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Speaker Gary Adamkiewicz Gary Adamkiewicz is an environmental health specialist with more than fifteen years of experience. He is currently a Research Scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) where much of his work focuses on housing and health. He is particularly interested in research that aids practitioners in solving indoor environmental health problems, especially within low-income communities. His research has included studies of indoor environmental conditions within the homes of children with asthma, and studies that aim to understand the factors that contribute to specific exposures such as: pesticides and other chemicals, allergens, secondhand smoke and combustion by-products. Dr. Adamkiewicz has provided training on indoor environmental health hazards and conducting indoor environmental assessments to several public and non-profit organizations for knowledge and capacity building. He has worked with the National Center for Healthy Housing, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Rhode Island Department of Health on projects that aim to reduce the burden of disease from indoor environmental issues. He has also served as an advisor to the World Health Organization's effort to establish indoor air quality guidelines. Dr. Adamkiewicz holds a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Adamkiewicz has also worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, managing hazardous waste site remediations. Suggested reading:
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