vis-à-vis emerging pandemics and climate change. She recently graduated from UCLA with a PhD in environmental health science where she focused on the hospital environment and copper antimicrobial surfaces, hospital-acquired infections, and pediatric isolation. She earned her MPH in environmental health sciences, molecular toxicology track from Columbia University. Her research interests also include examining underrepresented narratives in the climate change dialogue and demystifying sustainable living. Her mentees were awarded the 2020 APHA Student Champions for Climate Justice award to pursue an environmental justice project on campus (a 'neighborhood' mini-library that provides a space for students to learn more about environmental justice, to obtain donated used textbooks, and to pick up/drop-off a free book to read). She has played in orchestras since elementary school, and currently plays string bass in the Cal State LA Symphony Orchestra and in the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA), a primarily minority-member orchestra and the largest majority Black symphony in the nation. Dr. Alvarez is a first generation college graduate. She also enjoys HIIT, hiking, running, photographing wildlife, and considers herself a professional dolphin watcher.
Manuscripts in Progress:
Alvarez, E.N., Bhattacharya, P., Hernandez, A., Sanchez-Ramos, E., Seno, S. (2022) Comparing Environmental Waste by Location in Los Angeles County Using Community Science Applications. Marine Pollution Bulletin.
Alvarez, E.N., (2022) Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Assess Redlining Impacts on Tree Canopy Cover in Los Angeles County. Environmental Development.
Alvarez, E.N., Gregorio, C. (2022) The ‘Disinformation Dozen’ and their Utilization of Environmental Health Narratives via Social Media to Impact COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake. Vaccine.
In Press Manuscripts:
Alvarez E.N., Garcia, A., Amoroto, P., Huerta, M. (2024). Research-Practice Gap: Impact on Campaigns and Mitigation Strategies. In: Asiamah, N., et al. "Sustainable Ageing": Reimagining Healthy Ageing Through the Lens of Flagship Campaigns. Springer, Cham.
Submitted Manuscripts:
Alvarez, E.N., Chin, N., Franco, N., Hernandez, J., Williams, R. (2024). The DPH Little Free Library as an Environmental Justice Opportunity at Cal State LA. American Public Health Association Public Health Newswire.
Alvarez, E.N., Garcia A., Le P. (2023). Supplementary Data for Review of Nature Deficit Disorder (NDD) and Its Disproportionate Impacts on Latinx Populations. Data in Brief.
Alvarez, E.N., Garcia A., Le P. (2023). Methods on Reviewing Nature Deficit Disorder (NDD) and Its Disproportionate Impacts on Latinx Populations. Methods X.
Alvarez, E.N. (2023) Cost-Effectiveness of Implementing Copper Alloy Surfaces in an Urban Hospital Setting. Coatings.
Publications:
Chin N, Hernandez J, Alvarez E.N., Stevens GD. (2024). Be a Little Less of an Individual: On Climate Change with Bill McKibben. The Medical Care Blog. https://www.themedicalcareblog.com/lessofanindividual/
Hernandez J, Chin N, Alvarez E.N., Stevens GD. (2024). First, Love Your Community: On Community Environmental Activism With mark! Lopez. The Medical Care Blog. https://www.themedicalcareblog.com/first-love-your-community/
Alvarez, E.N., Chin, N., Hernandez, J., Stevens, G. (2024). Every Little Bit Helps: On Climate Change and Hope With Sammy Roth and Caleigh Wells. The Medical Care Blog. https://www.themedicalcareblog.com/every-little-bit-helps/
Alvarez, E.N. (2023). Infectious Diseases and Healthy Ageing: Making the Case for a 15-Minute City. In: Asiamah, N., et al. Sustainable Neighbourhoods for Ageing in Place. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41594-4_10
Asiamah N, Awuviry-Newton K, Nesser W, Alvarez EN. Carbon Footprints of Active and Non-Active Transport Modes: Hierarchy and Intergenerational Narrative Analyses. Sustainability. 2023; 15(17):12795. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151712795
Asiamah, N., Awuviry-Newton, K., Nesser, W., & Alvarez, E.N. (2023, November 10). Carbon Footprints of Active and Non-Active Transport Modes. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/51412
Alvarez, EN., Garcia, A., & Le P. (2022) A Review of Nature Deficit Disorder (NDD) and its disproportionate impacts on Latinx populations. Environmental Development, 43, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2022.100732
Alvarez, EN., Bhattacharya, P., Hernandez, AE., Sanchez-Ramos, E., Seno, S. (2022). Waste Tracking as a Form of Environmental Justice. Girl + Environment: Empowering Black and Brown Girls + Non-binary Folk to Stand up for Environmental Justice. https://www.girlplusenvironment.org/post/waste-tracking-as-a-form-of-environmental-justice
Alvarez E.N., Amado Vu, Y, London, W. (2020). The Precautionary Principle. Oxford Bibliographies in Public Health. DOI: 10.1093/OBO/9780199756797-0046
Alvarez, E.N. (2020). Pandemic PPE Waste: An Environmental Health Educational Opportunity. The Medical Care Blog. (https://www.themedicalcareblog.com/pandemic-ppe-waste/)
Zelman, W., Foong, A., Alvarez, E.N. (2020). The Public Health Career Advisement Project (PH-CAP). The California Endowment, 1-28.
