UTEP Political Science Professor Irasema Coronado, Ph.D., has been appointed to the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council.
The congressionally mandated council advises the Health and Human Services secretary, the director of the National Institutes of Health and the director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) on matters related to training, research, research support and career development supported by the NIEHS.
The council consists of ex-officio members and 18 leaders in the fundamental sciences, medical sciences, education and public affairs.
The council reviews research grant applications with a focus on NIEHS scientific program priorities and program balance.
“This is where my academic training is important because I look at research design and methodology,” Coronado said. “You can recommend which projects receive grants. It is an open and very inclusive process.”
Coronado also serves on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology. She was appointed in April 2016 for a two-year term.