DONNA RILEY

Phone: 413-585-7003

Building: 51 College Lane

E-mail: driley@email.smith.edu

Professor Riley combines her background in engineering with a desire to resolve environmental problems. Her research on the use of chemical consumer products employs interdisciplinary approaches to develop an understanding of the ways in which human beliefs and behaviors influence risks. Ongoing projects focus on household pesticide use and mercury exposure in Latino and Caribbean communities in the U.S.

Prior to coming to Smith, Professor Riley worked as a AAAS Fellow in the Community Involvement and Outreach Center of the Superfund Office at the Environmental Protection Agency. There she focused on indoor exposures to elemental mercury from gas pressure regulators, plumbing manometers, and spiritual and folk uses.

Courses

Engineering Thermodynamics
Engineering and Global Development
Technological Risk Assessment and Communication