Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Pacific University
Age: 37
Education: B.S., environmental science, Regis University, and Ph.D., sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
Career mentors: Elaine Enarson, independent scholar; Ophra Leyser-Whalen, University of Texas at El Paso; and Ron Aday, Middle Tennessee State University
Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Your career path may look very different than your mentors and/or your faculty colleagues. Observe and learn what others have done, but don’t be afraid to plot your own course and follow your own compass.”
At the intersection of climate change, gender, and maternal health, Dr. Adelle Monteblanco is making waves. As assistant professor of public health at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, Monteblanco studies the impact of extreme climate on the health and wellbeing of vulnerable populations, particularly pregnant people.
Dr. Adelle Monteblanco
