Student and Alumni Profiles

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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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Jose Carmona

Past student profile

MPH, One Health (ONE)

Jose Carmona is passionate about the One Health approach to protecting the health and safety of agricultural workers.

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Daira Melendez

Past student profile

MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)

Daira Melendez became interested in environmental public health during a study abroad in the Galapagos Islands as an undergraduate.

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Hailey Steichen

Past student profile

MS (Applied), Applied Toxicology (App Tox)

Hailey Steichen became interested in toxicology as an undergraduate while researching heavy metal deposits in areas that receive all their water and nutrients from precipitation.

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Kori VanDerGeest

Past student profile

MPH, Environmental Health (EH)

In Washington’s Yakima Valley, a DEOHS student taps the power of community to help improve access to safe water

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Amanda Durkin

Past student profile

BS, Environmental Health (EH)

UW student-athlete goes deep inside communities affected by wildfire smoke to understand the health risks

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