Student and Alumni Profiles
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Sarah Philo
Current student profile
PhD, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
Using milk to extract the novel coronavirus from wastewater could help pinpoint new outbreaks
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Dennise Drury
Current student profile
MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
Funding from the UW Population Health Initiative jump-started efforts by DEOHS and our partners, working side-by-side with farmworkers, to create tailored safety messages
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Alicia Hendrix
Current student profile
PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)
Alicia Hendrix earned an undergraduate degree in marine biology, then discovered a passion for environmental toxicology while studying algal toxins as a volunteer with the NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center.
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Hien Bui
Past student profile
MPH, One Health (ONE)
For her practicum, Hien Bui, MD, is working with the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Vietnam team to to strengthen the international community’s capacity to detect and discover viruses that can be transmitted from animals to humans.
Learn moreAbhyjot Pandher
Past student profile
BS, Environmental Health (EH)
DEOHS environmental health major responds to workers' concerns about COVID-19 and more while interning with Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
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Claire Schollaert
Current student profile
PhD, Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)
DEOHS researchers investigate the combined health effects of wildfire smoke and heat on Washington’s agricultural workforce and test strategies to protect workers and crops
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Past student profile
BS, Environmental Health (EH)
DEOHS environmental health major takes on the COVID-19 crisis and more while interning with the Indian Health Service
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Past student profile
BS, Environmental Health (EH)
DEOHS environmental health major gets down in the dirt for public health
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Alexandria Vingino
Past student profile
MPH, One Health (ONE)
MPH student Alexandria Vingino and collaborators find antibiotic-resistant E. coli in the waste of some marine mammals around Puget Sound
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