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Curriculum Vitae

Timothy John Downs

Research – Teaching – Consulting

Environmental Science & Engineering for Sustainable Development

Address: 62 Eureka Street, Worcester, MA 01603, USA. Tel: 508-752-1370; Fax: 508-793-8820 e-mail:[email protected]>

Nationality: British US Status: Permanent Resident

Focus Topics

Sustainable health interventions and poverty reduction for developing countries.

Integrated capacity building approaches to operational sustainability. Environmental justice and vulnerability assessment. Cost-effective, multi-stakeholder solutions to pollution control, health risk

mitigation, biodiversity conservation and natural resource management in developing countries.

Watershed stewardship/integrated water resource management (IWRM). Environmental and social impacts’ assessment (ESIA). Regional focus on Latin America, primarily Mexico, and Africa, primarily Ghana

and Kenya.

Doctor of Environmental Science and Engineering, graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, he has 20 years professional experience, spanning project management, applied research, consulting and teaching. His experience in developing countries includes 6 years living and working in Mexico confronting issues of ecology, water and public health. He is bilingual (English-Spanish), has published in international journals and books, and presented at numerous international conferences.


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I. EDUCATION

Doctor of Environmental Science and Engineering, D.Env.

University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA (1992-1998). The Program Founded in 1973 by Nobel Laureate Dr. Willard Libby, the program offers multi-disciplinary training in all aspects of environmental problem solving and leadership - scientific, technical, economic and socio-political. Research "Water resources management, sustainability, risk assessment and pollution by wastewater in the Mexico City Region". Consists of two projects: 1) Probabilistic forecasting of population and water demand growth for Mexico City for the year 2015

allowed an optimization of existing and potential water sources using linear programming to minimize costs. Different management scenarios varied by their relative degree of sustainability and costs were compared to demonstrate that more sustainable management is both ecologically and economically rational (see Downs et al. 2000a).

2) Springs used as a domestic water source for the rural population in Hidalgo, Central Mexico, were characterized using chemical and microbiological indicators - 28 metals, 70 semi-volatile organics, PCBs, pesticides, nitrate, coliforms, Cholera and Salmonella - to identify priority health risks from exposure by ingestion and dermal contact. The springs derive from a near-surface aquifer recharged by Mexico City wastewater used for irrigation for over 80 years. Also, the effectiveness of natural treatment and degradation processes was assessed, comparing contaminant levels in surface water, groundwater and sediment (see Downs et al. 1999, 2000b).

Coursework Air pollution/physico-chemical processes of dispersion and transformation; water pollution/physico-chemical processes of dispersion and transformation; applied ecology; toxicology; risk assessment; environmental law; environmental management and economics; wastewater treatment; natural resources management, urban planning and environmental decision making.

Master of Science in Ocean Engineering, M.S.(Eng.)

University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (1988-1990). Research "Conceptual design considerations for very large scale offshore OTEC water containment". The design was for a structure to store deep ocean, nutrient-rich cold water pumped to the surface for the generation of electricity by Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC). It considered dynamic and static loading. OTEC is a proven pilot technology exploiting thermal temperature differences of order 20oC between the warm surface water and deep cold water of tropical oceans. Coursework Hydrodynamics; fluid-body interaction; deterministic wave theory; probabilistic wave theory; oceanography; marine architecture of ships and platforms.

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Civil Engineering, B.Sc. (Hons.) Loughborough University, Loughborough, England (1981-1984)

Thesis "Computer-aided drafting (CAD) techniques for civil engineering and architecture". Evaluation of the first CAD technologies for the design of bridges and buildings, including the simulation of a flight through a suspension bridge designed on the system, using frame capture by video. Coursework Static and dynamic design of structures; reinforced and pre-stressed concrete design; structural steel design; hydrology; hydraulics; soil mechanics; project planning and management; technical drawing; surveying; laboratory workshop.


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II. PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles – published or accepted Downs TJ, Ross L, Patton S, Rulnick S, Sinha D, Mucciarone D, Calvache M, Parmenter S, Subedi R,

Wysokenski D, Anderson E, Dezan R, Lowe K, Bowen J, Tejani A, Taylor O, Goble R. (2009). “Complexities of holistic community based participatory research for a low-income, multi-ethnic population exposed to multiple built-environment stressors in Worcester, Massachusetts”. Environmental Research 109 (2009), pp. 1028-1040 DOI information: 10.1016/j.envres.2009.08.005.

Wandiga SO, Opondo M, Olago D, Githeko A, Githui F, Marshall M, Downs T, Opere A, Yanda PZ, Kangalawe R, Kabumbuli R, Kathuri J, Apindi E, Olaka L, Ogallo L, Mugambi P, Sigalla R, Nanyunja R, Baguma T, Achola P, (2009). “Vulnerability to epidemic malaria in the highlands of Lake Victoria basin: the role of climate change/variability, hydrology, health and socio-economic factors”. Climatic Change. October 2009. 0165-0009 (Print) 1573-1480 (Online).DOI 10.1007/s10584-009-9670-7.

