State of the Lehigh Valley 2021

State of the Lehigh Valley Report 2021 (PDF)

View the Recording of the State of the Lehigh Valley

“Climate Justice in the Lehigh Valley Global Warming”
Presentation by Dr. John A. Cigliano, Professor of Biology, Director of Biodiversity & Conservation Biology, Cedar Crest College
SOLV 2021 J. Cigliano Slides

“Raising Radon Awareness and Communicating Risk: Challenges and Solutions in a Bilingual”
Presentation by Dr. Chrysan Cronin, Director and Associate Professor of Public Health, Muhlenberg College
SOLV 2021 C. Cronin Slides

“Urban Heat Islands and Environmental Injustice in Allentown”
Authors: Karen Beck Pooley, Ph.D. Professor of Practice, Political Science, Lehigh University &
Samantha Roth, Science Achievement Graduate Fellow, Department of Statistics, Penn State
SOLV 2021 K. Pooley Slides

Additional Research:
“The Future of Environmental Justice”
Authors: Peter K. Crownfield, Internship Coordinator of the Alliance for Sustainable Communities–Lehigh &
Devon Jewell, Junior at Moravian Academy

Additional Materials:
Sustainable Lehigh Valley – Fall 2021 Edition

Thank you to our sponsors:

AGENDA

Welcome and Opening Remarks | Dr. Christine Carpino, Cedar Crest College

Introduction of Dr. John Cigliano | Professor Hollie Gibbons, Cedar Crest College

“Climate Justice in the Lehigh Valley Global Warming”
Presentation by Dr. John A. Cigliano, Professor of Biology, Director of Biodiversity & Conservation Biology, Cedar Crest College
SOLV 2022 J. Cigliano Slides

Introduction of Dr. Chrysan Cronin | Professor Hollie Gibbons, Cedar Crest College

“Raising Radon Awareness and Communicating Risk: Challenges and Solutions in a Bilingual”
Presentation by Dr. Chrysan Cronin, Director and Associate Professor of Public Health, Muhlenberg College
SOLV 2022 C. Cronin Slides

Introduction of  the Video Presentation by Dr. Karen Beck Pooley | Professor Hollie Gibbons, Cedar Crest College

“Urban Heat Islands and Environmental Injustice in Allentown”
Authors: Karen Beck Pooley, Ph.D. Professor of Practice, Political Science, Lehigh University &
Samantha Roth, Science Achievement Graduate Fellow, Department of Statistics, Penn State
SOLV 2022 K. Pooley Slides

Open to Questions & Answers | Dr. Katherine Grasso, DeSales University

Closing Remarks & Invitation to Join Breakout Rooms for Conversation | Dr. Christine Carpino

Conversation in Breakout Rooms

Thank you for attending & participating!