Sharon
M. Friedman
Professor and Director,
Science and Environmental Writing Program
Department
of Journalism and Communication
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa.
Sharon
M. Friedman is professor and director of the
Science and Environmental Writing Program in the Department of Journalism
and Communication. She served as associate dean from
2006 to 2008, as chairperson
of the journalism department from 1986 to 1995, and as an Iacocca
Professor from 1992 to 2000. She directed Lehigh’s Environment
and Society program from 1994 to 2004 and was curriculum director
for the undergraduate Environmental Studies program for the Environmental
Initiative from 2004 to 2006. Her research focuses on how scientific,
environmental, technological and health issues are communicated
to the public. She has conducted research on risk communication
and on mass media coverage of such risk issues as the Three Mile
Island and Chernobyl accidents, Alar, radon, dioxin, electromagnetic
fields, and nanotechnology.
Courses
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Politics of Science (J/STS-124)
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Environment, the Public and the Media (J-125)
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Science Writing Practicum (J-231)
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Special Topics in Science Writing (J-313)
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Controversies in Science, Health and Environment
(J/STS-323)
Positions Held (Selected)
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Current member, Governing Council,
Society of Risk Analysis, 2000-present
- Current vice chairperson, Board of Trustees, International Food
Information Council Foundation
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Current member, Editorial Board, Science
Communication journal
- Past Member, The National Academies
- Committee to Review the Worker and Public Health Activities
Program Administered by the Department of Energy and the Department
of Health and Human Services, 2005-2006
- Committee on Improving Practices for Regulating and Managing
Low-Activity Radioactive Waste, 2003-2005
- Committee on Assessment
of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Radiation Studies
from Department of Energy contractor sites, 1999-2005
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Past Member, Council,
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Past Associate Editor, Risk: Health, Safety
& Environment journal
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Past Chairperson, Low-Dose Radiation Research
Advisory Committee, U.S. Department of Energy
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Sharon
M. Friedman |
Sharon
M. Friedman is professor and director of the
Science and Environmental Writing Program in the Department of Journalism
and Communication. She served as associate dean from
2006 to 2008, as chairperson
of the journalism department from 1986 to 1995, and as an Iacocca
Professor from 1992 to 2000. She directed Lehigh’s Environment
and Society program from 1994 to 2004 and was curriculum director
for the undergraduate Environmental Studies program for the Environmental
Initiative from 2004 to 2006. Her research focuses on how scientific,
environmental, technological and health issues are communicated
to the public. She has conducted research on risk communication
and on mass media coverage of such risk issues as the Three Mile
Island and Chernobyl accidents, Alar, radon, dioxin, electromagnetic
fields, and nanotechnology.
Courses
-
Politics of Science (J/STS-124)
-
Environment, the Public and the Media (J-125)
-
Science Writing Practicum (J-231)
-
Special Topics in Science Writing (J-313)
-
Controversies in Science, Health and Environment (J/STS-323)
Positions Held (Selected)
-
Current member, Governing Council, Society of Risk Analysis, 2000-present
- Current vice chairperson, Board of Trustees, International Food Information Council Foundation
-
Current member, Editorial Board, Science Communication journal
- Past Member, The National Academies
- Committee to Review the Worker and Public Health Activities Program Administered by the Department of Energy and the Department of Health and Human Services, 2005-2006
- Committee on Improving Practices for Regulating and Managing Low-Activity Radioactive Waste, 2003-2005
- Committee on Assessment of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Radiation Studies from Department of Energy contractor sites, 1999-2005
-
Past Member, Council, American Association for the Advancement of Science
-
Past Associate Editor, Risk: Health, Safety & Environment journal
-
Past Chairperson, Low-Dose Radiation Research Advisory Committee, U.S. Department of Energy