He has worked at local, state and federal levels in environmental health, including the State of Florida Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Environmental Health. He directs the Eastern Carolina Asthma Prevention Program (ECAPP) for the 29 eastern county region. Greg is a member of the National Environmental Health Association and the Duke COPD Task Force. Originally from eastern N.C., Dr. Kearney graduated from The University of South Florida with degrees in urban and regional planning and public health, and received a doctorate in public health with a concentration in environmental health sciences from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is married to Michelle and has two sons, Patrick and Tanner.