Dina G. Markowitz, Ph.D. is director of the My Environment, My Health, My Choices project. Trained as a molecular biologist, Dr. Markowitz has conducted research on gene transfer and somatic gene therapy. Dr. Markowitz currently serves as an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She also is the director of Community Outreach and Education Programs for the Environmental Health Sciences Center.  She also directs the University's Center for Science Education and Outreach where she has developed a variety of science education programs for students and teachers.
Email: dina_markowitz@urmc.rochester.edu

Patricia Braus, M.P.H. is a science writer and teacher at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She has written about topics ranging from women's health to clinical trials and cancer clusters. She also teaches courses in scientific writing and communication and serves as an adjunct senior instructor for the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine.
E-mail: pbraus@frontiernet.net

Ellen C. Henry, Ph.D. is a toxicologist whose research examines the effects of exposure to dioxins. Dr. Henry is a research assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Email: ellen_henry@urmc.rochester.edu

Susan Holt, MS Ed. is a retired high school biology teacher who received the New York State Outstanding Biology Teacher award in 1998 from the National Association of Biology Teachers. Ms. Holt has extensive expertise in curriculum and assessment development and in teacher professional development.

Email:  sholtbmn@aol.com

David W. Hursh's research is in the politics and practice of educational reform. He has published over 50 journal articles and books chapters, most recently in Educational Researcher, British Educational Research Journal and Policy Futures in Education. His most recent book, co-authored with Gerard Macdonald, is Twenty-first century schools: Knowledge, networks and the new economies. Dr. Hursh is an associate professor at the Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development at the University of Rochester. He received his Ph.D. in curriculum theory and research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Email:  dhursh@its.rochester.edu

Kate Kuholski is the project manager for the Get the Lead Out (GLO) project of our Environmental Health Science Center's Community Outreach and Education Programs. Kate received her B.S. in environmental management from Rochester Institute of Technology. 
E-mail: kate_kuholski@urmc.rochester.edu  

Camille Anne Martina, Ph.D. is a research assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center and is a faculty member of the Center for Science Education and Outreach and Community Outreach and Education Programs. Dr. Martina received her Ph.D. in education from the University of Rochester has been funded on research grants as an educational curriculum consultant and program evaluator in optics, electrical engineering, computer sciences, and environmental health sciences. She was also an educational consultant and developmental program evaluator for the Department of Energy superfund-site educational materials regarding heavy metal toxins (lead, mercury and arsenic) in our environment and the effects on human health for health professionals and lay community audiences. Dr. Martina's other research interests are in urban and multicultural education and educational policy reform.
Email: camille_martina@urmc.rochester.edu

My Environment, My Health, My Choices is funded by a seven-year grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences EHSIC Grant #ES10717.

My Environment, My Health, My Choices is a part of the Center for Science Education and Outreach at the University of Rochester.