Katie Fellows, PhD
(she/her)
Affiliate Assistant Professor
Email: fellowsk@uw.edu
Expertise:
Safe Workplaces, Chemical hazards, Community-engaged Research, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Health Equity, Occupational Health, Pollution, Risk Assessment
About
Dr. Fellows is an environmental scientist for the Hazardous Waste Management Program at Public Health - Seattle & King County, where she focuses on Safer Alternatives. Her research interests include alternatives assessments, climate change impacts on human health, geospatial analysis, pesticides, and lead in consumer products.
Education
- PhD, Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Washington
- MS, Epidemiology, Harvard University
- BS, Environmental Health, University of Washington
Affiliations
Public Health - Seattle & King CountyMentorship
DEOHS Students Mentored
Lead in Commercial Braiding Hair Extensions
Dawn Johnston | MS Applied | 2025 | View
Media Mentions
'A huge win': Washington becomes first state to regulate lead content in metal cookware
April 16, 2024 | KING 5 | Featured: Katie Fellows | ViewWashington state will become first state to ban lead in cookware
March 29, 2024 | Environmental Health News | Featured: Katie Fellows | ViewCookware containing dangerous amounts of lead still being sold online after expert warnings
September 26, 2023 | KING 5 | Featured: Katie Fellows | ViewDangerous cookware still for sale despite warnings from King County health experts
May 9, 2023 | KING 5 | Featured: Katie Fellows | View