Administrative Core (AC)
Statement of Purpose
The CLEAR Administrative Core is the integrative hub that provides experienced leadership, business management, structures for communication and coordination among Center research projects and cores, processes for research translation to stakeholders, and mechanisms for evaluation and adjustment of Center activities to reduce the impacts of volatile organic compounds on both public and environmental health. The Administrative Core, co-led by Melissa Runge-Morris, MD, and Carol Miller, PhD, PE, coordinates essential centralized operational activities by providing strong leadership, managing Center business operations, communicating CLEAR operational activities to project and core leaders through monthly meetings of the Internal Advisory Committee, coordinating biannual meetings with the External Advisory Committee, communicating regularly with University leadership to ensure strong institutional support, and communicating regularly with SRP staff to report progress and ensure that CLEAR remains well-aligned with the SRP mission. Administrative Core facilitates interdisciplinary interactions among CLEAR projects and cores through its monthly Internal Advisory Committee meetings, a weekly seminar series, quarterly half-day “progress-pulse” workshops, and an annual thematic symposium.
Within the Administrative Core the Research Translation team disseminates information about CLEAR research advances and program events to internal and external stakeholders that include academics, SRP staff, policymakers and government actors, community partners, and technology development partners, using a targeted communication strategy that includes publication, media dissemination, digital platforms, policy papers, annual reports, briefing sessions, community art exhibits, and symposia.
AC Leaders
 | Melissa Runge-Morris, M.D. Director, Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/Center for Urban Responses to Environmental Stressors (IEHS/CURES) Co-Director, One Health Initiative, Wayne State University Co-Director, CLEAR, Wayne State University |
 | Carol Miller, Ph.D., P.E. Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering Co-Director, CLEAR Director, Healthy Urban Waters Co-Director, One Health Initiative, Wayne State University |
Research Translation Team
 | Rahul Mitra, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Communication Co-Investigator, CLEAR Research Translation Team Lead |
 | Lance Gable, J.D., MPH Professor of Law, Wayne State University Law Faculty Director, Bachelor of Arts in Law and Minor in Law Co-Investigator, CLEAR |