Meet our graduate students

Hear from DEOHS graduate students about their research

 

 

Graduate Students

A man in a blue coat stands at a wooden lectern in a library.

Joe Lim

Current student profile

PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)

DEOHS doctoral student Joe Lim is grateful for opportunities to learn from other scientists both inside and outside of the academic “silo”

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Yoni Rodriguez in suit

Yoni Rodriguez

Past student profile

MS (Thesis), Exposure Science (ES)

DEOHS grad student Yoni Rodriguez wins Latino Center for Health Fellowship

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Denise Koch

Alumni Profile

MS (Thesis), Environmental Health (EH)

DEOHS alumna Denise Koch, MS '99, works to ensure clean water for all Alaskans

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Dorian Kenleigh

Student Profile

MPH, Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM)

DEOHS Occupational & Environmental Medicine resident examines allergy and respiratory symptoms in cannabis cultivators

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Woman in hijab and safety glasses pours tan-colored liquid from a large bucket into a large beaker.

Daaniya Iyaz

Past student profile

MS (Thesis), Environmental Health (EH)

DEOHS grad student Daaniya Iyaz studies how wildfire smoke impacts kids’ health

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Woman in a climbing harness with rope stands on a mountain peak with mountains and snow in the background.

Amber Khan

Current student profile

PhD, Environmental Health (EH)

DEOHS PhD student Amber Khan launches new group breaking down barriers to mountain adventure for UW students of color

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Joanne Medina

Past student profile

MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)

DEOHS MPH student Joanne Medina has spent nearly 10 years promoting environmental health in the US Army

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Bridging worker and animal health

Past student profile

MS (Thesis), Occupational Hygiene (OH)

With help from her DEOHS mentor, MS student Lily Myers combines her passion for marine mammals with an occupational health degree

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Joe Lim

Current student profile

PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)

DEOHS PhD student and Castner Award winner Joe Lim explores the connections between exposure to flame retardants and the microbiome

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