Susan Kaplan, JD
Research Assistant Professor
Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
Contact
- Building & Room:
- 1058 SPHPI
- Address:
- 1603 W. Taylor St.
- Office Phone:
- (312) 355-0738
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About
My work focuses on 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 a state brownfields program. My areas of expertise include children's environmental health, chemicals regulation, and environmental sustainability in the health care sector.
My book, A Healthy Union: How States Can Lead on Environmental Health, was published by Island Press, an imprint of Princeton University Press, in November 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