Student and Alumni Profiles

Kenleigh stands, with a briefcase on his shoulder and a stethoscope around his neck, in front of a red car.

Dorian Kenleigh

Student Profile

MPH, Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM)

DEOHS Occupational & Environmental Medicine resident examines allergy and respiratory symptoms in cannabis cultivators

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Woman in hijab and safety glasses pours tan-colored liquid from a large bucket into a large beaker.

Daaniya Iyaz

Past student profile

MS (Thesis), Environmental Health (EH)

DEOHS grad student Daaniya Iyaz studies how wildfire smoke impacts kids’ health

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Photo of Sarah Philo in sunglasses standing in front of a body of water and Portugal's Belém Tower.

Sarah Philo

Current student profile

, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)

As a Fulbright fellow in Portugal, DEOHS PhD student Sarah Philo is tracking the spread of bacterial resistance to antibiotics to protect public health

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Woman in a climbing harness with rope stands on a mountain peak with mountains and snow in the background.

Amber Khan

Current student profile

PhD, Environmental Health (EH)

DEOHS PhD student Amber Khan launches new group breaking down barriers to mountain adventure for UW students of color

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Two-photo collage. Left-hand photo shows Joanne Medina in Army uniform with her husband and their three children standing in front of a cake. Right-hand photo shows Medina seated in a University of Washington t-shirt.

Joanne Medina

Past student profile

MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)

DEOHS MPH student Joanne Medina has spent nearly 10 years promoting environmental health in the US Army

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A close-up of a woman in a blue jacket smiling, standing on a beach with mountains in background.

Bridging worker and animal health

Past student profile

MS (Thesis), Occupational Hygiene (OH)

With help from her DEOHS mentor, MS student Lily Myers combines her passion for marine mammals with an occupational health degree

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Cartoon of two images of a woman in hijab with a right arrow between them. The first image shows her holding a bottle of soap and cleaning a sink. The second shows her spraying disinfectant on a sink. Text bubble above: Always clean before you disinfect so the disinfectab

Bruk Molla

Past student profile

BS, Environmental Health (EH)

DEOHS researchers with Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units develop comic strips in nine languages to promote safer cleaning habits for families

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Joe Lim

Current student profile

PhD, Environmental Toxicology (Tox)

DEOHS PhD student and Castner Award winner Joe Lim explores the connections between exposure to flame retardants and the microbiome

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Joycelyn Chui

Past student profile

MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)

DEOHS MPH student and Castner Award winner Joycelyn Chui wants to transform food waste from local restaurants into compost for community gardeners in Seattle’s International District

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