Pablo Palmandez, MS

Pablo Palmández

Agricultural Research and Safety Extensionist

PNASH Center

Pablo Palmández has been an Agricultural Research and Safety Extensionist with the PNASH Center since 2007. Mr. Palmández works within the farm community, linking farmers and farmworkers with PNASH’s expertise in agricultural research and safety. Mr. Palmández grew up in a rural coastal agricultural community in the Mexican Pacific Northwest, rising  through his academic merit to study integrated pest management. Mr. Palmández combines his scientific, agricultural, and cultural background to providing leadership and education in the Yakima agricultural community.

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences

Telephone (509) 728-2018

Email palmap@uw.edu

 

Projects

• Interventions to Minimize Worker and Family Pesticide Exposures
• Risk Factors for Cholinesterase Depression Among Pesticide Handlers
• Ergonomic Evaluation and Development of Best Practices for the Use of Mobile Work Platform Technology in Orchards

Education

• M.S., Plant Pathology, focusing on Mycology, Washington State University
• BA, Integrated Pest Management, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Mexico