Dedicated to understanding and improving the health of our communities through environmental monitoring, protecting public health, safeguarding air and water quality, and promoting environmental health and justice.
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Meet Our Team of Researchers
We are committed to preserving the environment and our shared natural resources, while ensuring that all communities benefit from a healthier, more equitable future.
Principal Investigator
Paula Stigler Granados, PhD
Principal Investigator
Penelope “Jenny” Quintana, PhD
Principal Investigator
Yu Ni, PhD
Supporting Researchers
Eunha Hoh, PhD
Linda Lara Jacobo, PhD
Nicolas Lopez-Galvez, PhD
Eyal Oren, PhD
Kari Sant, PhD
Matthew Verbyla, PhD
Miguel Angel Zavala Perez, PhD
Scott Kelly, PhD
Kai Chung Cheng, PhD
Laura Magaña, PhD
Jade Johnson, MS
Saleha Eva, MPH
Savannah Shifflett, MPH
Research Manager:
Jaime Moody, MA
Doctoral Student Researchers
Maryam Fani, MS
Shannon McBride, DVM, MPH
Master’s Student Researchers
Ryan Duffy
Shahrin Salam
Eva Azevedo
Additional Resources
Real Time Air Quality and Odor Reporting
Click here to View the Tijuana River Air Quality in Real time
Smell something? Say something! Help track air quality issues by reporting bad smells. Your input can help identify problem areas and track pollution.
Use the Odor Reporting Tool (app) or contact the APCD 24hr complaint hotline by phone at (858) 586-2650 or e-mail at acpdcomp@sdapcd.org
SDSU Report on Tijuana River Pollution and Public Health Crisis
Airborne Institute at UCSD
Surfrider’s Clean Border Now Campaign
City of Imperial Beach
San Diego Coastkeeper
Funded by the Conrad Prebys Foundation
This important project is made possible through generous funding from the Conrad Prebys Foundation, which supports impactful research to improve the health and well-being of communities.