Carsen Hobson

Undergraduate Student, Mechanical Engineering
Colorado State University

Carsen is an undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering at CSU who is working with Dr. Christian L’Orange.

Christian L’Orange

Research Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering 
Colorado State University

Christian’s work is at the intersection of energy usage and the resulting climate and human health implications of that usage. Christian leads the Anticipation and Protection teams in SAPPHIRES, developing anticipatory algorithms and in-home interventions.

Dominic Bledsoe

Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering
Colorado State University

Dominic is working on the Diagnostic sub-team, evaluating pressures in homes and their variations with home operation and weather conditions. 

Erika (Miller) Gallegos

Research Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering 
Colorado State University

Erika’s research is centered on integrating humans with complex systems to enhance safety and performance in the design and evaluation of new and existing infrastructure. Her work focuses on modeling human behavior and cognitive workload over time to evaluate the interactions between humans and machines, with an emphasis on developing appropriate trust and maintaining situational awareness of human operators with autonomous systems. Erika is Suitability (human-technical) team lead.

Jordan Rice

Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering
Colorado State University

Jordan is an undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering who will . He is working to finalize the House of Pressure and will contribute to the Protection team by developing physical filtration devices and their integration with home structures.

Karia Del Toro Garza

Undergraduate Student, Mechanical Engineering
Colorado State University

Karia is an undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering (B.S) with a minor in Ethnic Studies. Her research interests lie in equitable access to higher education, retention rates of historically excluded communities in engineering, particle infiltration, and the development of tools to create clean household air. For our project, Karia is researching efficiencies of filters under different conditions as part of the protection team.

Lori Shupe

Education, Research, and Training Manager, Indoor Climate Research and Training
Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

Lori Shupe, EdM, manages a training center for the Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program, working with weatherization instructors and the State Weatherization Manager. Within SAPPHIRES, Lori leads the Delivery team, developing curricula for home pressure management as well as interfacing with contractors. 

Marilee Long

Marilee’s research interests are in health and science communication. She is interested in the use of messages to encourage attitudinal and behavioral change.  She has studied the use of citizen science approaches to increase awareness, knowledge, and protective behaviors related to poor air quality caused by wildfire smoke and ozone.  She also studies the effects of media portrayals of science and scientists on people’s attitudes toward science.  Marilee is a member of the Suitability team in this project.

Mason Martinez

Student, Mechanical Engineering
Colorado State University

Mason is an undergraduate student, expecting a degree in Mechanical Engineering in May 2024. He has worked on both the P2A and SAPPHIRES projects, producing dozens of laboratory experiments to assess pyrolysis and filtration efficiency. Mason is also a multi-sport athlete.

Misa Soto

Research Associate I, Mechanical Engineering
Colorado State University

Misa’s current work on the Protection team is testing filter efficiency in filtering particulate matter through a duct filtration system. He also participates in the Diagnostic team using tracer gas decay to measure air exchange. Misa graduated from the University of Arizona in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Engineering. 

Paige Ambord

Post-Doctoral Researcher
Colorado State University

Paige is a sociologist who broadly focuses on urban sociology, community, property, and place. Her dissertation research evaluated local perceptions and identified collective action processes around vacant and abandoned commercial and industrial properties. She also worked for the City of South Bend on initiatives related to substandard housing, including a citywide lead poisoning testing initiative. Paige is an active player in the Suitability team, conducting focus groups and surveys aboutprivacy, self-determinacy, and technology use.

Tami Bond

Walter Scott, Jr. Presidential Chair in Energy, Environment and Health
Colorado State University

Tami’s interest is in how human decisions affect local and global environments, and how those environments in turn affect their residents. She also has background in combustion, air quality, and climate effects of air pollution. Tami is Principal Investigator on the SAPPHIRES project and leads the Diagnostic team.

Taylor Kennedy Frenchi

Program Manager, Bond Research Group
Colorado State University

Taylor is the program manager for several ongoing initiatives including SAPPHIRES. She is coordinating survey She is also a current graduate student pursing her Master’s in Conservation Biology. She came to the team with a public health and conservation background.

Will Clagett

Research Associate III, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Colorado State University

Will is currently working on projects researching residential and non-residential indoor air quality. His work on SAPPHIRES includes coordinating with participants to schedule home visits and assisting with installation of monitoring equipment at homes in the project. Will has an MPH with a concentration in Environmental and Occupational Health from Indiana University and prior to joining CSU, was a Public Health Specialist at the IU Public Health Department.