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Organization profile
Organization profile
The University of Kentucky Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES) is an National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Core Center to enhance research capacity focused on major environmental health impacts to air and water quality that have been implicated in environmentally induced disease. The Center will provide advanced infrastructure and leading expertise, dedicated career development and mentorship, and community-engaged interactions to facilitate innovative discovery and new understandings of environmental factors in disease initiation, progression, and outcomes and their community impacts.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Christal Badour Hirsch, Ph.D.
- Psychology - Associate Professor
- Oral Health Science - Joint Appointment
- Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES)
- Substance Use Priority Research Area
- UNITE Research Priority Area
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John Bauer, Ph.D.
- Pediatrics - Professor, Regina Drury/Children's Miracle Network Chair in Pediatric Research
- Cardiovascular Research Priority Area
- Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES)
- Diabetes & Obesity Research Priority Area
- Substance Use Priority Research Area
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PreMO: EXCEL Project - Obesity
Bauer, J. (PI) & Starr, M. (PI)
University of Kentucky Diabetes and Obesity Research Priority Area
7/1/24 → 5/31/26
Project: Research project
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Research output
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Characterizing sustainability of green stormwater infrastructure technologies using life cycle assessment and life cycle costing: A systematic review
Oluk, I., Rey, S. D., Foltz, M. E., Schussler, J. C. & Byrne, D. M., Jan 1 2026, In: Water Research. 288, 124586.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Indoor allergens and endotoxins in relation to cockroach infestations in low-income urban homes
Kakumanu, M. L., DeVries, Z. C., Santangelo, R. G., Siegel, J. & Schal, C., Jan 2026, In: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global. 5, 1, 100571.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The association of social determinants of health and depressive symptoms with quality of life among rural patients with coronary heart disease and heart failure
Thapa, A., Cha, G., Wu, J. R., Biddle, M. J., Latimer, A., Dignan, M. B., Lin, C. Y., Kang, J. H. & Moser, D. K., Jan 1 2026, In: Heart and Lung. 75, p. 58-64 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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CVSN Kathleen A. Dracup Distinguished Lecture Exemplary Career in Mentoring Award
Moser, D. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Honorary award
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