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CHICAGO—Loyola University Chicago experts are available to provide insight on a variety of topics for summer news coverage, from Great Lakes ecology and mosquitoes to energy efficiency and fresh produce. Media can contact faculty directly using the information below or contact Loyola’s Communications team at Media@LUC.edu for assistance.
Senior Sustainable Agriculture Manager
Contact: kerickson2@luc.edu
School: School of Environmental Sustainability
Expertise: Environment
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Professor
Contact: tgilfoy@luc.edu
School: College of Arts and Sciences
Expertise: History
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Associate Professor
Contact: jharbison@luc.edu
School: Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health
Expertise: Environment, Health
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Assistant Professor
Contact: gmichaud@luc.edu
School: School of Environmental Sustainability
Expertise: Environment
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Associate Professor
Contact: bohsowski@luc.edu
School: School of Environmental Sustainability
Expertise: Environment
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Director, Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and Responsibility
Executive Lecturer, Department of Management
Contact: kweigert@luc.edu
School: Quinlan School of Business
Expertise: Business/Economics, Environment
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See ProfileIn Block Club Chicago, Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health Associate Professor Justin Harbison commented on a May 2026 ranking that puts Chicago in second place for the worst mosquito activity in the country and what it could mean for Chicagoans.
Now you can have a pathway to plant native plants, and they have tremendous benefits for little critters, for local ecosystems … The same land, if it’s planted with natives versus turf grass, will actually help with stormwater capture.
— Karen Weigert, Director, Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and Responsibility
Director of the Quinlan School of Business Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and Responsibility Karen Weigert serves as a regular contributor on WBEZ Chicago. In the June 2, 2026, episode of “In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons,” Weigert discussed how an amendment to Chicago’s Native and Pollinator Garden Registry ordinance allowing for taller plants could affect gardeners and pollinators.
