Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Environmental & Occupational Health │ Univ. of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health
Master of Science, Environmental Science Management │ Duquesne University – Pittsburgh, PA
Master’s of Professional Writing | Chatham University – Pittsburgh, PA
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Certification │ 29 CFR 1910.120
Professional Development: webinars, workshops, and conferences by EnergyStar, USEPA Sustainable Materials Management, Practice Greenhealth, Product Stewardship Institute, Sustainable Pittsburgh, and Green Building Alliance
Professional Associations
Special Primary Interest Group: Environmental Health and Occupational Health │ American Public Health Assoc. (APHA)
Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA)
American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Former Editor and Contributing Writer to Zephyr Newsletter, Allegheny Mountain Section (Jan 2009 – Mar 2014)
Selected Presentations
Guest Lecturer and MBA Consulting Client/Mentor, Duquesne University’s MBA Sustainable Business Practices Program
“Active Transportation and Wellness,” part of coordinated topic series, Allegheny Co. Green Advisory Committee (Sep 2017)
Moderator, Chair of Women’s Professional Development Luncheon, Annual Conference and Exposition, Air and Waste Management Association (June 2017)
Moderator, Executive Breakfast Briefing, jointly co-sponsored by Allegheny Conference on Community Development and Sustainable Pittsburgh (June 2017)
Presenter and Panelist, “Community Roundtable: “How Vital is Corporate Environmental Responsibility?” Environmental Initiatives in Healthcare, Robert H. Jackson Center of International Law (Apr 2017)
Presenter and Panelist, “How Work Environments Impact Health and Productivity of their Employees,” co-sponsored workshop, Pittsburgh Business Times and Green Building Alliance (Mar 2017)
“Environmental Health and Lifestyle Medicine,” Pediatric Medicine Grand Round, Children’s Hospital (Jan 2017)
Panelist, “Baselining and Setting Performance Goals,” Green Workplace Challenge, Sustainable Pittsburgh (Aug 2016)
Presenter/Panelist, “Occupational Health Exposure Risk Overview,” Women for a Healthy Environment Pittsburgh (Mar 2015)
“P2E2 at UPMC,” P2E2 Workshop, Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Professionals West Chapter (Nov 2014)
“Materiality in Healthcare” Workshop, Sustainable Pittsburgh Business Compact (Nov 2014)
Panelist, “Implementation of Sustainability in Industry,” Symposium 2014: Survival of the Wisest, University of Pittsburgh’s Salk (Oct 2014)
“Environmental Sustainability at UPMC,” Fayette County Cultural Trust (Aug 2014)
Panelist, “Materiality” Charette Workshop, Sustainable Pittsburgh Business Compact (Jul 2014)
Panelist, Sustainability EXPOSED Conference, Sustainable Pittsburgh (Dec 2013)
Panelist, “Silent Spring: A Model for Communicating Science to Drive Change,” Chatham University’s Rachel Carson Institute (Sep 2012)
Panelist, “Public Health Forum: Green Jobs and a Green Economy,” University of Pittsburgh Law School (Feb 2012)
Media Mentions
“Table of Experts: ‘Why Sustainability is Everything’,” The Business Journals, Pittsburgh Business Times (Jun 19, 2019)
“Equity: the Urgent Need for Our Communities,” Sustainable Pittsburgh Insider (Feb 23, 2017)
“Dr. Allison Robinson,” Health section, Pittsburgh Green Story (Feb 20, 2017)