Meet our graduate students

Hear from DEOHS graduate students about their research

 

 

Graduate Students

Two-photo collage. Left-hand photo shows Joanne Medina in Army uniform with her husband and their three children standing in front of a cake. Right-hand photo shows Medina seated in a University of Washington t-shirt.

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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Joycelyn Chui

Past student profile

MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)

DEOHS MPH student and Castner Award winner Joycelyn Chui wants to transform food waste from local restaurants into compost for community gardeners in Seattle’s International District

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Portrait of Magali Blanco in front of greenery.

Big data, big impact

Past student profile

PhD, Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)

DEOHS Outstanding PhD Student Magali Blanco applies science and big data to investigate health risks in communities exposed to chemicals and air pollution

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Renée Codsi

Past student profile

MPH, One Health (ONE)

DEOHS MPH student Renée Codsi wins Husky 100 and DEOHS Outstanding Master’s Student awards

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Dennise Drury

Current student profile

MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)

DEOHS MPH student and outreach specialist Dennise Drury tackles sexual harassment in agriculture

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Yisi Liu

Past student profile

PhD, Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)

PhD student Yisi Liu works with international partners to understand how air pollution affects health

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Ryan Babadi

Alumni Profile

PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)

DEOHS alum Ryan Babadi credits mentorship and support from DEOHS for helping launch his new career as a Harvard researcher investigating how environmental factors affect reproductive health

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