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Nesta Bortey-Sam
Assistant Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus
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Nesta Bortey-Sam is an Assistant Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) at the School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Bortey-Sam serves as EOH’s Vice Chair for Education and Director of the Education Program. As a Toxicologist and Chemist, Dr. Bortey-Sam studies how environmental factors, pollution, and exposures lead to diseases susceptibility, focusing on assessing the health impacts of air and water pollution, filter forensics, Pb and PFAS poisoning, and investigating the implications of prenatal exposure to toxicants and cigarette smoke. Dr. Bortey-Sam has been an active member of Beyond Benign’s Toxicology Working Group to develop open-access toxicology curriculum that introduces chemistry students and faculty to the basics of toxicology. Utilizing his expertise in chemistry and toxicology, Dr. Bortey-Sam developed the Chemical Toxicology in the Age of Green Chemistry course at the University of Pittsburgh to train the next generation of scientists in designing chemical products to preserve efficacy of the function while reducing toxicity. He was supported by the SOT ToxScholar Outreach program to educate chemistry students, in Ghana, about toxicology concepts. https://toxchange.toxicology.org/blogs/nesta-bortey-sam/2023/06/15/introducing-and-expanding-toxicology-concept-and-e
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- Nesta Bortey-Sam was just tagged in a comment: Since we are approaching the end of the semester, I am wondering if anyone is willing to share any example or two of how they (or their institution) is assessing green chemistry in their courses? I am hoping those who are associated with GCC institutions could share their experiences with assessment to inspire and motivate others:) I am also curious if assessment is primarily formative, summative or a mix of both.I am tagging a few educational content developers associated with the GCC program.University of Toronto: @John De Backere Gordon College: @Liza Abraham University of Pittsburgh: @Nesta Bortey-Sam Florida Southern College: @Deborah Bromfield Lee Bradly University: @Dean Campbell Kingsborough Community College: @Hun Bok Jung Stella and Charles Guttman Community College: @Ji Kim Grand Valley State University: @Dalila Kovacs Pingree School: @Irv Levy University of Toledo: @Mark R Mason South Dakota State University: @Sara K Madsen Fashion Institute of Technology: @Julian Silverman Georgia Gwinnett College: @cmwoodbridge ...
- Nesta Bortey-Sam was just tagged in a comment: Tagging a few people who may be working at an institution in Pennsylvania and might be interested in this opportunity. @EMMANUEL ARANSIOLA @Loyd Bastin @Nesta Bortey-Sam @Seohyeon Bang @Russ Carley @Kimberly Carter-Fenk @Marcy Dubroff, @Sam Donovan, @William Fee , @Marta Guron, @Kathleen Halligan @Matt Fisher , @Leigh Foy , @Dijon Henderson , @Michele Herdt , @Rob Mishur , @Stephanie Katz Linkmeyer , @Vaughn Kline , @Manisha Nigam , @Kerry Opel , @Catherine Santai , @Kathy Shaffer , @Prashanti Ramakrishnan , @Ashley Smith-Diemler , @Tom Umile , @David Vandenbergh , @Katherine Thompson , @Ursula Williams , @Edward Zovinka ...
- Nesta Bortey-Sam just published the new learning object 06 - Toxicity of Metals (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 6)
- Nesta Bortey-Sam just published the new learning object 07 - Environmental Fate, Persistence, and Biodegradation (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 7)
- Nesta Bortey-Sam just published the new learning object 08 - Environmental Toxicology (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 8)
- Nesta Bortey-Sam just published the new learning object 09 - Ecotoxicology (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 9)
- Nesta Bortey-Sam just published the new learning object 08 - Environmental Toxicology (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 8)
- Nesta Bortey-Sam just published the new learning object 11 - Structure-Activity Relationships (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 11)
- Nesta Bortey-Sam just published the new learning object 07 - Environmental Fate, Persistence, and Biodegradation (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 7)
- Nesta Bortey-Sam just published the new learning object 03 - Toxicokinetics and Toxicodynamics (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 3)
- Nesta Bortey-Sam just published the new learning object 06 - Toxicity of Metals (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 6)
- Nesta Bortey-Sam just published the new learning object 04 - Reaction Mechanisms (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 4)
- Nesta Bortey-Sam just published the new learning object 11 - Structure-Activity Relationships (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 11)
- Nesta Bortey-Sam just published the new learning object 10 - Predictive Toxicology (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 10)
- Nesta Bortey-Sam just published the new learning object 08 - Environmental Toxicology (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 8)