Utilizing Innovative Technologies to Address the Public Health Impact of Climate Change: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Debra N. Weiss-Randall, EdD, MA, CHES, is a Guest Lecturer at Florida Atlantic University and a Consultant at Florida International University; she previously taught at the City University of New York and SUNY Purchase for 16 years. She is certified to design and teach online courses. Dr. Weiss-Randall holds a Masters degree (2007) and Doctorate (2010) in Health Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and is a Certified Health Education Consultant. Her doctoral research was a statewide study of asthma management on New York college campuses. She replicated her findings with a team from Texas State University and won a national award. In 2016, Dr. Weiss-Randall served as Project Manager for an environmental justice grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Two vulnerable coastal communities were surveyed about perceived risk and impacts from sea level rise.