Student and Alumni Profiles

Tyler Gerken, a DEOHS graduate student, holding water sampling bottles in the middle of a field of tall grass.

Tyler Gerken

Past student profile

MS (Thesis), Environmental Health (EH)

UW DEOHS student Tyler Gerken, School of Public Health master’s fellowship winner, traces infectious bacteria in Hawai’i’s waters

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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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Head shot of DEOHS master's student Hannah Echt

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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A woman in a bike helmet looks out over a lake toward wildfire smoke in the distance

Annie Doubleday

Alumni Profile

MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)

New UW study finds increase in risk of dying in the days after exposure to wildfire smoke

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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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A woman smiles, standing in front of green shrubs and trees.

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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