Diana Ceballos, PhD, MS, CIH

Dr. Diana Ceballos is an Assistant Professor in the University of Washington Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, where she directs the Exposure Equity Laboratory and serves as Assistant Director of the Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Industrial Hygiene Program. Her work is driven by a commitment to address health disparities by identifying environmental and occupational factors that cause disease, injury, or impairment. As an exposure scientist working at the intersection of exposure assessment, health equity, and translational public health, she integrates interdisciplinary approaches to study and prevent exposures to metals, flame retardants, volatile organic compounds, PFAS, and other emerging contaminants across diverse industries, including solid waste, nail salons, construction, and small businesses, and explores safer alternatives in consumer products that affect both workers and communities. She focuses on understanding how workplace hazards extend into homes and communities, including pathways of take home contamination that may affect children and other vulnerable populations. Her research emphasizes the development and application of innovative exposure assessment methods to better characterize risks and inform practical, implementable interventions that protect worker and community health, particularly among populations disproportionately burdened by exposures. Through her research, teaching, and service, she advances exposure science while contributing to meaningful improvements in public health and health equity. She is also a Certified Industrial Hygienist and a Senior JPB Harvard Chan Environmental Health Fellow.