Charlotte Beatson is a Senior majoring in Environmental Health. She joined SURE-EH in June 2024 under the mentorship of Dr. Chris Simpson, Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences.
Charlotte's research centers on the occupational exposures and respiratory heal of workers in the Cannabis industry. Specifically, she is asking "Is local exhaust ventilation (LEV) effective at reducing airborne concentrations of particulate matter and VOC's associated with the filling of pre-rolled joints?"
Katie Gadbaw is a Junior majoring in Environmental Public Health. She joined SURE-EH in June 2025 under the mentorship of Drs Karen Levy and Erica Fuhrmeister, Professors in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences.
She will work on two separate projects: Wastewater surveillance of emerging public health threats in rural Washington with Dr. Fuhrmeister and Detecting enteric pathogens for understanding the effects on human health and gut microbiome with Dr. Levy.
Catherine Hong is a Junior majoring in Marine Biology. She joined SURE-EH in June 2025 under the mentorship of Dr. Yijie Geng, Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences.
She will be working on the following projects: Using high-throughput chemical screening to discover environmental risk factors for autism with Dr. Geng
Haylee Jarrett is a Senior majoring in Anthropology and Environmental Studies. She joined SURE-EH in June 2024 under the mentorship of Dr. Edward Kassner, Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences.
Haylee's research area explores effective communication strategies during wildfire smoke exposure among agricultural workers and culturally informed health advisories via social media and online platforms. Specifically, she is evaluating the effectiveness of wildfire smoke messaging by analyzing predictive pathways (expected reach vs. actual reach) through social media and other digital platforms.
James Perrin is a Junior majoring in Bioengineering. He joined SURE-EH in June 2025 under the mentorship of Drs Karen Levy and Erica Fuhrmeister, Professors in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences.
He will work on two separate projects: Wastewater surveillance of emerging public health threats in rural Washington with Dr. Fuhrmeister and Detecting enteric pathogens for understanding the effects on human health and gut microbiome with Drs Levy and Fuhrmeister.
Cassandra Sanchez-Franco is a Senior majoring in Environmental Public Health. She joined SURE-EH in June 2025 under the mentorship of Dr. June Spector and Dr. Maria Blancas, Professors in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences.
She will be working on the following projects: Heat prevention policy implementation evaluation & practical heat prevention solutions for agricultural workers with Dr. Spector and Dr. Blancas.
Lola ten Berge is a Junior majoring in Environmental Public Health. She joined SURE-EH in June 2025 under the mentorship of Dr. Tania Busch-Isaksen, Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences.
She will be working on the following project: Identifying household-level perceptions, behaviors, and adaptation interventions utilized to mitigate the effects of extreme heat and wildfire smoke exposures in the City of Spokane, WA, with Dr. Busch-Isaksen.