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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.
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Alesia Ferguson

University of Arkansas Medical Sciences - College of Public Health

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health

4301 West Markham, #820,
Little Rock, AR  72201  

acferguson@ncat.edu

Project List:

Beach Exposure And Child HEalth Study (BEACHES)

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Outreach Team, Data Team

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 4

2021

Sandifer, P., Ferguson, A., Finucane, M., Partyka, M., Solo-Gabriele, H., Hayward Walker, A., et al. (2021). Human Health and Socioeconomic Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Oceanog, 34(1), 174–191.
Xia, J., Zhang, W., Ferguson, A. C., Mena, K. D., Ozgokmen, T. M., & Solo-Gabriele, H. M. (2021). A novel method to evaluate chemical concentrations in muddy and sandy coastal regions before and after oil exposures. Environmental Pollution, 269, 116102.

2020

Montas, L., Ferguson, A. C., Mena, K. D., & Solo-Gabriele, H. M. (2020). Categorization of nearshore sampling data using oil slick trajectory predictions. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 150, 110577.

2019

Ferguson, A., Del Donno, C., Obeng-Gyasi, E., Mena, K., Kaur Altomare, T., Guerrero, R., et al. (2019). Children Exposure-Related Behavior Patterns and Risk Perception Associated with Recreational Beach Use. Ijerph, 16(115), 2783.

Conference Presentations - 5

2019

Ferguson, A., Rattler, K., Perone, H., Obeng-Gyasi, E., Mena, K., Roca, M., et al. (2019). Sand Adherence Estimated through Hand Press Trials for Children at Beaches. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.

2018

Ferguson, A. C., Solo-Gabriele, H., Mena, K., Gidley, M., Guerrero, R., Kumur, N., et al. (2018). Videotaping and Videotranslation Techniques to Improve Childrenâ??s Risk Assessment. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Mena, K. D., Guerrero, R., Tarwater, P., Ferguson, A., Solo-Gabriele, H., Gidley, M., et al. (2018). Human Health Risk Assessment for Children Playing at Beaches Following an Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Solo-Gabriele, H., Ferguson, A., Mena, K. D., Gidley, M., Guerrero, R., Kumur, N., et al. (2018). Distribution of Oil Spill Chemicals in Nearshore Beach Environments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Solo-Gabriele, H. M., Ferguson, A., Mena, K. D., Gidley, M., Guerrero, R., Kumur, N., et al. (2018). Framework for Assessing Oil Spill Chemical Risks to Children During Beach Play. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.