GCC's Medina Campus Center Offers Special Classroom Lecture on Responding to Nuclear Incidents

Public Invited to Attend Class on April 16th

Batavia, NY (04/05/2018) — Medina, NY- Genesee Community College's Responding to Emergencies adjunct instructor Patrick Seidel brings a wealth of expertise to his students. But when emergency response topic involve two exceptionally well-informed guest speakers and a topic of great public interest, the Medina Campus Center decided to expand the classroom roster to include the general public for the informative presentation. This classroom event is free and open to the public.

Dr. Linda Redfield-Shakoor and Paul Zimmerman will present information about the types of nuclear incidents which could occur in Western New York. Their lecture is scheduled Monday, April 16, 2018, from 7:00 - 8:30pm at the Medina Campus Center located at 11470 Maple Ridge Road in Medina. What challenges first responders may encounter and what basic protective steps first-responders should consider will be among the topics.

Dr. Redfield-Shakoor recently completed dissertation research at Niagara University focused on Western New York nursing students and the medical community, as well as first responders regarding their perceptions of risk, willingness to respond and emergency self-efficacy related to radiation emergencies. Paul Zimmerman is a researcher, educator and author with over 30 years of experience working on nuclear issues. He was a lecturer in World Life Institute's Radiation Emergency Management (REM) seminars for first responders and medical personnel from 1989 to 1993. He subsequently served from 1993 to 2010 as a researcher at the Uranium Medical Research Center. Both Dr. Redfield-Shakoor and Mr. Zimmerman are associates in the Global Nuclear Awareness Program of World Life Institute's Center of Excellence in Medina, NY.

The special classroom presentation is offered in association with the Global Nuclear Awareness Program, World Life Institute.

For more information on the celebration, contact Marketing Communications Associate Director Donna Rae Sutherland at (585) 343-0055 ext. 6616, or via email: dsutherland@genesee.edu.

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Editor's Note: The photograph related to the Global Nuclear Awareness Program and the World Life Institute logo are available at the following links:

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