Alvarez E.N., Pike M.C., and Godwin H. (2020). Children’s and parents’ Views on Hospital Contact isolation: A qualitative study to highlight children’s perspectives. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 25(2), 401-418. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104519838016
Alvarez E.N., Uslan D.Z., Malloy T, Sinsheimer P, Godwin H. (2017). Response to Perspectives from the field in response to ‘it is time to revise our approach to registering antimicrobial agents [by the environmental protection Agency] for health care settings. American Journal of Infection Control. 45(1), 100–102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.10.004
Alvarez E.N., Uslan D.Z., Malloy T, Sinsheimer P, Godwin H. (2016). It is time to revise our approach to registering antimicrobial agents for health care settings. American Journal of Infection Control. 44(2), 228–232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.09.015
Invited Lectures:
Alvarez, E.N., Girl + Environment – An Instagram Live Chat on Environmental Science with Green Table Talk
Alvarez, E.N., How to Stay Eco-Friendly While at Home (During Stay-at-Home Orders). Guest talk for Cal State LA Public Health Student Association (2020)
Alvarez, E.N., Visiting Guest Lecture for Idaho State University on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Academia (2020, postponed due to COVID-19)
Alvarez, E.N., Intro to Environmental Health Sciences and Toxicology. Guest lecture for course, Environment 12. University of California, Los Angeles (July 2016)
Alvarez, E.N., Intro to Environmental Health Sciences and Toxicology. Guest lecture for course, Environment 12. University of California, Los Angeles (July 2015)
Alvarez, E.N., Projected Impacts of Climate Change on Allergies and Asthma in Los Angeles. Climate and Health Workshop Series. Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (December 2013)
Accepted Poster Abstracts/Presentations:
Alvarez, E.N., Using a Free Environmental Citizen Science Smartphone Application for Research and Classroom Learning (A Workshop on the Streets of Tokyo). The International Academic Forum Meeting in Tokyo, Japan. (2024)
Alvarez, E.N., Keynote Panelist for Data Days Cleveland, Session Title: Becoming Data Driven for Public Impact: Tools, Analysis, Decision, Policy-Making and Storytelling (2022)
Alvarez, E.N. Using an Environmental Citizen Science Smartphone Application for an Impactful Classroom Learning Experience (A Workshop on the Streets of Signapore), The Southeast Asian Conference on Education in Singapore (2023)
Alvarez, E.N. Leveraging the Co-Benefits of Environmental Citizen Science Smartphone Applications for Environmental Research and Pedagogy, The IAFOR International Conference on Education in Hawaii (2023)
Alvarez, E.N. Examining the Relationship Between Historical Redlining and Tree Canopy Cover in Latinx Communities in Los Angeles County. American Public Health Association Meeting, Denver, Colorado (2021)
Quiroz, K, Alvarez, E.N. Using Caution Sidewalk Signs in COVID-19 High-Risk Neighborhoods in Los Angeles County. American Public Health Association Meeting, Denver, Colorado (2021)
Alvarez E.N., Godwin, H. Evaluation of the Regulatory Paradigm for Testing Antimicrobials for Use in Clinical Settings. American Public Health Association Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana (2014)
Alvarez E.N.†, Maldanado M.†, Hindler J, Humphries R, Sinsheimer P, Gupta V, Huynh D, Brookmeyer R, Abraham N, Uslan D.Z. Efficacy of Commercially Available Antimicrobial Copper Surfaces Against Common Nosocomial Pathogens. Infectious Disease Week, Atlanta, Georgia (2013)
†Denotes co-presenters
Orchestra Membership/Performances
ICOLA (Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles)
Live Performances (2022):
Member (contrabassist), Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, (ICYOLA) – a primarily people of color orchestra and the largest majority Black symphony in the nation.
Walt Disney Hall Season Finale Concert 2022
Zoom Performances (2021):
Cal State LA Symphony Orchestra: Camille-Saint Saenz, “Bacchanale”, 2021
Cal State LA Symphony Orchestra: Angelica Negron, “Marejada”, 2021
Cal State LA Symphony Orchestra: Astor Piazzolla, "Milonga del Angel", 2021
Member (contrabassist), Cal State LA Symphony Orchestra
Live Performances (2022):
https://www.facebook.com/calstatelaMusic/videos/669087944368487/ (Joint concert with the Cal State LA Guitar Ensemble at Luckman)
https://www.facebook.com/calstatelaMusic/videos/730528071411663/ (Played with the Cal State LA Guitar Ensemble)
Live Performances (UCLA Symphony + UCLA Philharmonia):