Student and Alumni Profiles

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Kaitlyn Kelly

Past student profile

MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)

Grit and teamwork: A DEOHS master’s student describes her experience on the state’s COVID-19 response team

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Hannah Echt

Past student profile

MS (Thesis), Occupational Hygiene (OH)

DEOHS master’s student helps coffee workers breathe easier

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Tyler Gerken

Past student profile

MS (Thesis), Environmental Health (EH)

Tyler Gerken, a DEOHS graduate student in environmental health, has been awarded one of six 2019-2020 master's fellowships from the UW School of Pu

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Marissa Van Ry

Student Profile

MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)

Research on the health benefits of solar panels creates new opportunities for DEOHS student Marissa Van Ry

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Marissa Van Ry

Past student profile

MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)

Marissa Van Ry is researching the potential benefits of California's new law requiring that all new homes have solar panels starting in 2020.

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Rachel Shaffer

Student Profile

PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)

From air pollution to toxic chemicals in our food systems, DEOHS doctoral student Rachel Shaffer is translating her research into better health

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Joe Dempsey

Past student profile

PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)

Joe Dempsey studies the relationship between the gut microbiome, the liver, and toxic chemicals.

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Teresa Schlanser

Past student profile

MPH, One Health (ONE)

As an Army Veterinary Corps Officer, Teresa Schlanser learned firsthand about the value of the One Health approach to solving difficult environmental and occupational health challenges.

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Elisabeth Burnor

Past student profile

MS (Thesis), Environmental Health (EH)

When Elisabeth Burnor discovered she could combine her interests in biomedical and environmental sciences and earn a degree in environmental health, she was hooked.

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