Undergraduate profiles
Wafa Tafesh
Alumni Profile
BS, Environmental Health (EH)
Wafa Tafesh uses the knowledge she gained from her BS in Environmental Health to support her work as a Water Quality Scientist for King County.
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Amanda Durkin
Past student profile
BS, Environmental Health (EH)
UW student-athlete goes deep inside communities affected by wildfire smoke to understand the health risks
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Rico Gonzalez
Past student profile
BS, Environmental Health (EH)
As an intern with the Port Angeles Health Department, Rico Gonzalez surveyed community members and local organizations to understand what information they needed about the health risks posed by wildfire smoke.
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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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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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Vivian Yu
Alumni Profile
BS, Environmental Health (EH)
Vivian Yu graduated from the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health's undergraduate program in 2011 and earned her M.D. at Georgetown University School of Medicine in 2017.
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Breyan (Brie) Paske
Alumni Profile
BS, Environmental Health (EH)
Worker safety resonates for Breyan (Brie) Paske, in part because members of her family are employed in the manufacturing industry. Paske is a safety administrator with The Boeing Company in Everett.
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Dalila Zelkanovic
Alumni Profile
BS, Environmental Health (EH)
Dalila Zelkanovic graduated from the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health's undergraduate program in 2014. She now works for the Clark County Health Department as an Environmental Health Specialist. Zelkanovic loves the the satisfaction of serving the public, and being on the frontlines of her evolving and developing community.
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