Covert, Hannah

Hannah Covert is the associate director of Tulane’s Center for Gulf Coast Environmental Health Research, Leadership and Strategic Initiatives, where she leads and evaluates research and capacity building projects. An interdisciplinary researcher, Covert’s work currently focuses on climate change adaptation, environmental health literacy, developing education and training products for environmental health professionals and community members, and community health worker program evaluation. She is also key personnel for the Caribbean Consortium for Research in Environmental and Occupational Health, which aims to strengthen research and research training partnerships in Suriname and the Caribbean region. She specializes in qualitative inquiry. Covert served as a staff member at Tulane for seven years before recently being hired for a faculty position. Prior to working at Tulane, she managed international education and graduate academic programs for 15 years, during which time she was executive director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida. She received her PhD in higher education administration and her MA in Latin American Studies with a specialization in cultural anthropology from the University of Florida. She received her BA in Spanish from Middlebury College.