Katie Fellows

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Katie Fellows

(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

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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

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

Recent publications

In the news

EPA bans two cancer-causing chemicals used in every day products

December 9, 2024 | The Washington Post | Featured: Diana Ceballos, Katie Fellows | View

'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

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