Hear from DEOHS graduate students about their research
Meet our graduate students
Graduate Students
Suzy An
Past student profile
MS (Thesis), Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
Suzy An's undergraduate degree in pathology and a love of crime shows led her to pursue a graduate degree in environmental toxicology.
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Heather Fowler
Alumni Profile
PhD, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
Dr. Heather Fowler earned her Ph.D. in 2017 and now works as the director, producer, and public health expert at the National Pork Board in Des Moines, Iowa, where she guides studies on the health and safety of people involved in pork production, while focusing on food safety and diseases that can spread from pigs to humans.
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On the job | Hannah Echt
Student Profile
MS (Thesis), Occupational Hygiene (OH)
Promoting safe workplaces and making professional connections
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Tamia Boyer
Alumni Profile
MS (Thesis), Industrial Hygiene & Safety (IH&S)
After earning her MS in Industrial Hygiene and Safety in 1997, Tamia Boyer went on to become an ORISE Fellow and now provides consultation and training as a Senior Safety Consultant with the National Safety Council.
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Chensheng (Alex) Lu
Alumni Profile
PhD, Industrial Hygiene & Safety (IH&S)
Chensheng (Alex) Lu, who earned his PhD in 1996, is researching pesticides to look into the trans-generational effects in honeybees, mammals, and humans.
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Julie Tu
Alumni Profile
MS (Thesis), Environmental Health (EH)
Julie Tu earned a BS in Environmental Health in 2015 and now works as a Senior Consultant at Ramboll, a large global consulting group.
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Manaola Hewett, MS Exposure Sciences 2018 & BS Environmental Health 2016
Alumni Profile
MS (Thesis), Exposure Science (ES)
Manaola Hewett earned a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health from the University of Washington and then completed a master's degree in Occup
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Tyler Nicholas
Past student profile
PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
Tyler Nicholas research focuses on creating "organ-mimicking" cell cultures to better understand the relationship between silver nanoparticles and airway inflammation.
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Esther Min
Past student profile
PhD, Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)
Esther Min's passion for environmental justice began when working on a water justice curriculum for a statewide coalition as an MPH student.
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