10:15 When is an Exposure Toxic and What is Toxicity? Kim Boekelheide, Brown University - What can an expert witness say about toxicology? Where do the numbers come from? Do mouse models make sense? How does a toxicologist extrapolate from animal models? What does that mean for my kid?
11:00 Break
11:15 Controlling and Managing Your Message Laurie Rardin, Dartmouth College Superfund Research Program - Dartmouth SRP Case Study: Arsenic in Food Products
11:45 Understanding Today’s News Media Sunshine Menezes, Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting - Where do reporters get their information nowadays? What do they latch onto?
12:15 Lunch
1:15 Delivering a Message to the Community Lenny Siegel, Center for Public Environmental Oversight - Where do you start? How do you handle homeowner access for drinking water & indoor air testing? What about public meetings?
3:15 Risk Communication Planning: The Process Madeleine Scammell, Boston University - How do you move forward? Identify goals; Assess knowledge; Message methods; Plan implementation
4:00 Adjourn
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