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.