Hear from DEOHS graduate students about their research
Meet our graduate students
Graduate Students
Tyler Gerken
Past student profile
MS (Thesis), Environmental Health (EH)
Tyler Gerken, a DEOHS graduate student in environmental health, has been awarded one of six 2019-2020 master's fellowships from the UW School of Pu
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Annie Doubleday
Alumni Profile
MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
New UW study finds increase in risk of dying in the days after exposure to wildfire smoke
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Marissa Van Ry
Student Profile
MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
Research on the health benefits of solar panels creates new opportunities for DEOHS student Marissa Van Ry
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Marissa Van Ry
Past student profile
MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
Marissa Van Ry is researching the potential benefits of California's new law requiring that all new homes have solar panels starting in 2020.
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Rachel Shaffer
Student Profile
PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
From air pollution to toxic chemicals in our food systems, DEOHS doctoral student Rachel Shaffer is translating her research into better health
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Joe Dempsey
Past student profile
PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
Joe Dempsey studies the relationship between the gut microbiome, the liver, and toxic chemicals.
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Teresa Schlanser
Past student profile
MPH, One Health (ONE)
As an Army Veterinary Corps Officer, Teresa Schlanser learned firsthand about the value of the One Health approach to solving difficult environmental and occupational health challenges.
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Elisabeth Burnor
Past student profile
MS (Thesis), Environmental Health (EH)
When Elisabeth Burnor discovered she could combine her interests in biomedical and environmental sciences and earn a degree in environmental health, she was hooked.
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Hannah Echt
Past student profile
MS (Thesis), Occupational Hygiene (OH)
Hannah Echt's job at NIOSH led her to pursue a Master's in Occupational Hygiene on the way to a career as an industrial hygienist.
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