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iCACGP Member | |
| Principal Researcher and Sub-Group Leader | ||
| Public Health Scientist | ||
| Environment and Health Research Unit | ||
| South African Medical Research Council | ||
| Fax | :(012) 841-4257 | |
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iCACGP Member | |
| Principal Researcher and Sub-Group Leader | ||
| Public Health Scientist | ||
| Environment and Health Research Unit | ||
| South African Medical Research Council | ||
| Fax | :(012) 841-4257 | |
2007 PhD (Public Health)- University of Otago, New Zealand
2002 M.Sc.Soc (Geog & Env Man)- cum laude, University of Natal
2001 B.Sc.Soc (Hons) (Geog & Env Man)- cum laude, University of Natal
2000 B.Sc.Soc (Geog & Env Man)- summa cum laude, University of Natal
Memberships:
Founding co-chair of the South African Young Academy of Science, 2011-2013, Member since 2011
Member of the Public Health Association of South Africa
Member of the Society of South African Geographers
Member of the Global Young Academy, 2011-2014
Vice-President of the National Association for Clean Air, 2014-present, Member since 2009
Founder of the Environmental Health Research Network (www.ehrn.co.za)
Founder of the SunSmart Research Programme and Lab (www.ehrn.co.za/sunsmart)
Research Interests:
Caradee Wright is a Principal Researcher at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in the Climate Studies, Modelling and Environmental Health Research Group, leading the environmental health research team. She holds a PhD in Public Health from the University of Otago and an MSocSc in Geography and Environmental Management from the University of Natal. Her research focuses on personal solar ultraviolet radiation exposure, personal dosimetry, health risk assessment and skin cancer prevention. She also works in the field of air quality, air pollution analysis and air quality management in finding ways to integrate public health into air quality management.
Caradee works in the broader field of environmental health, leading large epidemiological, cross-sectional community surveys to consider the impacts of environmental pollution on community health and develop appropriate interventions. Caradee is a member of the South African Young Academy and was co-chair of this organisation from 2011-2013. She is a member of the Global Young Academy, Vice-President of the National Association for Clean Air, Co-Editor of the Clean Air Journal and Founder of the Environmental Health Research Network (www.ehrn.co.za). In 2012, Caradee was named by the Mail and Guardian as one of the top 100 young South Africans for her efforts to establish a SunSmart Research Programme and Lab in South Africa (www.ehrn.co.za/sunsmart).
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