U of A Study Finds Lasting Psychological Impacts from Environmental Contamination

Center member and member of Research Focus Group 1, Paloma Beamer, PhD, helped a study done Skidmore College and the University of Arizona, published in August 2026 in the Journal of Health Psychology. The study revealed long-lasting mental health harms from chronic environmental contamination across generations in affected communities and impacts on their collective identity. To read more, click here.