Student and Alumni Profiles

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Rachel Shaffer

Past student profile

PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)

April 4 is Husky Giving Day! Your gift supports DEOHS students like Rachel Shaffer, whose research on the health effects of toxic chemicals is drawing international attention

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Three DEOHS students smiling with their arms around one another.

Erica Grant

Alumni Profile

MPH, One Health (ONE)

Recent DEOHS graduate finds there’s no substitute for “getting your boots dirty” through experiences in the field

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A young woman wearing a gray sweater smiles against a backdrop of trees.

Brianna Willis

Past student profile

MPH, One Health (ONE)

Brianna Willis, SPH master’s fellowship winner, forges a new path in One Health

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Headshot of Claire Pendergrast standing in front of a blurry leafy background. Photo: Elizar Mercado

Claire Pendergrast

Past student profile

MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)

DEOHS student Claire Pendergrast explores health equity, disaster resilience among older adults

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Miriam Caulkins tests samples on-site in an orchard. Photo: Jose Carmona.

Miriam Calkins

Student Profile

PhD, Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)

Award-winning DEOHS student studies the risks outdoor laborers face with rising temperatures

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Close up of UW student Natalia Kowalchuk's hands holding a soldering iron as she builds an air monitor in a lab. Photo: Kayla Cayton.

Graeme Carvlin

Past student profile

PhD, Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOHY)

Innovative air-quality monitor developed by DEOHS student provides communities with real-time data at lower cost

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Ali, pictured on the left, assists with a swimming pool inspection. She and another woman sit on the concrete edge of a chlorinated pool with testing equipment and a clipboard.

Ali Everhart

Past student profile

BS, Environmental Health (EH)

DEOHS student pursues passion for environmental health in some of America’s hardest-to-reach locations

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Jackson preparing to collect wastewater from a septic system. Photo by John Zinza, Washington State Department of Health.

Meagan Jackson

Past student profile

MS (Thesis), Environmental Health (EH)

DEOHS student’s work leads to environmental recommendations to create cleaner waterways

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Xiaoqiong "Christy" Huang

Alumni Profile

BS, Environmental Health (EH)

Xiaoqiong "Christy" Huang graduated from the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health's undergraduate program in 2012. She now works as a Health and Enivronmental Investigator for Seattle and King County Public Health. Huang loves the opportunity to educate food workers, restaurant operators and the general public about the significance of food safety, thereby protecting people from foodborne illnesses.

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