The Center provides
a forum for the identification of
important policy issues in the Tri-state
area, for reasoned discussion of these
issues among the major stakeholders
(industry, academia, environmentalists,
community leaders, government officials
and the public) and assistance to policy
makers in arriving at scientifically
sound and politically viable decisions.
Current
interests of the EPC include outreach to
communities affected by toxic chemicals,
obesity and the built environment, and
the health impacts of urban sprawl.
The Center also
provides translation of scientific
environmental findings into materials
more easily understood by the public and
decision-makers.
Joyce Martin,
Director, is an attorney who previously
served as Chief Counsel to the former
Governor of Indiana. She also served as
the Governor’s top advisor on
environment and energy, and worked as
Senior Enforcement Counsel in the Air
Enforcement Division of the U.S. EPA.
(513) 558-0057
Jim Flessa,
Research Associate, has 19 years of
experience in program outreach,
education and organization. He is also
program coordinator for the University
of Cincinnati Breast Cancer & the
Environment Research Center, funded by
NCI and NIEHS. (513) 558-0105
