Biology faculty member takes to the airwaves to discuss her research

Synthetic hormones flood the waterways, and Radford University Biology Assistant Professor Sara O’Brien is conducting experiments to pinpoint the source of human-made hormones and the consequences of exposure to them.

The canary-in-the-coal-mine for O’Brien’s research, she says, is the ubiquitous “mosquito fish.”

O’Brien spoke about her research on the With Good Reason radio program. The interview will air Aug. 13-19 on more than 60 With Good Reason stations across the United States. Listeners in the New River Valley can hear the show at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 16 on Public Radio WVRU 89.9.

Programs also are available as podcasts at withgoodreasonradio.org.

With Good Reason is produced by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities for the Virginia Higher Education Broadcasting Consortium and is broadcast on public radio stations in Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

With Good Reason has won five Gabriel Awards for Best Documentary or Public Affairs Programs, and is the recipient of top honors from the Public Radio News Directors, Radio and Television Digital News Association and the Virginia Association of Broadcasters.