Student and Alumni Profiles

Five people in safety vests stand in front of a light rail train.

Understanding transit operators’ workplace needs

Current student profile

PhD, Individualized Track: Environmental Health Sciences (INDIVIDUAL)

7 questions for PhD student Pranav Srikanth

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Rachel Shaffer stands in front of the White House in the evening.

Rachel Shaffer

Alumni Profile

PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)

Technical training and freedom to explore at the UW led Shaffer to an EPA role assessing chemical safety and human health

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Shirley Huang stands on the roof of a building holding up a meter to take noise measurements, with a bridge in the background.

Shirley Huang

Current student profile

PhD, Individualized Track: Environmental Health Sciences (INDIVIDUAL)

7 questions for PhD student Ching-Hsuan (Shirley) Huang

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Jorge Rivera-Gonzalez stands in a suit and tie in front of a fence and pasture with cows.

Jorge Rivera-Gonzalez

Current student profile

PhD, One Health (ONE)

8 questions for PhD student Jorge Rivera-Gonzalez

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John Lykins smiles outside with a UW Huskies shirt on, in front of some bushes on the UW campus.

John Lykins

Current student profile

MS (Applied), Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)

DEOHS Applied MS student and veteran John Lykins hopes to safeguard maritime workers

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A young man with glasses and wearing a white lab coat holds bouquets of flowers and is surrounded by his family.

Troy Yi

Alumni Profile

BS, Environmental Public Health (EPH)

A BS in Environmental Health laid the foundation for Dr. Troy Yi’s career as a pediatrician

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A woman in a hijab with eyes closed wearing traditional eyeliner.

Aesha Mokashi

Current student profile

MS (Thesis), Individualized Track: Environmental Health Sciences (INDIVIDUAL)

DEOHS MS student Aesha Mokashi works with King County and Afghan Health Initiative to reduce children’s lead exposure in local Afghan communities

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Alawode sits in an office in a clinic with a tapestry behind him.

Christopher Alawode

Current student profile

MPH, Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM)

Dr. Christopher Alawode, DEOHS MPH student in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, helps workers stay healthy

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A man and woman stand together in front of a window.

Mariam Assaad

Current student profile

MPH, Individualized Track: Environmental Health Sciences (INDIVIDUAL)

DEOHS MPH student Mariam Assaad aims to reduce harmful bacteria in eyewash stations

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