Downs T.J. (2008). “Transforming Impact Assessment for Sustainable Development and Poverty

Eradication”. J. Engineering Sustainability. 116(ES1) March 2008: 39-54. Downs T.J. (2007). “A systematic integrated approach for crafting poverty reduction and sustainable

development projects Natural Resources Forum –United Nations Sustainable Development Journal; 31(2007):35-50.

Downs T.J. and Larson H.J. (2007). “Achieving Millennium Development Goals for health: Building understanding, trust and capacity to respond”. Health Policy. 83(2-3): 144-161.

Olago D. et al. (2007). [Downs is 10th author of 21-author paper] “Climatic, socio-economic and health factors affecting human vulnerability to cholera in the Lake Victoria Basin, East Africa”. Ambio. 36(4):350-358.

Downs T.J. and Ambrose R.F. (2001). “Syntropic ecotoxicology: A heuristic model for understanding the vulnerability of ecological systems to stress”. J. Ecosystem Health 7(4): 266-283.

Downs T.J. (2001). “Making sustainable development operational: Integrated capacity building for the water supply and sanitation sector in Mexico”. J. Environ. Planning and Management, 44(4): 525-544.

Downs T.J. (2001) "Sustainable health risk management and the role of cross-disciplinary professionals in developing countries: Mexican experience”. Environ., Development & Sustainability, Vol 3 (1): 60-81.

Downs T.J. (2001). “Nuevo milenio – Nuevo posgrado: Visión profesional-interdisciplinaria para ciencias e ingeniería ambiental” [“New millennium, new postgraduate model: Interdisciplinary vision for environmental science and engineering”]. Ciencia y Desarrollo (J. of National Science & Technology Council, Mexico) Jan 2001: 45-53.

Downs T.J. (2000). "Changing the culture of underdevelopment and unsustainability". J. Environmental Planning and Management 43(5): 601-621.

Downs T.J. and Santos-Burgoa C. (2000). "Selecting high priority hazardous chemicals for tri-national control: A maximum utility method applied to Mexico". Int. J. Occupat. and Environ. Hlth. 6(3): 220-237.

Downs T.J., Mazari-Hiriart M., Domínguez-Mora R. and Suffet I.H. (2000a). "Sustainability of least cost policies to meet Mexico City’s future water demand”. Water Resources Research 36(8): 2321-2339.

Downs T.J., Cifuentes E., Ruth E. and Suffet I.H. (2000b) "Effectiveness of natural treatment in a wastewater irrigation district of the Mexico City region". Water Environment Research 72(1): 4-21.

Downs T.J., Cifuentes E. and Suffet I.H. (1999). "Risk screening for human exposure to groundwater pollution in a wastewater irrigation district of the Mexico City Region". Environmental Health Perspectives, 107(7): 553-561.

Downs T.J. (1992). "SWATH vessel engineering science: State-of-the-art sea-keeping". J. Underwater Technology 18(3). London.

Articles under 2nd round review (authors’ response to review being considered) Downs TJ, Ross L, Mucciarone D, Calvache MC, Taylor O and Goble R. “Participatory testing and

reporting of household and outdoor environments in Worcester, Massachusetts: Concept, practice,


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findings and ethics”. Under review by New Solutions: a Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy. Since 10/09.

Articles currently under review Downs TJ, Ross L, Goble R and Taylor O. “Vulnerability, risk perception, disease burden and health

disparities of a low-income, multi-ethnic population exposed to multiple built-environment stressors in Worcester, Massachusetts ”. Under review by: Risk Analysis 09/2009.

Downs TJ, Ogneva-Himmelberger Y, Wang Y, Raj A, Goble R, Taylor O, Churchill L, Aupont O, McLaughlin T, Felice M. “Vulnerability Based Spatial Sampling Stratification for the National Children’s Study-Worcester County, Massachusetts: Methods Development, Results and Standardization Potential”. Under review by: Environmental Health Perspectives 08/2009.

Book/Monograph Chapters Ross L, Downs TJ, Tejani A, Dezan R and Lowe K. (2009). “Trust, preparation, transparency, and

reflection: negotiating roles in youth-adult partnerships for social and environmental justice. In: Linds, W., Goulet, L. and Samme, A. (Eds.) Effective Practice of Adult-Youth Engagement in Social and Environmental Justice. Sense Publishers: Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Wandiga, S.O., M. Opondo, D. Olago, A. Githeko, F. Githui, M. Marshall, T. Downs, A. Opere, P.Z. Yanda, R. Kangalawe, R. Kabumbuli, J. Kathuri, E. Apindi, L. Olaka, L. Ogallo, P. Mugambi, R. Sigalla, R. Nanyunja, R. Baguma, and P. Achola. (2008). Vulnerability to Climate-Induced Highland Malaria in East Africa. In N. Leary, C. Conde, A. Nyong and J. Pulhin, eds. Climate Change and Vulnerability, Earthscan, London, UK pp 375-395.

