Associate Professor
Environmental Science/Health
Tel: 803-705-4887
Email: aighewii@benedict.edu
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. Oct. 1988
Ph.D Environmental Soil Chemistry
Columbia University, New York, NY. May 1992
M.P.H Environmental Health Sciences/Toxicology
Indiana-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN. May 2003
Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Sciences (GIS)
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL. May 1985
M.S Plant/Soil Sciences
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL. May 1982
B.S. (Hon) Agronomy
Courses Taught
ESC 140 General Environmental Health Science
ESC 230 Solid & Hazardous Waste Management
ESC 333Disease Vectors and Control
ESC 434 Environmental Toxicology
ESC 436 Epidemiology
Research Interest includes:
GIS Applications in Land use, water quality management and Spatial Cancer Epidemiology
Fate & Transport and Risk assessment of Radionuclide in Soils and Groundwater
Global Environmental Stewardship
Current Grant: U.S Department of Energy ($3.2M) (2010-2013)