Gund Fellow, Research Assistant Professor, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, Larner College of Medicine at UVM

Christine Vatovec is an environmental health social scientist who seeks to inspire students to actively participate in the social dialog that shapes the health and well-being of humans and the natural environment.  She teaches human health and the environment..

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Publications

Selected

  • Vatovec, C. (2023). Dying Green: A Journey through End-of-Life Medicine in Search of Sustainable Healthcare. Rutgers University Press. https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/dying-green/9781978832107
  • Vatovec, C., Hanley. J. 2022. Survey of awareness, attitudes, and compliance with COVID-19 measures among Vermont residents. PLoS One 17(3). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265014
  • Vatovec, C., Kolodinsky, J., Callas, P., Hart, C., Gallagher, K. 2021. Pharmaceutical pollution sources and solutions: Statewide survey of human and veterinary medication purchasing, use, and disposal in Vermont. Journal of Environmental Management.
  • Kostrubiak, M., Johns, Z., Vatovec, C., Malgeri, M., Tsai, M. 2021. Environmental externalities of switching from inhalational to total intravenous anesthesia. Anesthesia & Analgesia.
  • Kostrubiak, M., Vatovec, C., Dupigny-Giroux, L., Rizzo, D., Paganelli, W., Tsai, M. 2020. Water Pollution and Environmental Concerns in Anesthesiology. Journal of Medical Systems.  44(9): 1-7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-020-01634-2.
  • Millarhouse, A., Vatovec, C., Niles, M., Ivakhiv, A. 2020. What’s in your body of water? Reducing the psychological distance of pharmaceutical pollution through metaphoric framing in risk communication. Environmental Management. 65: 630–641. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-020-01275-8

Areas of Expertise and/or Research

Planetary health, climate change and human health, climate co-benefits, healthcare sustainability, integrative health, health benefits of nature contact

Education

  • PhD, Environment & Resources, University of Wisconsin
  • MS, Conservation Biology & Sustainable Agriculture Systems, University of Minnesota
  • BS, Natural Resources, Cornell University

Contact

Email:

christine.vatovec@uvm.edu

Phone:
  • 802-656-2728
Office Location:

303C Aiken Center, 81 Carrigan Drive

Website(s):
  1. Google Scholar