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 local exhaust ventilation (LEV) effective at reducing airborne concentrations of particulate matter and VOC's associated with the filling of pre-rolled joints?"
Leonardo Diaz is a Senior majoring in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. He joined SURE-EH in June 2023 under the mentorship of Dr. Yijie Geng, Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences.
Leonardo’s research question is “What effect, if any, do a variety of neuroactive microbial metabolites have on rescuing social deficits induced by known environmental neurotoxins?” He is exploring this question using a high throughput screening approach to strategically investigate the interactions between environmental neurotoxicants and neuroactive microbial metabolites and their effect on neurotoxicity in developing zebrafish model.
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.
Janette Mejino is a Senior majoring in Biochemistry. She joined SURE-EH in June 2024 under the mentorship of Dr. Karen Levy, Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences.
Janette's research focuses on how different enteric pathogens persist in children from 6-12 months in Ecuador. She uses collected data to look for any trends in the different pathogens seen in children from the varying ages and community types e.g. rural-road, rural-river, intermediate and urban.