Our Team

Research Innovations using Sensor Technology in Environmental Justice Communities, or RISE Communities is a partnership of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology and the University of Cincinnati Department of Family and Community Medicine. The program is funded by the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences Grant Number R25ES034592.

Professor, University of Cincinnati, Department of Pediatrics; Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Division of Biostatistics & Epidemiology

RISE Communities Principal Investigator

patrick.ryan@cchmc.org

Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Research Division

RISE Communities Principal Investigator

jackie.knapke@ucmail.uc.edu

Principal Research Assistant, University of Cincinnati, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Research Division

RISE Communities Program Manager

daniel.hargraves@uc.edu

Our Partners


Groundwork Ohio River Valley’s mission is to bring about the sustained regeneration, improvement, and management of the physical environment by developing community-based partnerships that empower people, businesses, and organizations to promote environmental, economic, and social well-being.

Groundwork ORV is proud to be one of twenty Trusts that share a mission and a common approach. 

Groundwork USA provides a national model, informed by best practices and research. Groundwork Trusts tailor the approach to the unique needs of small- to medium-sized cities, neighborhoods, and rural communities across the US, working hand-in-hand with local residents, government officials, and business owners.