Yanda, P.Z., Wandiga, S.O., Kangalawe, R.Y.M, Opondo, M., Olago, D., Githeko, A., Downs,T., Kabumbuli, R., Opere, A., Githui, F., Kathuri,J., Olaka, L., Apindi, E., Marshall, M., Ogallo, L., Mugambi, P., Kirumira, E., Nanyunja, R., Baguma, T., Sigalla, S., Achola, P. (2007). ‘Climate, malaria and cholera in the Lake Victoria Region: Adapting to Changing Risks.’ In N. Leary, J. Adejuwon, V. Barros, I. Burton and R. Lasco (eds), Climate Change and Adaptation (2008). Earthscan, London, UK pp109-130.

Ross L. and Downs T.J. (2006). “University-Community Partnerships to Promote Environmental Health and Justice in Worcester, Massachusetts”. In: Silka, L. (Ed.) “Scholarship in Action: Applied Research and Community Change”, HUD Office of University Partnerships, August 2006, pp. 77-91. Available online at: http://www.oup.org/files/pubs/scholarship.pdf

Downs T.J. (2002). A participatory integrated capacity building approach to the theory and practice of sustainability - Mexico and New England Watershed Case Studies. In: International Experiences on Sustainability. Leal Filho W. (ed.). Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main.

Downs T.J. (1997). "Water supply and wastewater treatment/reuse". In: Environmental quality, innovative technologies, and sustainable economic development: A NAFTA perspective. Macari EJ and Saunders F.M. (eds.). American Society of Civil Engineers, New York.

Downs T.J. (1993). "Energy from the ocean". In: The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Catalogue, 1st Edition. Ministry of Defence and Department of Trade and Industry (United Kingdom), London, 1993: pp. 49-51.

Downs T.J. "SWATH vessel engineering science". In: Shipbuilding Technology International 1992. Sterling Publications Ltd., London, 1992: pp. 85-88.

Chapter-Length Encyclopedia Entries Downs T.J. (2005). “Field sampling and monitoring of contaminants”. In: Lehr. J. and Keeley J. (eds).

Water Encyclopedia (5 Volume Set). John Wiley & Sons, New York. 4112 pages. July 2005. Downs T.J. (2005). “Municipal watersheds”. In: Lehr. J. and Keeley J. (eds). Water Encyclopedia (5

Volume Set). John Wiley & Sons, New York. 4112 pages. July 2005. Downs T.J. (2005). “State and regional water supply”. In: Lehr. J. and Keeley J. (eds). Water

Encyclopedia (5 Volume Set). John Wiley & Sons, New York. 4112 pages. July 2005. Downs T.J. (2005). “Capacity building for water supply and wastewater sanitation”. In: Lehr. J. and Keeley

J. (eds). Water Encyclopedia (5 Volume Set). John Wiley & Sons, New York. 4112 pages. July 2005. Downs T.J. (2005). “Water resource sustainability: Concepts and practices”. In: Lehr. J. and Keeley J.

(eds). Water Encyclopedia (5 Volume Set). John Wiley & Sons, New York. 4112 pages. July 2005.


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Downs T.J. and Suffet I.H. (2002). “Sanitation in developing countries”. In: The Encyclopedia of Public Health. Breslow L (ed.). Macmillan Reference, New York.

Peer-reviewed Working Papers resulting from collaborative research Wandiga S. et al. (2006) [Downs is 7th author on 21-author paper]. “Vulnerability to climate-induced

highland malaria in East Africa”. AIACC (Assessment of Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change) Working paper No. 25. March 2006. Available at www.aiaccproject.org

Yanda, P. et al. (2006) [Downs is 7th author on 21-author paper]. “Adaptation to climate change/variability-induced highland malaria and cholera in the Lake Victoria Basin”. AIACC (Assessment of Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change) Working paper No. 43. October 2006. Available at www.aiaccproject.org

Peer-reviewed Viewpoints/Expert Opinions Downs, T.J. (2009a). Viewpoints: Experts address the question: What would be the three key

preconditions for jumpstarting or scaling-up the transfer of environmentally sound technologies for climate change to developing countries? Natural Resources Forum. Accepted for 33(4): November 2009.

Downs, T.J. (2009b). Viewpoints: Experts address the question: How can revenues from natural resources extraction be more efficiently utilized for local sustainable development? Natural Resources Forum 33(3): August 2009.

