Grant Awarded to Dr. Ishara Ramkissoon
Dr. Ishara Ramkissoon, Associate Professor of
Audiology, has been notified of a successful
grant renewal for the Environmental Literacy In
Marine Science And The Health Impact Of
Pollution project. The award of $113, 879 in
2016 will support the Emerging Scholars
Environmental Health Sciences Academy
(ESEHSA) for five high schools in Mobile and
Baldwin counties. In addition to providing hourly
Dr. Ramkissoon
student employment, this year the grant will
fund an additional graduate assistantship
(tuition + stipend) for an audiology doctoral
student; Ms. Kathryn Buchanan is the 2016
recipient of the graduate assistantship. The
ESEHSA program is funded by a grant
subcontract from Tulane University School of
Public Health, through the Gulf Region Health
Outreach program, and under Dr. Ramkissoon’s
direction, the total cumulative funding is $313,
Kathryn Buchanan
723.