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Christine Ekenga is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Health at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health. Her research focuses on environmental and occupational factors influencing health disparities, with an emphasis on chronic diseases like cancers and respiratory conditions. She employs a strengths-based approach, prioritizing community engagement in research design and implementation.
Key research areas include environmental justice, climate change impacts, occupational health, and social determinants of health. Recent studies have examined structural racism's role in air pollution exposure disparities, the effects of historical redlining on health vulnerability, and the benefits of nature-based interventions for low-income youth.
Dr. Ekenga collaborates with community organizations to address systemic inequities, particularly in marginalized communities. Her work spans methodological innovations, such as the CHANGE tool for climate health analysis, and advocacy initiatives leveraging NASA Earth observations for environmental justice.
Publications highlight themes like air toxics exposure, disaster preparedness, and occupational hazards among disaster workers. She mentors students through her research group, which emphasizes diversity and inclusion in biomedical sciences.
