OSU Superfund Research Program

09/25/2026

The 2026 Superfund Research Program Grantees Annual Meeting is just over a month away!

From October 26–28, researchers, trainees, community partners, administrators, and federal collaborators will gather in Portland, Oregon, to share advances in environmental health research, strengthen collaborations, and explore pathways for translating research into practical solutions.

Whether you're presenting your work, networking with colleagues, or learning about innovative approaches across the Superfund Research Program, this meeting offers valuable opportunities to connect and engage with the broader community.
If you haven't registered yet, now is the time to secure your spot and make travel arrangements.

Register and learn more: https://2026meeting.superfund.oregonstate.edu/

09/21/2026

How do we know if report-back of research results is effective for study participants?

A new guest post on AEA365 by Diana Rohlman, Taylor Vogel, and SRP trainee Francesca Germano introduces the Report-back of Research Results (RBRR) Evaluation Question Bank, a practical tool designed to help researchers evaluate participant understanding, attitudes, behaviors, and satisfaction when receiving individual research results.

The resource brings together evaluation questions from published report-back studies and established usability assessment tools, making it easier for researchers to develop robust and consistent evaluation plans.

Learn more about this effort to strengthen research communication and participant engagement: https://aea365.org/blog/evaluation-data-reuse-standardizing-evaluation-when-reporting-back-research-results-to-study-participants-by-diana-rohlman-taylor-vogel-and-francesca-germano/

Evaluation Data Reuse: Standardizing Evaluation When Reporting Back Research Results to Study Participants by Diana Rohlman, Taylor Vogel, and Francesca Germano Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By AEA365 Contributor, Curated by Elizabeth DiLuzio / September 14, 2026 Hello, AEA365 community! Liz DiL...

08/10/2026

Congratulations to Drs Jackson, Morshead, Perone, and Burns!

07/30/2026

The Society of Toxicology named Dr. Robyn Tanguay as Vice President for 2026 - 2027: https://www.toxicology.org/about/lnm/leadership.asp

07/30/2026

Dr. Diana Rohlman and team had a paper come out in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology titled “Comparative Analysis of Report-back of Research Results Strategies for Personal Chemical Exposure Data”. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41370-026-00932-0
This first multi-state study compared report-back strategies across three cohorts using silicone wristbands: pregnant people in New York and Detroit, and a post-disaster Houston community. It shows that participants strongly want personal chemical exposure results, and that report-back of research results (RBRR) can deepen understanding of links between environmental exposures and health (even when health benchmarks are unknown). Common requests included plain language, clearer visuals, glossaries, and more color and graphics to aid comprehension and graph literacy. Impacts went beyond individuals, motivating concern for families and communities, and stimulating interest in collective action and policy engagement. This work also shows that effective RBRR must be tailored to life stage, culture, disaster history, and trust levels, with community liaisons crucial to adapting language and framing to avoid blame and to address historical injustices. Overall, it delivers transferable, participant-tested design lessons to make complex exposure reports both ethical and actionable across diverse setting

07/27/2026

Bridging Science, Communities, and Translating Research to Practical Solutions

From October 26–28, scientists, community partners, trainees, administrators, and federal collaborators will gather in Portland, Oregon to share discoveries, build partnerships, and explore how environmental health research can lead to practical solutions for communities.

This year's meeting theme highlights the Superfund Research Program's commitment to moving discoveries beyond the laboratory and into real-world impact.

📍 Sentinel Hotel, Portland, Oregon
🗓️ October 26–28, 2026

Learn more and register today:
2026meeting.superfund.oregonstate.edu

06/29/2026

Registration is now open for the 2026 Superfund Research Program Grantees Annual Meeting, which will take place October 26–28, 2026, in Portland, Oregon. The meeting will feature collaborative sessions, opportunities for trainee engagement, and cross-center interactions. We will be reaching out soon to request your assistance in finalizing the meeting schedule.

Please register and book your hotel accommodations at your earliest convenience.

Register Here:
https://2026meeting.superfund.oregonstate.edu/

06/22/2026

Congratulations Dr. Burns!

Kyle Burns passed his PhD defense with the seminar title: "Mixing it up: Advancing in vitro respiratory models for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mixture toxicity assessment".

06/15/2026

Congratulations Dr. Rohlman! Diana is the leader of both our Community Engagement Core and our Research Translation Core.
https://superfund.oregonstate.edu/support-cores/community-engagement-core
https://superfund.oregonstate.edu/support-cores/research-translation-core

The College of Agriculture has awarded Dr. Diana Rohlman and her Co-PI Sunil Knanna (Center for Global Health) with the 2026 CAS Global Seed Initiative Grant for their project: “Community-Engaged Environmental Health Monitoring and mHealth Risk Communication in Botswana: A Pilot for Scalable Global Health Partnership.”

05/01/2026

How do all the exposures we experience over a lifetime shape our health?

Researchers are working to answer that question through the concept of the “exposome”—the total combination of environmental exposures we encounter, from the air we breathe to the chemicals we come into contact with every day.

A new article from our partners at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) highlights how advances in analytical chemistry, computational modeling, and biological testing are helping scientists better understand these complex exposure patterns. By integrating large-scale chemical detection with tools that assess potential biological effects, researchers can begin to identify which exposures may be most relevant to human health.

This type of work reflects a growing shift in environmental health research—from studying individual chemicals to understanding mixtures and real-world exposures—and supports efforts to improve risk assessment and public health decision-making.

Read more from PNNL:

Scientists equipped research subjects with wristbands to measure many factors that contribute to their exposome.