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Graduate student profiles
Tyler Gerken
MS, Environmental Health (EH)
UW DEOHS student Tyler Gerken, School of Public Health master’s fellowship winner, traces infectious bacteria in Hawai’i’s waters
Hannah Echt
MS, Occupational Hygiene (OH)
DEOHS master’s student helps coffee workers breathe easier
Kholood Altassan
PhD, Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)
By tackling infectious disease in her native Saudi Arabia, this DEOHS student is breaking new research ground
Marissa VanRy
MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
Research on the health benefits of solar panels creates new opportunities for DEOHS student Marissa VanRy
Trevor Peckham
PhD, Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)
DEOHS student turns research into action by helping to shape worker safety policies in the Washington State Legislature
Brianna Willis
MPH, One Health (ONE)
Brianna Willis, SPH master’s fellowship winner, forges a new path in One Health
Miriam Calkins
PhD, Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)
Award-winning DEOHS student studies the risks outdoor laborers face with rising temperatures
Joseph Dempsey
PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
DEOHS student Joe Dempsey—the UW School of Public Health’s new Magnuson Scholar—studies how the gut microbiome shapes human health and disease
Meagan Jackson
MS, Environmental Health (EH)
DEOHS student’s work leads to environmental recommendations to create cleaner waterways