FSHN Fall Seminar - Dr. Courtney Carignan
October 16, 2024 4:00PM - 5:00PM
FSHN Fall 2024 Seminar Series
Dr. Courtney Carignan
Assistant Professor
Food Science & Human Nutrition, Michigan State University
"PFAS Research, Education and Action for Community Health"
Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 4pm-5pm
Join in Person: S. Anthony Hall 1135
Join via Zoom: msu.zoom.us/j/91335396780
Meeting ID: 913 3539 6780 Passcode: FSHN24
Dr. Courtney Carignan is an exposure scientist and epidemiologist who investigates exposure to contaminants in food, water and consumer products and effects on reproductive and child health. She has 20 years of experience working on a range of environmental contaminants including heavy metals, industrial solvents, and persistent organic pollutants. For the past decade, her work has focused on PFAS exposure, health effects, and translating research into health protective action.
Dr. Carignan is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University with a joint appointment in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition and the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. She completed postdoctoral training at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, a PhD in Environmental Health at the Boston University School of Public Health, and a B.S. in Biological Sciences at Rutgers University.