ADVANCEMENT OF THE PRACTICE
accessible, simple messages and well-written communication tools. In conclusion, the environmental health practice is based on the ability of its practitio- ners to solve problems. In view of this basis, skills related to seeking out information and drawing appropriate conclusions from the information available are of paramount impor- tance. Therefore, assignments at universities should be used to help develop these cross- cutting, problem-solving core skills. In this new world, we need to rethink the methods
to achieve this endeavor, acknowledging both the advantages and perils of AI. Certainly, AI can be an eective tool to help practitioners systematize existing knowledge, thus saving time, but it cannot replace many of the skills required for the practice of environmental health. Nor can it instill a sense of profession- alism within students, which is an essential characteristic of environmental health and how we are judged by the outside world. It remains to be seen how AI aects uni- versity teaching. By taking the lead and
determining which components of AI we embrace—and those components that coun- ter in our teaching—we can ensure our environmental health students continue to acquire the skills and knowledge they required to be valuable and professional environmental health graduates. Corresponding Author: Kirstin Ross, Profes- sor, Environmental Health, Flinders Univer- sity, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Aus- tralia. Email: kirstin.ross@flinders.edu.au.
PROGRAMS ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE AND PROTECTION ACCREDITATION COUNCIL
The following colleges and universities offer accredited environmental health programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees (where indicated). For more information, please contact the schools directly or visit the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council website at www.nehspac.org. Baylor University † Waco, TX Bryan W. Brooks, MS, PhD (UG) Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO
Anne Marie Zimeri, PhD zimeri@uga.edu University of Illinois Springfield †† Springfield, IL Lenore Killam, DPA lkill2@uis.edu University of Washington Seattle, WA Tania Busch-Isaksen, MPH, PhD, REHS tania@uw.edu University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI Crispin Pierce, PhD piercech@uwec.edu University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI Sabrina Mueller-Spitz, DVM, PhD muellesr@uwosh.edu West Chester University West Chester, PA Lorenzo Cena, PhD lcena@wcupa.edu Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC Bryan Byrd, MSPH, PhD bdbyrd@email.wcu.edu Western Kentucky University † Bowling Green, KY Jacqueline Basham, MPH (UG) jacqueline.basham@wku.edu Edrisa Sanyang, PhD (G) edrisa.sanyang@wku.edu
Stephanie Richards, PhD (G) richardss@ecu.edu East Central University Ada, OK Michael Bay, PhD mbay@ecok.edu East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN Phillip Scheuerman, MS, PhD philsche@etsu.edu Eastern Kentucky University † Richmond, KY Vonia Grabeel, MPH, RS (UG) vonia.grabeel@eku.edu D. Gary Brown, DrPH, CIH, RS, DAAS (G) gary.brown@eku.edu Fort Valley State University †† Fort Valley, GA Oreta Samples, PhD sampleso@fvsu.edu Illinois State University Normal, IL Guang Jin, PhD, PE gjin@ilstu.edu Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN Mark Wood, MEM, PhD woodmw@iu.edu Mississippi Valley State University † Itta Bena, MS Ntombekhaya Jennifer Laifa, PhD nj.laifa@mvsu.edu
Teresa Boman, PhD boman-t@mssu.edu Montana State University Bozeman, MT Seth Walk, PhD seth.walk@montana.edu Mari Eggers, PhD mari.eggers@montana.edu Ohio University Athens, OH Michele Morrone, PhD morrone@ohio.edu Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA Anna Jeng, ScD hjeng@odu.edu State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY Lee Newman, PhD lanewman@esf.edu Texas Southern University Houston, TX Zivar Yousefipour, PhD zivar.yousefipour@tsu.edu The University of Findlay † Findlay, OH Kim Lichtveld, PhD lichveld@findlay.edu University of Georgia, Athens Athens, GA
bryan_brooks@baylor.edu Benjamin Ryan, PhD (G) benjamin_ryan@baylor.edu Benedict College Columbia, SC Milton A. Morris, MPH, PhD morrism@benedict.edu Boise State University Boise, ID Kimberly Rauscher, MA, ScD kimberlyrauscher@boisestate.edu California State University at Northridge † Northridge, CA Nola Kennedy, PhD nola.kennedy@csun.edu California State University at San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA Mahmood Nikbakhtzadeh, PhD mahmood.nikbakhtzadeh@csub.edu Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI Rebecca Uzarski, PhD uzars2rl@cmich.edu Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO Joshua Schaeffer, PhD, CIH joshua.schaeffer@colostate.edu East Carolina University † Greenville, NC William Hill (UG) hillw@ecu.edu
† University also has an accredited graduate program. †† Accredited graduate program only. Note . G = graduate; UG = undergraduate.
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