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Teacher Intern: Marta Oyola-Marquez Faculty Supervisor: Susan Stonich Department: Anthropology

2000 Research Project: Community Conflict at the Agricultural-Urban Interface- Concerns over the Health Effects of Agricultural Pesticides

This project investigates the community perception of health risks according to ethnicity, class, gender and education in the town of Lompoc. The project will conduct a risk assessment using the PP Geographic Information System to enhance the participation of the community in the debate of pesticides and to enhance their capacity to make informed decisions. I was engaged in Phase I of the project in which community members were interviewed about the perceived risks to try and identify the information that the community needs. I made contact with teachers in the community ? some of whom are participants in science education projects at UCSB, to collect background information and local opinions.

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