Environmental Health

Dr. Gallagher joined the faculty of the University of Washington in 2004 and previously held the Sheldon D. Murphy Endowed Chair of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Dr.

Dr. Elaine Faustman is a toxicologist and Professor in the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences and Director of the Institute for Risk Analysis and Risk Communication (IRARC).

Dr. Nicole Errett’s research focuses on the development, implementation and health impacts of policies and programs that aim to build resilience in the context of public health emergencies, disasters and climate change.

Dr. Julia Yue Cui is Associate Professor in toxicology in the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS). She is the director of the Environmental Health and Microbiome Research Center, part of DEOHS.

The general area of research in Dr. Costa's laboratory is neurotoxicology. Neurotoxic substances may play a role in neurodevelopmental disorders, and in neurological, neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases. Dr.

Dr. Michelle Averill is an Associate Teaching Professor in environmental and occupational health sciences at the University of Washington. She is also the Associate Director for the Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics and a member of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Dr.

Tania Busch Isaksen is Teaching Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator for the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS).

Dr. Thomas Burbacher is Professor Emeritus in the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS). He previously served as the head of the Division of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences and Director of the Infant Primate Research Laboratory at the UW National Primate Research Center.