The Miriam Emerson Peters Speaker Series in Global Awareness was established in 2009 to honor the memory of Miriam Emerson Peters, who dedicated her professional energies and mind to education of girls at Mary A. Burnham and Stoneleigh-Burnham Schools.
The mission of the series is to infuse the Stoneleigh-Burnham curriculum and community with an appreciation for different cultures and to develop opportunities for cross-cultural understandings.
2011-2012 Speaker Series
April 5, 2012: Rachel Simmons
November 10, 2011: Gail Carlson, PhD Colby College
As part of the Miriam Emerson Peters Speaker Series, Professor Gail Carlson of Colby College will speak at Stoneleigh-Burnham School on Thursday, November 10th at 7 p.m. to address the environmental and human health impacts of the production, use and disposal of everyday products from cosmetics and cookware to computers and carpets. Professor Carlson will focus also on what actions we (as consumers, and more importantly, as voters) can take to protect ourselves and others from these health risks.
Gail Carlson teaches courses in the Environmental Studies Program at Colby College, including "The Environment and Human Health" and "Environmental Activism." She is on the Board of Directors of the Environmental Health Strategy Center, a Maine-based nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting people from environmental hazards. She has a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Originally from Wisconsin, Gail lives in Waterville, Maine with her husband and two children.
Previous Speakers:
Chris Shelton is internationally recognized for her dedication and contributions to
advance women and girls in sport. Ms. Shelton is on the faculty of the
Exercise and Sport Studies Department at Smith College, Northampton, MA.
Elayne Clift, an award-winning author, journalist and a recognized consultant in gender, health and communications.
John R. Watt, Ph.D., Vice President of the American Bureau for Medical Advancement in China
(ABMAC) Foundation: "China as a Civilization: Past & Present"
Shiping Zheng, Ph.D., professor of Political Science in the Global Studies Department of
Bentley University: "The Rise of China: Opportunities and Challenges"
Mary Wilson Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst professor of Middle East history
Sally and Donald Goodrich, founders of The Peter M. Goodrich Memorial Foundation
Yaron Prywes and Naira Musallam, doctoral candidates in Social Organizational Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University