Katie Fellows, PhD

Mentorship

DEOHS Students Mentored

Research

Special interests include:

• Using an equity and social justice lens to mitigate impacts of chemical exposures on vulnerable populations.
• Preventing lead poisoning in workers and residents.
• Identifying and implementing safer alternative products and processes in homes and businesses.

Recent projects include:

• Helping the dry-cleaning industry move away from organic solvents to water-based cleaning.
• Identifying lead exposures in refugee/immigrant populations, and recommending safer, lead-free alternatives.
• Promoting green chemistry and safer alternative chemicals/products.

Publications

Selected publications

• Evaluating metal cookware as a source of lead exposure
• Investigating aluminum cookpots as a source of lead exposure in Afghan refugee children resettled in the United States
• A Snapshot of Lead in Consumer Products Across Four US Jurisdictions
• Perchloroethylene and Dry Cleaning: It's Time to Move the Industry to Safer Alternatives

Media Mentions