Kristen Abatsis Mchenry
Biographic Data
| ID | 388038 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristen Abatsis Mchenry |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristen Abatsis |
| FAMILY NAME | Mchenry |
| SIGNATURE | MCHENRY K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
“This is a civil rights issue”
Petropatriarchy and the price of water
Getting Fracked
Hydraulic fracturing, commonly called “fracking,” refers to the technology used to extract natural gas primarily from shale bedrock. Most of the scholarly and media coverage of the practice, and the growing movement against it, depict fracking in terms of a contentious debate between pro- and antifracking advocates in which both sides claim that their position is supported by scientific evidence regarding whether fracking causes negative health o…
Pipelining Appalachia
Fracking Women
Hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”), a method of accessing natural gas, is viewed by many as a way to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, stimulate the U.S. economy, and address climate change. However, opponents of fracking argue that it is linked to health problems because it releases specific toxins that contaminate the air and ground water. In this essay, I offer a focused analysis of twenty qualitative interviews with women who live in Penn…
Breast Cancer Activism in the United States and the Politics of Genes
Perhaps no other medical advocacy movement has been as successful as breast cancer advocacy in increasing awareness and funds. Recent decades have seen a division between a "green" environmental advocacy aimed at prevention and a "pink" advocacy focused on fund-raising for a cure. The movement has largely failed to address the implications of corporate control over genetic testing, as reflected by the involvement of only one breast cancer organiz…
Pipelining Appalachia
Breast Cancer Activism in the United States and the Politics of Genes
Perhaps no other medical advocacy movement has been as successful as breast cancer advocacy in increasing awareness and funds. Recent decades have seen a division between a "green" environmental advocacy aimed at prevention and a "pink" advocacy focused on fund-raising for a cure. The movement has largely failed to address the implications of corporate control over genetic testing, as reflected by the involvement of only one breast cancer organiz…
Getting Fracked
Hydraulic fracturing, commonly called “fracking,” refers to the technology used to extract natural gas primarily from shale bedrock. Most of the scholarly and media coverage of the practice, and the growing movement against it, depict fracking in terms of a contentious debate between pro- and antifracking advocates in which both sides claim that their position is supported by scientific evidence regarding whether fracking causes negative health o…
Breast Cancer Activism in the United States and the Politics of Genes
Perhaps no other medical advocacy movement has been as successful as breast cancer advocacy in increasing awareness and funds. Recent decades have seen a division between a "green" environmental advocacy aimed at prevention and a "pink" advocacy focused on fund-raising for a cure. The movement has largely failed to address the implications of corporate control over genetic testing, as reflected by the involvement of only one breast cancer organiz…
Fracking Women
Hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”), a method of accessing natural gas, is viewed by many as a way to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, stimulate the U.S. economy, and address climate change. However, opponents of fracking argue that it is linked to health problems because it releases specific toxins that contaminate the air and ground water. In this essay, I offer a focused analysis of twenty qualitative interviews with women who live in Penn…
Pipelining Appalachia
Getting Fracked
Hydraulic fracturing, commonly called “fracking,” refers to the technology used to extract natural gas primarily from shale bedrock. Most of the scholarly and media coverage of the practice, and the growing movement against it, depict fracking in terms of a contentious debate between pro- and antifracking advocates in which both sides claim that their position is supported by scientific evidence regarding whether fracking causes negative health o…
Petropatriarchy and the price of water
“This is a civil rights issue”
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (3 works) · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Environmental justice (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Appalachia (1 works)