Center Members and Criteria for Membership

Nominations for Center membership come from the Center members or from self-nominations by interested faculty. Nominations regarding candidates will be evaluated by the Internal Advisory Board based on the following criteria:

• Commitment to the mission of the Center.
• An active environmental health sciences research program that includes grant funding and a sustained publication record.
• Use of Center Facility Cores
• Participation in Center meetings and events
• Serving as a mentor to junior faculty interested in environmental health

 These requirements are considered on a case-by-case basis for members for junior faculty, new clinical investigators, newly recruited faculty, and faculty in career transition.  A lapse in grant support for a faculty member will not automatically result in discontinuation of Center membership (e.g. faculty in transition). In fact, the Center will attempt to facilitate re-acquisition of funding. The Center’s Career Development for Environmental Health Investigators program in conjunction with the EOHSI Faculty Development Program can also be used to reinvigorate a member’s research. However, in the event of a sustained loss of research funding (greater than 3 years), the Center discontinues their membership.  Decisions with respect to membership are made by the Center Director after consultation with the Internal Advisory Board.