Radiation Effects and Events Hub
Oral Histories
Oral histories are an important way to preserve the knowledge of people who have lived through significant moments of the past. Here, we provide access to oral histories of individuals whose stories relate to nuclear events and their effects.
Tom Kean discusses his expertise in the field of public health in chronic disease prevention and cancer. He also touches on his time in the military on nuclear assignments.
Rick Greenhut shares years of media experience that help explain the processes and challenges of alocating time and coverage to fact based news.
Kelli Little discusses her time as the coordinator for the Humanitarian Healthcare Exchange Program with Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan.
Dr. Boguslovsky discusses his career as a physician in Ukraine during the Chernobyl accident. He discusses how his career at the Center of Radiation Medicine at the Institute of Epidemiology of Health Effects informed his patient care.
Dr. Zhumadilov is a surgeon who shares his insights on the safety and side effects of radiation treatment on cancer patients as seen through his career.
Patricia Hercules was the Head of Nursing with the Semey Partnership. She discusses her time aiding patients in Semipalatinsk.
Dr. Nugmanova discusses his career as a physician and the effects of radiation treatments on cancer patients.
Interview with Albina Rippy, highlighting her upbringing in Kazakhstan and her studies and career in Houston, Texas.
A TV journalist who covered the work of the Texas Hadassah Medical Research Foundation undertaking studies on the impact of the Chernobyl Accident. This work granted him much recognition.
An endocrinologist who collaborated with Tom Wheeler (see below) in bringing expertise and technique to utilizing fine needle biopsy of the thyroid to medical professionals in Russia and Ukraine.
Dr. Robert Emery discusses radiation safety and regulations when working with radiation equipment as well as some of the misinformation surrounding radiation disasters such as Fukushima.
A medical oncologist who spent time in Kazakhstan after the Chernobyl Accident discusses the differences between radiation and treatment in the United States and countries such as Kazakhstan.
A primary care physician and advocate for the people of Hawaii. He is unique in his leadership to address the historical and current health concerns of the people of the Marshal Islands affected by U.S. nuclear weapons testing.
The coordinator of international projects funded by AIHA and the Chronic Disease Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine.
An important contributor to addressing the health effects of radiation exposure both domestically and abroad, Jack Schull shares his story with UCLA.
An active scientific researcher in many fields, including theoretical population genetics, epidemiology of radiation effects, and antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains. Since 2014, Dr. Steen has organized an annual Nuclear Security Summit at Georgetown University to generate cross-disciplinary discussions on nuclear security and safety issues.
A prominent pediatrician who took steps to protect her family from contamination during the Chernobyl Accident. After moving to Houston, she worked with the Chronic Disease Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine to facilitate research on radiation effects and helped develop the content on the RadEFX website to inform other immigrants about radiation-related health topics.
Dr. Thomas Wheeler discusses his research on thyroid cancer and associated levels of radioactive iodine in the context of his trips to Kazakhstan and Ukraine. He also elaborates on the uses of radiation in the U.S. healthcare system today.
A hospital administrator who helped establish a memorandum of understanding between The Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, and UMCOR in the AIHA Houston Semipalatinsk Healthcare Partnership.
A hepatologist at the VA Hospital on the Baylor College of Medicine faculty. Someone who left the Soviet Union for the U.S., he comments on the social, political, and cultural situation of the former Soviet Union and discusses the effect of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster on the people residing nearby at the time.