Hear from DEOHS graduate students about their research
Meet our graduate students
Graduate Students
Sarah Philo
Current student profile
PhD, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
Using milk to extract the novel coronavirus from wastewater could help pinpoint new outbreaks
Dennise Drury
Current student profile
MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
Funding from the UW Population Health Initiative jump-started efforts by DEOHS and our partners, working side-by-side with farmworkers, to create tailored safety messages
Rad Cunningham
Alumni Profile
MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
Rad Cunningham works as a Senior Epidemiologist at the Washington State Department of Health.
Jonathan Nagata
Alumni Profile
MS, Environmental Health (EH)
DEOHS alum Jonathan Nagata brings environmental health expertise to the Environmental Protection Agency
Alicia Hendrix
Current student profile
PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
Alicia Hendrix earned an undergraduate degree in marine biology, then discovered a passion for environmental toxicology while studying algal toxins as a volunteer with the NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center.
Hien Bui
Current student profile
MPH, One Health (ONE)
For her practicum, Hien Bui, MD, is working with the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Vietnam team to to strengthen the international community’s capacity to detect and discover viruses that can be transmitted from animals to humans.
Brianna Willis
Alumni Profile
MPH, One Health (ONE)
With help from mentors, a recent DEOHS alum created a customized educational experience
Claire Schollaert
Current student profile
PhD, Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)
DEOHS researchers investigate the combined health effects of wildfire smoke and heat on Washington’s agricultural workforce and test strategies to protect workers and crops
Tyler Nicholas
Alumni Profile
PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
For this DEOHS alum, a PhD in toxicology brought a public health lens and lifelong friends