Downs, T.J. (2008). Viewpoints: Experts address the question: How can sustainable land management contribute to mitigating climate change? Natural Resources Forum. 32(3): August 2008, p. 252.

Dissertation and Theses Doctoral: Downs T.J. (1998). "Water resources management, sustainability, risk assessment and pollution

by wastewater in the Mexico City Region". D.Env. Dissertation, Environmental Science & Engineering Program, University of California, Los Angeles.

Master’s: Downs T. J. “Conceptual design of very-large-scale offshore OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) water containment”. Master of Science thesis. University of Hawaii, May 1990.

Bachelor’s: Downs T.J. “Interactive 3D computer graphics for the United Kingdom construction industry: the modeling of architecture and services”. Bachelor of Science thesis, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom, 1984.

Other Selected Technical Reports resulting from consulting work Downs T. J. and C. Santos-Burgoa. “Identification and characterization of toxic substances for regional

action plans”. Client: Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). Instituto de Salud, Ambiente y Trabajo (ISAT, Institute of Health, Environment and Work). Mexico City, August 1998.

Downs T.J. “Technology for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (TUUV)”. Marine Technology Directorate Limited, London. Research program prospectus. London, 1992.

III. CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITY Co-Principal Investigator: NIH/NICHD Program: The National Children’s Study. Project: National

Children’s Study for Worcester County. Partnership with University of Massachusetts Medical School ($16M, 5 years, 2008-ongoing - $300k/yr subcontract). Responsibility for environmental measurements, community engagement and GIS applications.

Principal Investigator: NIEHS Program Partnerships for Environmental Justice. Project entitled: “Strengthening Vulnerable Communities in the Worcester Built Environment” ($887k, 4 years, 01/2005-04/2009).

Technical advisor and collaborator on “Strengthening Community-Based Adaptation to Climate-Sensitive Malaria in Kakamega and Kericho Districts, Western Kenya Highlands’, funded by Advancing Capacity to Support Climate-Change Adaptation (ACCCA) Program of GEF. $120k, 2 years, 2007-2009.


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IV. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

1. Upcoming: “Participatory testing and reporting of household and outdoor environments in Worcester, Massachusetts: Concept, practice, findings and ethics”. Inaugural conference of Association of Environmental Studies and Science (AESS). Madison, WI, October 8-11, 2009.

2. Upcoming: Chair of Session: “Environmental Risk and Environmental Responsibility”. Inaugural conference of Association of Environmental Studies and Science (AESS). Madison, WI, October 8-11, 2009.

3. “Health profile and vulnerability assessment for a low-income, multi-ethnic population exposed to multiple built-environment stressors in Worcester, Massachusetts”. Society for Risk Analysis 2008 Annual Meeting. Risk Analysis: The Science and the Art. December 7-10, 2008. Boston, Mass.

4. May 3, 2007. “Meeting Millennium Development Goals for Health: Challenges and Opportunities”. Global Health Challenges Conference. University of Massachusetts, Shrewsbury, Mass.

5. “Overcoming the challenges and harnessing the benefits of university-community collaboration: addressing environmental injustice in Worcester Mass.” At 3rd Annual University-Community Partnership Conference, The Challenge of Engagement, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA, July 12-14, 2006.

6. “Meeting health goals with communities at risk”. Panel discussion on tropical infectious diseases. Organized by UMass Medical School, Worcester, MA, March 28, 2006.

7. April 2006: Session Chair “Data and Information Needs for Measuring Vulnerability to Lead Poisoning”, at New England Lead Coordinating Committee (NELCC) and Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Conference: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: 2010 and Beyond, Newport, RI, April 4-7, 2006.

8. Sept. 2005: Session Chair and Organizer “Measuring Vulnerability: A Discussion of Theory and Practice”, at the NIEHS/NIOSH Annual Grantee Meeting/Conference on Environmental Justice, Community-Based Participatory Research, and Tribal Research, Talkeetna, Alaska, Sept. 19-22, 2005.

9. February 2005: Presentation to Winrock International “Water and Health for development”. Washington, D.C.

10. April 2005: active participation in UNICEF/Harvard School of Public Health Special Consultation meeting on addressing social barriers to child survival. HSPH, Cambridge.

11. November 2004: Presentation at the 4th World Water Forum organized by International Water Association: Multi-stakeholder Capacity Building for a Sustainable Water Sector: Lessons from the Field in Mexico and New England”, Marrakech, Morocco. Also co-Chaired the Special Session on Stakeholder Approaches.

12. “Confluent themes that offer opportunities for collaborative research” [“Temas Confluentes que ofrecen Oportunidades para la Investigación Colaborativa”]. First Inter-American Symposium on Hydroinformatics, University of the State of Mexico, Toluca, Mexico, October 2003.

