Please see below for the 2026 Weathering Change Seminar Series hosted by the Center for Collaboration on Climate & Community for Health (C4H). Most will be virtual, however the local speakers will also offer an in-person option (see location information for each seminar for specifics). For questions regarding this series please email bloomejl@ucmail.uc.edu.

Recordings of past seminars can be viewed here.

All seminars take place on Tuesdays from 12:30pm-1:30pm Eastern Time.

May 19, 2026 Mycoestrogens: How an Emerging Endocrine Disruptor May Impact Maternal-Child Health

June 2, 2026 Wildfire Smoke Exposure Science: Challenges, Insights, and Future Directions 

Presenter: Diana Rohlman, PhD, Oregon State University

Dr. Diana Rohlman is an Associate Professor (Sr. Researcher) in the Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology at Oregon State University (OSU). She leads the Community Engagement Cores for the Pacific Northwest Center for Translational Environmental Health Research and the OSU Superfund Research Center. Her research lies in the nexus of environmental health, exposure science, and research translation, with a focus on enhancing public understanding of environmental health risks. She collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to address complex challenges—like chemical exposures from disasters and the health effects of air pollution—using community-engaged research approaches that ensure research is responsive to the needs of impacted communities. Her lab is committed to the ethical report-back of research results (RBRR), connecting research results with actionable exposure reduction and mitigation efforts.

Virtual

Register for June 2nd seminar here

June 9, 2026 People, Place and Partnership: Advancing Climate Resilience in Seattle's Duwamish River Valley

Presenter: Nicole Errett, PhD, University of Washington

Dr. Nicole Errett is an Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and Director of the Center for Disaster Resilient Communities at the University of Washington. Dr. Errett's research focuses on the development, implementation and health impacts of policies and programs that aim to build resilience in the context of public health emergencies, disasters, and climate change. She works closely with public health and emergency response practitioners on policy-relevant research on disasters, climate, and health.

Virtual

Register for June 9th seminar here

June 16, 2026 Title TBD

Presenter: Renee Mahaffey Harris, MPH, President/CEO of The Center for Closing the Health Gap

Renee Mahaffey Harris, MPH, is a committed advocate for the marginalized populations in Greater Cincinnati and the region. Mahaffey Harris leads The Health Gap in its mission to lead the efforts to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities through advocacy, education, and community outreach. Mahaffey Harris history received her undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree in Communication, Ohio University and Master of Public Health, Morehouse College of Medicine.

During her tenure at The Health Gap, Mahaffey Harris jointly created the City of Cincinnati’s Health in All Policy and launched several groundbreaking community-based health initiatives including: The Ohio African American Health Disparities Collaborative and the Black Women’s Health Movement, which is an Ohio collaboration with the national organization Black Women’s Health Imperative. Harris served as a member of the Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s COVID 19 Minority Strike Task Force President of Ohio African American Health Disparities Coalition and was appointed Co-Chair City of Cincinnati Racial Equity Taskforce and a member of the National Council on Black Health-Subcommittee on national programs. Harris has been awarded the YWCA Racial Justice Awardee 2020, UC Health MLK Humanitarian Award, The Urban One National Shero Award, Cincinnati Herald Nefertiti Awardee, 2022 Business Courier Women Who Means Business Awardee 2022 and the City of Cincinnati Black History Month Honoree.

Virtual

Register for June 16th seminar here

July 21, 2026 Title TBD

Presenter: Manish Arora, PhD, Mount Sinai

Virtual

Register for July 21st seminar here

September 8, 2026 When Extreme Weather Disrupts Cancer Care

Presenter: Stacy Stanifer, PhD, University of Kentucky

Stacy Stanifer, PhD, APRN, AOCNS® is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist, and Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing. Dr. Stanifer's research examines how extreme weather events disrupt cancer care and strives to discover innovative methods of creating resilient cancer programs that can plan, prepare, respond, and adapt to extreme weather-related threats. Dr. Stanifer also leads community-engaged and citizen science initiatives aimed at reducing cancer risk by addressing environmental exposures, particularly radon, the second leading cause of lung cancer. Dr. Stanifer is a member of the UK Markey Cancer Center Cancer Prevention and Control Group, co-leads the Community Engagement Core of the UK Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences, serves on the research board of the Indoor Environments Association, is President of the Bluegrass Oncology Nursing Society, and represents public health on the Kentucky Board of Radon Safety.

Virtual

Register for September 8th seminar here

September 22, 2026 Title TBD

Presenter: Gen Merideth, MD, Cornell University

Virtual

Register for September 22nd seminar here