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CHICAGO—From Great Lakes ecology and mosquitoes to energy efficiency and fresh produce, Loyola University Chicago experts are available to provide insight on a variety of topics for summer news coverage. 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.