13. “Sustainable Watershed Management: Lessons, Challenges, Principles & Practices”. Stockholm Environment Institute, Exploratory Meeting, Stockholm, August 10-15, 2003.

14. “Sustainable Watershed Management: Lessons, Challenges, Principles & Practices”. Dow Chemical Co. Exploratory Meeting, Houston, TX, June 9-10, 2003.

16. “A Participatory Integrated Capacity-Building Approach to Sustainable Water and Hydro-Vulnerability Adaptation: Mexico Case Study”. IWA (International Water Association) Leading Edge Conference on Sustainability in the Water Sector, Venice, Italy, November 25–26, 2002.

17. “Impact Assessment Methods”, African Symposium of the Program for Assessment of, and Adaptation to, Climate Change (AIACC), Third World Academy of Science and AIACC Program, Johannesburg, South Africa, October 2002.

18. “Lessons from Environmental and Social Impacts Assessment”, AIACC Workshop on Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation, Third World Academy of Science and AIACC Program, Trieste, Italy June 2002.

19. “Linking Participation, Vulnerability & Sustainable Development”. AIACC Workshop on Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation, Third World Academy of Science and AIACC Program, Trieste, Italy June 2002.


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20. “The role of water quality assessment in sustainable risk management and freshwater stewardship”. International Consortium for the Environment/ICE 2000 - Border Health: Making a Difference. San Antonio, March 2000.

21. “Improving the sustainability of the water cycle: Pilot project in three municipalitites of Mexico”. [“Mejorando la Sustentabilidad del Ciclo de Agua: Programa Piloto en 3 Municipios de México”] Sustainability Challenges for Water on the Border, AQUA21 Conference, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, July 1999.

22. “Risk assessment for exposure to water pollution: Wastewater irrigation districts of Mexico” [“Evaluación de Riesgo por Exposición a Contaminantes en el Agua: Zonas de Riego con Aguas Negras en México”]. Sustainability Challenges for Water on the Border, AQUA21 Conference, Ciudad Juárez, July 1999.

23. “Results from Atizapán de Zaragoza: Phase I – Diagnosis and Planning” [“Resultados de Atizapán de Zaragoza: Fase I - Diagnóstico y Planeación”]. Presentation to Municipal Government and Mayor of Atizapán de Zaragoza of results of the Project: Capacity Building for the Urban Water Sector, May 1999, Mexico City.

25. “Abastecimiento del Agua para la Ciudad de México – Un Enfoque de Sustentabilidad” [“Water Supply for the Mexico City: A Sustainabiliuty Focus”]. Mexican Federation of Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Science (FEMISCA), College of Civil Engineers, Town Hall Meeting, Mexico City, July 1998.

26. “Challenges for the Water Sector in Mexico”. [“Desafios para el Sector Agua en México”] Conference on Integrated Water Resources Management, University of Chapingo, Mexico City, October 1998.

27. "Health risks associated with wastewater irrigation practice". Expert workshop – New options for sanitation for developing countries (Nuevas opciones de saneamiento en países en desarrollo: Contribuciones recientes en América Latina). Engineering Institute of the National University of Mexico and Mexican Federation of Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Science (FEMISCA), Mexico City, 1998.

28. "Environmental Pollution". Collaborative Conference on Occupational Medicine. Organized by the UCLA Center for Occupational and Environmental Health and the Mexican Society for Occupational Medicine. Los Angeles, September 1997.

29. “Sustainable Water Supply for Mexico City”. Environmental Science & Policy Seminar Series, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, October 1997.

30. “Research into water-borne contamination – Implications for resource management” ["Investigación multi-componente de una situación de contaminación por medio del agua: Implicaciones para el manejo del recurso"]. Presentation and published paper. National Conference of the Mexican Society of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering. Toluca, Mexico, August 1996.

31. "Towards a new model for ecosystem state assessment". Poster session at American Public Health Association Conference (APHA '95), San Diego, October 1995.

32. “Concepts of life quality and development” ["Conceptos de calidad de vida y desarrollo social"]. Workshop on life quality, health and environment. Organized by the State University of Morelos and the Mexican Academy of Medicine, Cuernavaca, Mexico, June 1995.

33. “Health risks from exposure to particulate matter in the urban environment of Mexico City” [“Riesgos para la salud por exposición a partículas suspendidas en el ambiente urbano del la Ciudad de México”]. Invited address to chemical engineers and scientists at the Mexican Institute of Petroleum. Mexico City, April, 1995.

34. "The case for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion". Presentation and published paper. Oceanology International '92. Brighton, England, March 1992.

Workshops and Symposia

1. “Creating regional partnerships in the Americas: Experiences, lessons learned and advice”.

