Gunilla Oberg, University of British Columbia

Research

scientific controversies value-judgements in the research process science and policy-making science and democracy distinguishing legitimate value-judgements recognizing and communicating role of values in science precaution vs risk hazard vs risk

Latest papers

On the role of review papers in the face of escalating publication rates - a case study of research on contaminants of emerging concern (CECs).
Environment international · 2019 · first author
Science for Policy: A Case Study of Scientific Polarization, Values, and the Framing of Risk and Uncertainty.
Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis · 2019 · senior author
Portable chamber system for measuring chloroform fluxes from terrestrial environments--methodological challenges.
Environmental science & technology · 2013 · senior author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Towards Sustainable Futures: Transforming Chemical Risk Management with Indigenous Expertise
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$3,560,023
Removing barriers to the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in existing chemicals management practices
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$49,994
Science, Values and Wastewater Controversies
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$99,423

All 6 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

On the role of review papers in the face of escalating publication rates - a case study of research on contaminants of emerging concern (CECs).

Oberg G, Leopold A

Environment international2019First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.104960 PMID: 31299604

02

Science for Policy: A Case Study of Scientific Polarization, Values, and the Framing of Risk and Uncertainty.

Mason-Renton S, Vazquez M, Robinson C, Oberg G

Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/risa.13248 PMID: 30536900

03

Portable chamber system for measuring chloroform fluxes from terrestrial environments--methodological challenges.

Pickering L, Black TA, Gilbert C, Jeronimo M, Nesic Z, Pilz J, Svensson T, Oberg G

Environmental science & technology2013Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/es403062c PMID: 24261550

Towards Sustainable Futures: Transforming Chemical Risk Management with Indigenous Expertise

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Murphy, Michelle

$3,560,023

Removing barriers to the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in existing chemicals management practices

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Oberg, Gunilla

Keywords: Chemical risk; Chemicals management; Indigenous knowledge systems; Indigenous concerns; Anglo-European worldview; Relational worldview

$49,994

Science, Values and Wastewater Controversies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Oberg, Gunilla M.

Keywords: scientific controversies; value-judgements in the research process; science and policy-making; science and democracy; distinguishing legitimate value-judgements; recognizing and communicating role of values in science; precaution vs risk; hazard vs risk

$99,423

Science, Values and Wastewater Controversies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Oberg, Gunilla M.

Keywords: scientific controversies; value-judgements in the research process; science and policy-making; science and democracy; distinguishing legitimate value-judgements; recognizing and communicating role of values in science; precaution vs risk; hazard vs risk

$300,357

The Bridge Program: CIHR Strategic Training Program bridging public health, engineering and policy research.

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Training Grant

Principal investigators: Brauer, Michael; Mcdaniels, Timothy L

Keywords: Environmental Health; Health Policy; Knowledge Translation; Occupational Health; Public Health; Transdisciplinary Training

$1,941,340

Enviromental dynamics of chlorine in water and soil - transport patterns and transformation rates

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ôberg, Gunilla

$125,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: scientific controversies Dear Professor Oberg, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "On the role of review papers in the face of escalating publication rates - a case study of research on contaminants of emerging concern (CECs)." (2019), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Removing barriers to the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in existing chemicals management practices" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]