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.
Student Experience
Blog entry | April 20, 2022
Inna Antonchuk
MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health
Hometown
Rivne, Ukraine
Future plans
Continuing to work as a nurse as well as applying her public health training, perhaps with a government agency
“I am very interested in immigrant occupational health but also in public health policy."
Blog entry | April 06, 2022
Nancy Carmona
PhD, Environmental and Occupational Hygiene
Hometown
West Sacramento, CA
Future plans
Teaching, research and working on environmental health policy
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 | March 03, 2022
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In the earliest stages of life, our health is particularly vulnerable to environmental contaminants such as particulate matter in air and endocrine disruptors in food, water and household products.
Blog entry | February 16, 2022
Yoni Rodriguez
MS, Occupational Hygiene
Hometown
Toppenish, WA
Future plans
Pursuing an MD/PhD in Environmental Health
“My next step is to couple public health education with technology that monitors and removes environmental toxins in a safe, efficient and sustainable manner.”
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 | January 06, 2022
Daaniya Iyaz
MS, Environmental Health
Hometown
Born in Chennai, India; raised in Sammamish, WA, USA
Future plans
Working in public health in government or consulting.
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 | November 24, 2021
In mid-October, UW PhD student Amber Khan took a hike up Mt. Si that was different from the treks she usually goes on with her husky.
Blog entry | November 10, 2021
Joanne Medina
MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health
Hometown
Brooklyn, NY
“Be open to diverse experiences, because you never know how those skills may prepare you for future jobs and opportunities.”
- Joanne Medina
Blog entry | October 21, 2021
Editor’s note: Lily Myers is a second-year DEOHS master's student in Occupational Hygiene and a trainee in the Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (part of the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences). We recently spoke with Myers about her research at a Seattle-area marine mammal hospital.
Blog entry | October 05, 2021
During the pandemic, it’s even more important than usual to wash our hands and clean surfaces in our homes regularly. But all this cleaning can come with health and safety risks: children can accidentally consume household cleaners, and breathing in fumes from products like bleach and ammonia can be hazardous.
Blog entry | August 11, 2021
Joe Lim, PhD student in the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS), is one of two recipients of this year’s Russell L. Castner Endowed Student Research Fund, which supports student research in environmental health.
Blog entry | August 05, 2021
Joycelyn Chui, an MPH student in the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health (DEOHS), is one of two recipients of this year’s Russell L. Castner Endowed Student Research Fund, which supports student research in environmental health.
Blog entry | July 22, 2021
Diana Marquez hopes to become a certified industrial hygienist serving agricultural workers in the Yakima Valley. Photo courtesy of Marquez.
Blog entry | June 15, 2021
For his unflagging encouragement of students and his inspiring teaching, UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) Professor Gerard (Jerry) Cangelosi has been awarded the 2021 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award.
Blog entry | June 10, 2021
Jovanny Rodriguez
BS, Environmental Health
Hometown
Bonney Lake, WA
Future plans
Working at a local health department; a master's degree in environmental health.
Since childhood, Jovanny Rodriguez always imagined he would become a doctor.
Blog entry | June 02, 2021
Tianai (Scyler) Li
BS, Environmental Health
Hometown
Hefei, China
Future plans
Starting veterinary school at Washington State University this fall.
“Community health is important in terms of protecting every individual in the population. It’s like medicine, but for a whole population.”
Blog entry | May 26, 2021
Magali Blanco
PhD, Environmental and Occupational Hygiene
Hometown
Santa Cruz, CA
Future plans
Continuing her research on environmental exposures and health outcomes in an academic or government setting.
Blog entry | May 25, 2021
Renée Codsi
MPH, One Health
Hometown
Beirut, Lebanon
Future plans
Starting a PhD in Environmental & Occupational Health at DEOHS in the fall.
Blog entry | May 13, 2021
Four students in the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) were recently awarded scholarships from the American Industrial Hygiene Foundation (AIHF) to support their studies in industrial hygiene.
Blog entry | April 08, 2021
In her free time, Dennise Drury loves playing volleyball, basketball and soccer. She’s just as multifaceted when it comes to public health pursuits.
Blog entry | April 02, 2021
I am excited to graduate this spring with my PhD in Environmental and Occupational Hygiene from the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS).
Blog entry | March 23, 2021
The world has pledged to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2035.
COVID-19 threatens to move the goalposts.
In Jerry Cangelosi’s lab at the University of Washington—as in many labs and clinics around the world—efforts are being pulled from TB into COVID-19 research and diagnostic testing in response to the global pandemic.
Blog entry | February 08, 2021
While browsing in a Davis, California, bookstore, Karen Levy came across a brightly illustrated book with a provocative title that would change the trajectory of her academic career.
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.