Fulbright Workshop on the Environment. Organized by LASPAU (Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas), Harvard University, June 12, 2009.

2. “How we mapped our county using social and environmental criteria”. Presentation to Community Advisory Board of the National Children’s Study for Worcester County. UMass Medical School Dec. 2nd, 2008.


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3. March 2007: Updated presentation to faculty colleagues at UAEM, Mexico, on collaborative research opportunities and strategies. Toluca, Mexico.

4. “Modeling and mapping vulnerability to disease as a system”. Symposium and workshop on Health applications of GIS: data visualization and spatial pattern analysis. Organized by UMass Medical School, Worcester, MA, May 9, 2006.

5. “Socio-economic scenario building for climate change, malaria and cholera vulnerability assessment in Lake Victoria, East Africa”. July 2004: Invited instructor at 3-day workshop: University of Nairobi, Kenya.

6. March 2005: Presentation to faculty colleagues at UAEM, Mexico, on collaborative research opportunities and strategies. Toluca, Mexico.

7. “Action research opportunities for Environmental Science & Policy Entrepreneurs in sustainable development and poverty reduction”. March 2005: Presentation to faculty colleagues at WPI, Worcester, MA.

8. “Water, sanitation and the Millennium Development Goals”. October 2004: Presentation to faculty, students and the public at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA.

9. “The process of sustainable water resources management at the municipal level” (“El proceso de manejo sostenible del recurso agua para el Municipio”). Workshop on sustainable water mangement for the city of Tepotzotlán, Sate of Mexico (Taller sobre Manejo sostenible del agua para Tepotzotlán, Edo. de México). Tepotzotlán, March 2000.

10. “The process of sustainable water resources management: Needs and methods”. Tri-national Workshop on Sustainable Water Management. Mexico City, November 1998. [Moderator and Speaker].

11. “Risk assessment for groundwater exposure” ["Estimación de riesgo por exposición al agua subterránea”]. Given at: i) National Public Health Institute, Cuernavaca, April, 1998; ii) Hidalgo State Public Health Office, Pachuca, March 1998; and iii) Health Ministry Office of Environmental Health, Mexico City, June 1998.

12. “Air pollution and public health” ["Contaminación atmosférica y la salud pública"]. Mexican Petroleum Institute (IMP), Mexico City, February 1996.

13. “Air particles and health” ["Partículas suspendidas y la salud pública"]. State University of Morelos, Cuernavaca, Mexico, May 1995.

V. TEACHING AND MENTORING

University Courses Have developed and taught nine new courses at Clark University (Fall 2001-present): 14-week courses: 1. Fundamentals of Environmental Science – principles, analytical methods and models for

biophysical processes - graduate students, Environmental Science & Policy core course. 2. Discovering Environmental Science - principles, analytical methods and models for biophysical

processes - undergraduate students. 3. Sustainable Development Assessment and Planning (IDCE332) – policy/sustainability analysis for

graduate students. 4. Watershed Stewardship (or Integrated Natural Resource Management) (IDCE356) – trans-

disciplinary approaches and socio-ecological systems framing of issues - graduate students. 5. Pollution Processes (IDCE362) – fate and transport, dispersion modeling - graduate students. 6. Risk Analysis (IDCE331) – dose-response models and exposure assessment - graduate students. 7. International Perspectives on Environmental Problems & Policies (EN171) – social, economic,

ecological and legal frames of reference and perspectives – undergraduate students. 7-week courses: 8. Research Project Development for Environmental Science and Policy (IDCE30209) – graduate

students, Environmental Science & Policy core course. 9. Environment, Poverty and Health (IDCE30270) – graduate seminar that explores the interrelations

among social, political, economic, ecological and cultural drivers of health and vulnerability factors.


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Short Courses Risk Assessment Instructor, “Evaluation of environmental risks” ["Evaluación de riesgo ambiental"]. Client: Mexican

Petroleum Company (Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX)), Villahermosa, Tabasco, 1996. Instructor, “Exposure estimation methods” ["Exposición y evaluación cuantitativa de riesgo"].

Department of Environmental Health Sciences, National Public Health Institute, Mexico, 1995-96. English Language: English teacher in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1981. Research Mentoring and Advising (Clark University, Fall 2001-Spring 2009) Directed research and mentoring: 60 MA students. Assistance for successful student fellowship applications: Two Compton Fellows (2009), Fulbright Fellows (2002, 2003), one Boren Fellow 2002, one E7 Sustainable Energy Fellow (2003). Masters Papers/Theses: 1st Reader on 25; 2nd Reader on 16. Academic advising (2003-2009): average of 4 undergraduates, 12 graduates per year.

