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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 County

Mentorship

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 | View
Washington state will become first state to ban lead in cookware
March 29, 2024 | Environmental Health News | Featured: Katie Fellows | View
Cookware containing dangerous amounts of lead still being sold online after expert warnings
September 26, 2023 | KING 5 | Featured: Katie Fellows | View
Dangerous cookware still for sale despite warnings from King County health experts
May 9, 2023 | KING 5 | Featured: Katie Fellows | View