Julie Becker

Biography

Dr. Becker is a specialist in environmental health and has taught in many public health and nursing programs throughout the region. Her research interests include pharmaceuticals in the environment and evaluations of community-based participatory research efforts, with publications in both areas as well as other public health issues including youth violence prevention. Dr. Becker has established three non-profits and is still affiliated with the award winning, Women's Health and Environmental Network, (WHEN) which champions our health through environmental action. She founded her own public health consulting firm, specializing in evaluation and assessment, with the emphasis of “putting research into practice” by using the tenets of community-based participatory research (CBPR). Dr. Becker is spearheading the Philadelphia Partnership for Pharmaceutical Pollution Prevention (P5), a collaborative group of federal, state, and local governments, non-profits, and academics that utilize research to develop better practices in pharmaceutical waste management. She is currently developing international efforts on reducing and mitigating pharmaceutical waste. She completed a fellowship with the CDC Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute.

Research Interest

Pharmaceuticals in the environment, Community-based participatory research, Youth Violence Prevention, Youth exposure to nature