VI. UNIVERSITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Clark University (Fall 2001-Spring 2009) Environmental Science & Policy Graduate Committee (Chair). Environmental Science & Policy Graduate Admissions Committee (Chair). Environmental Science & Policy Undergraduate Committee. Search Committees for two ES&P faculty positions, one CDP position and four IDSC faculty

positions. Further development and promotion of the Environmental Science & Policy Graduate Program to

strengthen recruitment, and achieve the goal of making it competitive with the best environmental programs internationally.

Traina Scholars’ Day interviewer for prospective students (2002-2007) Presidential Scholars’ Day 2009. Clark Science Open House presentation of ES&P Program (2002-2006)

Outreach and Partnership Building Together with Henry Bulley, developed partnership initiative with WaterAid USA/WaterAid UK to

develop a pilot monitoring project in Ghana – visited offices in NYC and London. Together with Henry Bulley, developed partnership initiative with Mass. Audubon to develop a pilot

monitoring project Blackstone Watershed. Faculty supervisor for visiting researcher Marion Blume from Germany. Marion is working on the

Mass. Audubon project. Contributor to aids2031 project scope and development Contributor to Socio-technical Transitions Initiative (STTI), Marsh Institute. Developing new proposals for multi-stakeholder capacity building to target malaria intervention in

Lake Victoria as follow-up to previous project. Summer 2005. Developing new proposal with Worcester Polytechnic Institute to carry out work on water, sanitation

and clean household fuel in Malawi. Spring-Summer 2005. July 2002: Development of collaborative research proposal with Universities in Tanzania, Kenya

and Uganda on “Capacity building for Assessment of, and Adaptation to, Climate Change-Induced Malaria and Cholera Risks in the Lake Victoria Basin” (funded Sept. 2002 by the Assessment of Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change (AIACC) Program on the Global Environmental Facility.

Further development of partnership with Regional Environmental Council (Worcester NGO) for future grant-writing activity and collaborative research.

June 2003: Cultivation of partnership with Stockholm Environment Institute for future grant-writing activity and collaborative research (target: joint research proposal Summer 2003).

June 2003: Cultivation of partnership with Dow Chemical Company, Houston, TX for future collaborative research and internships for Clark students.


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June 2003: Cultivation of partnership with US-Mexico Border Health Association/Pan-American Health Organization Regional Office, El Paso, TX for future collaborative research and internships for Clark students.

VII. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor and Coordinator -- Environmental Science & Policy Environmental Science & Policy Graduate Program, Dept. of International Development, Community & Environment Research Assistant Professor, George Perkins Marsh Research Institute Clark University, USA, 08/01 – present Teaching and applied research in environmental science (biophysical processes) Teaching and applied research in public health risk science and policy Teaching and applied research in integrated watershed management Teaching and applied research in environmental and social impacts assessment (ESIA) Research interests: socio-ecological systems-based approaches, community-based/participatory

integrated capacity building for sustainable development, operational sustainability, environmental justice, watershed stewardship, water supply and sanitation, Latin America (esp. Mexico), transitional countries.

Independent Consultant -- Capacity Building for Risk Assessment, Policy & Intervention 04/00 – ongoing Principal Advisor: National Sustainable Health Risk/Water Quality Management Program for

Mexico (client: Health Ministry/Environmental Health Directorate) Program design and technical support (ongoing) Training and human resources development

Program Leader & Advisor -- Capacity Building for Sustainable Water Resources National Water Commission and United Nations University/International Network on Water, Environment and Health, Mexico City, 09/98 – 03/00 Development of methodology for sustainable water/sanitation sector development Coordinator of local partnerships between private, public and community sectors - multi-stakeholder

groups in three pilot areas for diagnoses and planning of capacity building and technology needs Development of methodology for sustainable water stewardship. Collaboration/liaison with Mexican National Water Commission and the Institute of Environmental

Education and Training of North America. Training and human resources development (in-house and partners) Negotiation of agreements, promotion and marketing of work plans Coordinator of tri-national workshop (Mexico-USA-Canada)

Consultant -- Environmental Science and Public Health Institute of Health, Environment and Work, Mexico City, 02/98-02/99. Principal Investigator for toxic substances international policy project: “Selection of toxic-persistent-

bioaccumulating substances for tri-national control”. Client: Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC).

Preparation of proposals for international and national research collaboration. Organization and participation in public-professional working groups. Environmental science postgraduate program design for University of La Salle, Mexico City - "Diseño

de la maestría profesional en calidad aambiental para la Industria Petrolera". Preparation of a documentary series proposal on water and ancient culture in Mexico -

“Rediscovering the Rain Gods” - with Mexican Environmental Education Foundation (FundEA) and Once TV.


