Dr. Lesley Joseph, B.S., M.S., M.S.E., P.H.D

Experience Record

• Research Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina, 2023-2025
•  Lecturer, Penn State University, 2022-2023
• Senior Engineer, Savannah River Site, Jackson, SC, 2022-2023
• 10+ years of water and wastewater design and construction experience

Specialty Areas

• Environmental Engineering
•  Water and Wastewater Design
• Waste Management
• Environmental Stewardship
• Food Security
•  Environmental Justice and Ethics

Publications

• Joseph, L., 2025. Towards a more comprehensive environmental justice index: A critical review of existing indicators and indices. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 1-34. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2025.2489055 
•  Joseph, L., Kim, S., Jung, B., Choi, S., Kim, Y., 2025. Removal of Pb2+, Cd2+, and Co2+ from water using various fruit waste. Desalination and Water Treatment 323: 101339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dwt.2025.101339
•  Joseph, L., Kamanmalek, S., 2025. Race, Class, Gender, and Waste: A Spatial Analysis of Landfill Siting and Intersectional Inequities in South Carolina, USA. Environmental Sociology, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/23251042.2025.2506161
• Joseph, L. (2025, July 28). The Toxic Blowback of Israel’s Bombs: How military action in Gaza is polluting the land, air and water far beyond the enclave’s bounds. New Lines Magazine. https://newlinesmag.com/argument/the-toxic-blowback-of-israels-bombs/
• Joseph, L., Boakye, J., Ashford-Carroll, T., 2024. Making the healthy choice the easy choice: Examining the food environments at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in South Carolina. American Journal of Health Promotion 39(3): 438-449. https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171241301972
• Joseph, L., Saha, M., Kim, S., Park, C., Flora, J., Yoon, Y., 2021. Removal of heavy metals from water using fabricated MIL-100(Fe) and MIL-101(Cr): Experimental and molecular modeling study. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering: 106663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.106663
• Joseph, L., Jun, B., Flora, J., Park, C., Yoon, Y., 2019. Removal of heavy metals from water sources in the developing world with low-cost materials: A review. Chemosphere 229: 142-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.198