2023 Graduates
Diana Marquez, MS, Occupational Hygiene
Diana completed her work in the Occupational Hygiene Track, March of 2023. She is now an industrial hygiene compliance officer with WA State Department of Labor and Industries. Read more about her experience, her work and motivation to build safe and healthy workplaces.
Isabel Nerenberg, MS, Environmental Public Health
Isabel's research in Environmental Public Health focused on how planned relocation impacted the wellbeing of coastal communities. In a similar way, she studied the impact of wildfire smoke on farmworker families in Eastern Washington. Isabel plans to continue working in environmental health after graduation. Isabel is a recipient of the Castner Endowed Student Research Fund.
Emelin Delgado, BS, Medical Anthropology & Global Health
Emelin's undergraduate research focused on H-2A agricultural worker housing and crowding, among the Region 10 states. After graduating she will work at Seattle Children's Hospital as she prepares to apply to medical school. She is the recipient of the undergraduate research symposium Population Health Recognition Award and Washington Apple Education Foundation Scholarship (2020-2023).
New Student
Miguel Rojas-Flores, Master Student, Public Health
Miguel's research project is an assessment of behavior change for the Agricultural Leadership Program, a program developed and hosted by the WA State Department of Agriculture, the WA Tree Fruit Association, and WSU. Surveys would be conducted in focus groups to measure behavior change and analyzed to create recommendations for the Agricultural Leadership Program. Miguel is the recipient of WICHE’s Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP).
Continuing Students
Erica Chavez Santos, MPH, PhD Candidate
Health Systems and Population Health
Erica's dissertation work is a mixed method study focused on labor and social determinant related laws that impact agricultural workers and how those laws are associated with agricultural worker health. Erica is the recipient of multiple awards and honors, including the UW Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, LERA-Bassett Scholarship in Labor Relations (2019) and WA State Labor Research Grant (2022-2023).
Allison Clonch, MPH, PhD Student,
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
Ally is a second year PhD student. She has contributed to PNASH research in logging and log trucking safety and in analysis of guest-worker demographic data. Ally's dissertation will focus on assessing experiences of gender-based violence and harassment, and their impact on mental health among U.S. mariners.
Solaiman (Abeer) Doza, MPH, PhD Candidate
Environmental and Occupational Health, Oregon State University
Abeer's current research at Oregon State University draws from the Risk Information System for Commercial (RISC) Fishing, Ag and Forestry injury datasets and several national surveillance data sources in the United States to estimate injury risk and risk factors. Through this effort, he is building skills in data analysis and hazard assessment to help inform prevention efforts.
Tania V Vellejo Quiroga, Master Student
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
Tania is currently collaborating with PNASH project, "Engineering Solutions to Reduce Pesticide Exposure and Waste on Northwest Fruit Farms." This project aims to explore new spraying technologies that benefit the fruit-growing communities of the region in terms of exposure and efficiency. She is the recipient of the Warren A. Cook AIHA Past Presidents Scholarship (2022).
Mei Fang Wu, BS Student
Global Public Health
Mei has a strong interest in exploring the intersectionality of public health and data science. She enjoys working with data and has a particular interest in data visualization and analysis. Mei believes the insights gained through analyzing various datasets will help identify patterns and inform public health interventions. These inform public health interventions will make a real difference in people's lives. She is the recipient of the Double Eagle Endowed II Scholarship.
Simran Gupta, BS Student
Public Health & Global Health Informatics
Simran hopes to continue research that bridges her love for tech and science. This summer, she will study abroad in London for a month, focusing on racial health disparities. In the future, she hopes to work with health informatics towards accommodating a variety of patients' needs to close the gap in healthcare disparities.
Community-Engaged Learning & Research with UW Bothell
During Spring Quarter 2023, PNASH hosted two graduating senior interns from UW Bothell. They both contributed to our social media messaging for the logging and forestry industry.
Lauren Allen, BS, Health Studies
Lauren wrote a blog post about lyme disease and tick safety (Tip: watch out for the black-legged tick!). In the future, Lauren would like to work in public health and earn her master's degree.
Diyana Abraha, BS, Health Studies
Diyana's internship project centered on promoting Spanish language safety tools for forestry workers. After graduation, she is looking forward to working in hospital administration.
