From Here to Health

Dr. Leah Hamilton is a Professor in the Department of Social Work at Appalachian State University. She is currently working with close to 1.5 million dollars in external and internal grant funding; she has published one solo authored book with Palgrave MacMillan and co-authored a second book with NASW press; she has published 28 peer-reviewed articles in quality journals and 22 oth

In this episode, we interview Dr. Caroline Smith, Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Exercise Science at Appalachian State University, about her research in the areas of thermal physiology and environmental exposure. Dr. Smith and her colleagues employ a novel technique called intradermal microdialysis to investigate dermal absorption by firefighters even wh