Michael Hendryx
School of Public Health
Expert Bio
Michael Hendryx is a professor emeritus in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health. His primary research interest is in health equity, especially for people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage or exposures to environmental pollutants.
He has published over 140 peer-reviewed research articles and has worked as an investigator on extramural research awards totaling over $15 million. He has previous administrative experience as a department chair and as director of two federally funded research centers.
He earned his Ph.D. in psychology from Northwestern University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in methodology at the University of Chicago.
Areas of Expertise
Environmental health, health disparities, Appalachia, mountaintop removal, surface coal mining.
Other Information
“Professor Hendryx vs. Big Coal”: http://freakonomics.com/podcast/professor-hendryx-vs-big-coal/
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