Amalawa Aiwekhoe
BS, Environmental Health
Hometown
Everett, WA
Future plans
Continue his job at Boeing as an occupational health and safety specialist, eventually returning to DEOHS for his Applied MS in Occupational Hygiene.
Risk Assessment
Blog entry | April 29, 2022
Nicole Errett
Two interdisciplinary teams led by researchers from the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) will study disaster preparedness and noise pollution
Blog entry | April 20, 2022
DEOHS Assistant Professor Nicole Errett
A new pilot project co-led by University of Washington researchers to improve disaster preparedness and climate resilience in South Seattle will put equity at
Blog entry | April 06, 2022
Katy Burr
MPH, One Health
Hometown
Seattle, WA
Future plans
Joining the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service program
“I'm hopeful that my work will help to illuminate ways to keep people who work with animals safer at work.”
- Katy Burr
Blog entry | January 24, 2022
Read the report
Tribal communities in Washington state experienced increased food insecurity during the pandemic, according to a new report by researchers at the Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center (NWTEC), a division of the Northwest Portland
Blog entry | January 20, 2022
Dorian Kenleigh
MPH, Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Hometown
Pittsburgh, PA
Future plans
Continuing to advocate for workers, such as in the cannabis industry as a medical consultant.
Blog entry | December 15, 2021
In 2021, the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) welcomed new faculty, forged collaborations in climate and health, and continued our innovative, community-oriented environmental health research on areas including air pollution, COVID-19 and the far-reaching health impacts of wildfire smoke across Washington state. Explore our top stories below.
Blog entry | December 07, 2021
My PhD adviser approached me with an unexpected opportunity in June 2020. A colleague in Portugal was looking for students to study at his university in Lisbon as part of the US Fulbright Student program.
This was something I had never considered. But completing a year of my PhD in Lisbon was not a chance I was going to pass up.
Blog entry | December 02, 2021
The evidence has been clear for some time: Climate change presents a dire threat to human health. Unfortunately, as a result of inaction on the issue, the prognosis is getting worse.
Blog entry | November 03, 2021
For Washington’s K-12 students, having clean air is just as important as having a great teacher, according to a growing body of research on air pollution from traffic, wildfire smoke and other sources that can infiltrate schools and endanger health.
Blog entry | October 25, 2021
Terrance Kavanagh
Professor, UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health
Proudest achievement
Mentoring more than three dozen graduate students and seeing them become accomplished scientists.
Joined DEOHS faculty
1989
Blog entry | July 14, 2021
Read the full story in the latest edition of the UW Public Health magazine
Newly updated environmental health research laboratories in the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) will have a transformative impact on some of the most important work DEOH
Blog entry | June 17, 2021
It’s a fitting recognition of Lianne Sheppard’s dedication to research, teaching and public service that she received an endowed professorship at the UW in the same week as being tapped to chair a federal scientific committee.
Blog entry | May 20, 2021
Tips for choosing a portable air cleaner
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Blog entry | May 04, 2021
DEOHS Postdoctoral Fellow Yu Ni
Blog entry | April 06, 2021
Without the cooling powers of trees, workers in deforested areas are less productive, according to new research from the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS), The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and other collaborators.
Blog entry | March 25, 2021
How to wear a mask: best practices
“Help keep Washington safe and healthy: Mask up,” read signs along Washington freeways, reminding drivers of the state’s mask mandate to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Blog entry | March 11, 2021
Three teams including researchers from the University of Washington Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) will tackle projects on the health impacts of wildfire smoke and climate change, thanks to new pilot research grants from the UW
Blog entry | January 31, 2021
UW industrial hygienist Jennifer Henderson and Ben Ma, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Colorado, measure ultraviolet light emissions at an entry gate at the Space
Blog entry | December 22, 2020
In a year like no other, DEOHS faculty, students and staff quickly pivoted to tackle new threats posed by the pandemic. We contributed to Washington state's COVID-19 response, showed the effectiveness of self-sampling for the virus and assessed impacts on essential workers—not to mention our furry friends.
Blog entry | November 23, 2020
Gilbert Omenn and Martha Darling are longtime benefactors of the UW School of Public Health. Photo: Courtesy of Omenn.
Blog entry | October 14, 2020
I work at the US Environmental Protection Agency as a physical scientist in the Radiation Protection program. Depending on the day, I may be developing radiological risk assessment tools, crafting risk communication products or supporting radiological emergency preparedness activities.
Blog entry | October 01, 2020
DEOHS Clinical Professor Stephanie Farquhar.
Blog entry | August 12, 2020
By the end of the century, heat exposure may lead to about 110,000 premature deaths annually across the United States given a high degree of climate warming, suggests a new study published in GeoHealth.
Blog entry | July 27, 2020
“How can we make our operating room safer during the pandemic?”
When Dr. James Hecker, an anesthesiologist at UW Medical Center, heard this question from a fellow physician, he thought about the problem not just as a doctor but also as an engineer.
Blog entry | July 23, 2020
Can you reuse nonsurgical N95 respirators and KN95 and KF94 masks?
Yes! Tips from DEOHS Assistant Professor Marissa Baker:
These masks can be reworn until the mask is dirty, torn or wet through the mask, or the straps are stretched out or damaged.
Blog entry | November 21, 2019
After 18 years at the University of Washington, Peter Johnson, professor in the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, will retire in mid-November.
Blog entry | November 19, 2019
According to the analysis, “strategic investments in a coordinated global-pandemics initiative would likely have a return ratio of between $17 and $20 on every $1 spent.” Curbing pandemics might also address shared global challenges, such as gender and social inequalities, and support climate adaptation and mitigation.