Erika Eitland, Mph, Scd Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Co-host & co-creator of the Inhabit Podcast, a member of the SURROUND Podcast Network.
• Leading an integrated public health research lab focused on designing and building healthy spaces, with a focus on K-12, healthcare, and urban planning
• Collaborating on research across 10 international studios focused on urban resilience, sensor application, affordable housing and optimizing K-12 indoor environments for student health
• Created a peer-reviewed microsite for building-level risk mitigation strategies for reopening K-12 schools in 2020-21, which was viewed by over 5,000 users and presented to public and independent schools internationally
• Supporting the design of the William E. Carter School of Boston Public Schools, a facility for student with complex disabilities and impairments. Led interactive sessions with school community members

Greater Boston Area

• Member of the Healthy Buildings Program, under the guidance of Dr. Joseph Allen
• Created the first longitudinal dataset tracking primary and secondary student populations and school infrastructure for the state of Massachusetts: Massachusetts’ School Metrics and Research Tools (MA SMART)
• Coordinated research project focused on air filtration and health in urban residences
• Authored literature review on child environmental health and the role of indoor environmental quality in schools: Schools for Health: Foundations for Student Success, at https://schools.forhealth.org, downloaded over.
• Mentored 5 undergraduate and 2 masters’ students, and provided teaching assistance for 15 courses both locally and internationally

Greater New York City Area

• Provide department-wide support to faculty and students, assist students with daily academic needs
• Coordinate events and weekly faculty lectures for an audience of 50+ people
• Responsible for development of bi-annual departmental newsletter with readership of over 300 people

New York, NY

• Provide academic and administrative support for Biological & Environmental Determinants of Health course and was specifically responsible for 25 students

Palisades, NY

• Performing an extensive literature review of 50+ articles on the ethics of climate information services as part of a USAID-funded study
• Developing a value-based survey for climate information services, which will be distributed to 300 climate professionals
• Contributing to tentative publication in Spring 2015 on values and good practices of climate service providers, to be presented at COP-21 Climate Summit
• Served as researcher for international meeting of 10 of the world’s leading climate scientists and conducted qualitative research interviews with ethicists and faculty of Columbia University

Jamaica, Queens

• Developed and implemented two grant-funded healthy food access initiatives in Jamaica, Queens
• Moderated bi-monthly community meetings for 80+ stakeholders, completed final program evaluation and authored final reports, which were presented to United Way and New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets
• Helped donate over 6,700 pounds of fresh produce to communities in need

Greater New York City Area

• Provided administrative support to the Dean of Graduate Legal Studies
• Evaluated admissions documents for clarity, completion and compliance

Greater New York City Area

• Developed and presented an eight-part nutrition program geared for senior citizens, health risks including diabetes and high blood pressure

Astoria, NY

• Performed a community health-focused needs assessment for New York Public Housing Authority residents in Astoria as part of an urban planning project
• Utilized quantitative and qualitative data to develop an extensive report exploring the health risks associated with poor building maintenance, which was presented to housing officials, available upon request

Storrs, CT

• Experimented with lab techniques including PCR, DNA/RNA Isolation, electrophoresis, DNA analysis
• Contributed findings to grant proposals, which were funded by NSF
• Created extensive literature review of peer-reviewed articles
• Applied research to Senior Thesis: Identifying Long Term Progenitors of Posterior Mesoderm through Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Techniques (Analysis of Embryonic Cell Development)

Doctorate Of Science (Sd), Environmental Health

Activities and Societies: Guest Lecturer & Teaching Assistant Harvard School of Public Health ● Healthy Buildings ● Human Health & Global.

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Environmental Health Sciences

Activities and Societies: Climate & Health Students for Environmental Action

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Cell/Cellular And Molecular Biology

Started college at the age of 16 and was youngest in graduating class