Protecting Firefighters, Protecting Public Health: Wildland Fire Hazards and Exposures

Whitman alumni, parents and friends are invited to a talk by Associate Professor of Sociology Alissa Cordner, sharing findings from her research with wildland firefighters. Since 2015, Dr. Cordner has worked with wildland firefighters to understand how they experience and understand the risks of their job. She will draw on examples from her research to describe the environmental and health hazards firefighters experience. She will describe how the current presence of public and environmental health in Whitman’s curriculum, and she will introduce plans for a new Public Health Program for future Whitman students.

RSVP HERE by May 1