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MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY (MCS) RESEARCH

AT JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY

PAM GIBSON'S RESEARCH TEAM

2007-08 research teamPamSheena & Lauren

Lauren Sledd and Sheena Suwal working with me on the Centers for Independent Living Project (2007-2008)

I am a professor of psychology at James Madison University. Since 1992 my students and I have been doing the following in in order to better understand environmental illness, and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in particular. We are especially interested in the life impacts of MCS and in contextualizing MCS within an industrial culture. Following are some of the activities that we have engaged in:

We have written a number of journal articles focusing on the life impacts of MCS.

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We have delivered a number of conference papers describing life with MCS. Go to papers
The self-help book Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: A Survival Guide has evolved out of this research. Go to survival guide site
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and issues of environmental health in general are discussed in all of my classes. Special independent studies focus on environment, emerging illnesses/disabilties such as fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. One course in particular focuses on environmental health and its importance for understanding behavior. Go to syllabus for Environment, Health, & Behavior

 

In addition to the above, when time allows, I consult with people with MCS and their helpers and attempt to provide resources to improve persons' quality of life. Contact me at gibsonpr@jmu.edu

 

Read MCS research papers
See MCS organizations
Order MCS Survival Guide
Read about MCS causes
See MCS products

Go to MCS Survival Guide site

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