Student and Alumni Profiles

Five women stand together smiling in front of a research poster.

Rachel Wood

Alumni Profile

MS (Thesis), Environmental Health (EH)

A tongue-swab method developed by DEOHS researchers could slow the spread of TB by detecting it before it's diagnosed

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Viviana stands smiling in front of a tree and five cattle. She is holding a sampling tube and wearing glasses, a cap, a tanktop, yoga pants and tall rain boots.

Viviana Albán

Current student profile

PhD, Individualized Track (IND)

DEOHS PhD student Viviana Albán wins Castner Award to study microbiome-health connections for children in Ecuador

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Student with long black hair stands in front of a rural landscape with grasses and steep bluffs in background. She wears an ID badge on a lanyard and holds two thumbs up.

Student discovers rewards of rural public health work

Student Profile

BS, Environmental Public Health (EPH)

Hatlen Scholarship supports student internships in Washington's smaller communities

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Cecilia Martindale stands smiling on a pier over a bay at low tide, wearing a purple UW hat.

Cecilia Martindale

Current student profile

MS (Thesis),

MS student Cecilia Martindale wins Castner Award to study how heat influences exposure to the world’s most widely used weed killer

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Ally Clonch smiles wearing a yellow coat in front of a field of orange tulips.

Are women mariners at risk?

Current student profile

PhD, Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)

DEOHS PhD student Ally Clonch wins Castner Award to study harassment and mental health of maritime workers

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Jorge stands and washes his hands. On the wall there are several safety posters. One reads "Wash your hands Lavese las manos!" with a picture of a sink and hands. Jorge smiles at the camera and wears a blue shirt and hat.

Jorge Rivera-Gonzalez

Student Profile

PhD, One Health (ONE)

DEOHS Ph.D. student Jorge Rivera-Gonzalez trains to become an Environmental Health Officer in the U.S. Public Health Service 

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Sean Atijera wears a black button-up shirt and stands near stairs.

Sean Atijera

Student Profile

BS, Environmental Public Health (EPH)

Sean Atijera, environmental public health major, appreciates the many resources found on a large campus

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Kailee Sisounthone smiles wearing a hard hat, safety vest and sunglasses on a bridge over a river.

Kailee Sisounthone

Current student profile

BS, Environmental Public Health (EPH)

DEOHS undergraduate helps protect electrical workers with Seattle City Light internship

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Maegan Chua sits at a table with others, smiling at the camera. On the table are fliers, a clip board, water bottles, a decorative pot, a red plastic tool box and a box of ziploc bags. Yellow, orange and green balloons are verically along the left side of the photo. Boxes are stacked in the background. It is clear those in the photo are at a table, participating in a fair or festival, handing out information. Green tablecloths are on the tables.

Maegan Chua

Current student profile

BS, Environmental Public Health (EPH)

DEOHS undergrad’s perspective on environmental health deepens after internship 

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