Garett Sansom, DrPH
Assistant Professor Environmental & Occupational Health | School of Public Health- 979.436.9506
- sansom@tamu.edu
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212 Adriance Lab Rd., 1266 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-1266
Education
- DrPH, Epidemiology and Environmental Health Texas A&M University
- MPH, Epidemiology Texas A&M University, School of Public Health
- Continuing Education, Health Careers Harvard University
- BA, Philosophy St. Edwards University
Research Interests
- Health and sustainability
- Community health assessment
- Environmental exposures and health effects
- Greenspace development and nature
- Environmental contaminants
- Community resilience
Teaching Interests
- Environmental health policy and planning
- Sustainable development and public health
- Environmental Health
- Field research methods
- Community engagement strategies
Publications
Sansom, G. Stone, K. Horney, JA. “Investigating Injuries Seen in Area Physician Offices after a Fertilizer Plant Explosion” Texas Journal of Public Health 2017
Meyer, M. Hendricks, M. Horney, J. Berke, P. Masterson, J. Newman, G. Sansom, G. Cousins, T. Van Zandt, S. Cooper, J. "Participatory Action Research: Tools for Disaster Resilience Education" International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment
Portney, K and Sansom, G. “Sustainable Cities and Healthy Cities: Are They the Same?” Journal of Urban Planning: special issue on Smart Solutions for Sustainable Cities – Vol 2, No 3 (2017). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/up.v2i3.1018
Portney, K. Vedlitz, A. Sansom, G. Berke, P. Daher, B. “Governance of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: the Conceptual and Methofological Foundations for the San Antonio Region Case Study.” Current Sustainable and Renewable Energy Reports 2017 doi: 10.1007/s40518-017-0077-1
Sansom, G., Parra, J., Nieto, Y., Arellano, Y., Berke, P., McDonald, T., Shipp, E., & Horney, J. “The impacts of exposure to environmental risk on physical and mental health in a small geographic community in Houston, TX.” Journal of Community Health 2017 pp. 1–6. doi: 10.1007/s10900-017-0322-y
Sansom, G.; Berke, P.; McDonald, T.; Shipp, E.; Horney, J. “Confirming the Environmental Concerns of Community Members Utilizing Participatory-Based Research in the Houston Neighborhood of Manchester.” Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13, 839
