Susan Kaplan, JD
Research Assistant Professor
Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
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1058 SPHPI
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About
My research and teaching focus on environmental sustainability and environmental health policy. Prior to UIC, I developed regulations at OSHA in Washington DC, was assistant director of an energy policy group at Harvard's Kennedy School, and managed the brownfields program at the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation. My areas of expertise include children's environmental health, regulation of chemicals, and environmental sustainability in the health care sector.
My book, "A Healthy Union: How States Can Lead on Environmental Health," will be published by Island Press in fall 2025.
My recent articles include:
-Which State You Live in Matters for How Well Environmental Laws Protect Your Health - The Conversation
-Reconnecting Environment and Health: The Covid-19 Pandemic Highlights the Need to Protect the Environment in Order to Protect Human Health - Ensia
-How to Avoid Greenwashing and Harmful Pesticides in Lawn Care - Environmental Health News
-Quaternary Ammonium Disinfectants: Even During the Pandemic, "Quats" Should Not Be Used Around Children - Region 5 PEHSU
-Beyond 2020: A Vision for Pesticide Policies That Protect the Environment and Public Health - Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
-United Nations Environment Programme chemicals control guides for developing countries: Structure and Funding; Risk Reduction; Enforcement
-Investigating Environmental Contamination: A Guide for Communities - Region 5 PEHSU
-Green Commuting in the Health Care Sector: Obstacles and Best Practices - JOEM
-Can Sustainable Hospitals Help Bend the Health Care Cost Curve? The Commonwealth Fund
Courses I have taught include Ethics and Justice in Environmental and Occupational Health, Systems Approach in Environmental and Occupational Health, and Brownfields: Integrating Health, Environment, and Planning.
Professional Leadership
Section Councilor and Chair, Policy Committee, Environment Section, American Public Health Association
Education
University of Wisconsin Law School