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Visiting Researcher and Instructor -- Environmental Health Science Environmental Health Department, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, 11/94-06/97. Coordination and laboratory supervision of air pollution/public health project: "Acute respiratory

symptoms in primary school children and particulate pollution in Mexico City“. Preparation, acquisition of funding, sampling design, coordination of fieldwork and results

interpretation for project: "Health risks from groundwater pollution in the Mezquital Valley, Hidalgo”. Researcher -- Wastewater Treatment Unit Costs in Developing Countries Water and Sanitation Department, Vice Presidency for Environmentally Sustainable Development, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., 07/94-10/94. Modeling of unit cost functions for wastewater treatment processes in different developing countries.

Postgraduate Researcher -- Aquatic Ecotoxicology Environmental Health Sciences Department, University of California, Los Angeles, 06/93-06/94. Development of multi-criteria evaluation of ecosystem "health" for temperate coastal wetlands,

including the assessment of the implication of non-linear dynamical systems for ecotoxicology (client: California Coastal Commission).

Research Collaboration Manager -- Marine Technology Development The Marine Technology Directorate, London, England, 02/91-09/92. From concept, through funding to implementation, the organization of pre-commercial collaborative

research between academia, the Petroleum Industry and Government in the areas of renewable energies, treatment of offshore platform production wastewaters, marine ecotoxicology mitigation, and remote sensing robotics for deep ocean exploration.

Promotion of bi-national collaboration UK-France, UK-USA. Planning and financial forecasting for research grant spending.

Project Manager and Civil Engineer – Civil Engineering, Project Management Independent, London, England, 1984-1988. Planning, technical management, site supervision and materials purchasing for several construction projects in London, specializing in those requiring intensive work schedules. Liaison with diverse people: laborers, craftsmen, subcontractors, architects, local authorities, the general public and clients. Children's Camp Counselor - Camping and Hiking Summer Camp "Hillcroft", Billings, New York, USA, summers 1984-87. Instructor and Guide for camping and hiking excursions for boys and girls 6-13 years old.

VIII. 2001-2007 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Associations Founding Member, Association for Environmental Studies and Science (AESS). Member, Society for Risk Analysis (SRA). Committees Ecotarium Program Committee and Corporator, Worcester Ecotarium – technical advice and

recommendations for re-design of exhibits and outreach. 2003- Member, Worcester Lead Action Collaborative, with Councilor Haller, Dept. Public Health; Dept.

Env. Protection, and partners on our NIEHS grant. 2005- Member of Organizing Committee for 2005 NIEHS/NIOSH Annual Grantee Meeting for

Environmental Justice and Community Based Health Research Projects. 2005. International Water Association (IWA) Review Committee for Sustainability in the Water Sector –

document preparation, review, international conference organization. 2002-2004.


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Technical Publication Reviews One journal article reviewed for Am. J. Public Health (2009) Expert Review of Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) Report on “Ecosystem Change and

Human Well-being”. 2002-2004. Expert Review of International Water Association document “Sustainability Challenges for the

Water Sector”, solicited contribution to United Nations position papers for Johannesburg Earth Summit 2002.

Book proposal “Ultimate Patients”, Publisher Taylor & Francis, London (2002). Book proposal “Encyclopedia of Ecosystem Health”, Publisher Taylor & Francis, London (2002). One journal article reviewed for Geoforum (2003) Two journal articles reviewed for Environmental Management (2003, 2005). One journal article reviewed for Natural Resources Forum (2005).

Other “Rainfall Runoff—The Environmental Health Impact” – contributed to overview in Environmental

Health Perspectives 109(12), Dec. 2001. Contributed to narration of educational documentary on “Galapagos’ Fragile Ecosystem” (2003).

IX. OTHER Computing Packages: Word processing, spreadsheets, statistics, databases, Internet. Programming: Fortran, Basic. Languages English 100%, Spanish 100%, French 70% Other PADI Scuba Certification (1990)

Awards Subcontract with UMass Medical School “National Children’s Study for Worcester County”

(NIH/NICHD, 2007-2029), 300k/yr. NIH/NIEHS Grant “Partnerships for Environmental Justice”, $890k, 2004-2008. Appreciation award for keynote Town Hall presentation about Mexico City Water Supply

Alternatives made by Mexican Federation of Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Science (FEMISCA), College of Civil Engineers, Mexico City, July 1998.

Dissertation research award in Mexico from the Mexican Science and Technology Council and the Pan American Health Organization, 1995 (20k).

UCMEXUS University of California-Mexico Collaborative Research Award, 1995-97 Environmental Science & Engineering Graduate Division International Fellowship, University of

California at Los Angeles, 1992-94 Ocean Engineering Graduate Fellowship, University of Hawaii, 1988-90

Hobbies and Interests Hiking, camping and canoeing; motorcycling and cycling; documentary film projects; fitness training;

archaeology and ancient History; theatre and movie-going; voluntary work with children.

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