Meet our graduate students

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Graduate Students

Five people in safety vests stand in front of a light rail train.

Understanding transit operators’ workplace needs

Current student profile

PhD, Individualized Track: Environmental Health Sciences (INDIVIDUAL)

7 questions for PhD student Pranav Srikanth

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Rachel Shaffer stands in front of the White House in the evening.

Rachel Shaffer

Alumni Profile

PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)

Technical training and freedom to explore at the UW led Shaffer to an EPA role assessing chemical safety and human health

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Shirley Huang stands on the roof of a building holding up a meter to take noise measurements, with a bridge in the background.

Shirley Huang

Current student profile

PhD, Individualized Track: Environmental Health Sciences (INDIVIDUAL)

7 questions for PhD student Ching-Hsuan (Shirley) Huang

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Jorge Rivera-Gonzalez stands in a suit and tie in front of a fence and pasture with cows.

Jorge Rivera-Gonzalez

Current student profile

PhD, One Health (ONE)

8 questions for PhD student Jorge Rivera-Gonzalez

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A woman in a hijab with eyes closed wearing traditional eyeliner.

Aesha Mokashi

Current student profile

MS (Thesis), Individualized Track: Environmental Health Sciences (INDIVIDUAL)

DEOHS MS student Aesha Mokashi works with King County and Afghan Health Initiative to reduce children’s lead exposure in local Afghan communities

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Alawode sits in an office in a clinic with a tapestry behind him.

Christopher Alawode

Current student profile

MPH, Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM)

Dr. Christopher Alawode, DEOHS MPH student in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, helps workers stay healthy

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A man and woman stand together in front of a window.

Mariam Assaad

Current student profile

MPH, Individualized Track: Environmental Health Sciences (INDIVIDUAL)

DEOHS MPH student Mariam Assaad aims to reduce harmful bacteria in eyewash stations

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A woman with long hair and a striped shirt smiles while standing near a body of water.

Isabel Nerenberg

Alumni Profile

MS (Thesis), Individualized Track: Environmental Health Sciences (INDIVIDUAL)

DEOHS alumna Isabel Nerenberg (MS '23) studies the health impacts of planned relocation on coastal communities

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A man wearing a white lab coat smiles while sitting next to two microscopes.

Joe Lim

Student Profile

PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)

Joe Lim honored for his academic performance and research on the impact of early life exposure to toxic chemicals on diabetes

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