MEASURES OF ACCOMPLISHMENT
Degrees Conferred
UNDERGRADUATE
SUMMER 2003
Sakorn Marley, Laurie Young
WINTER 2004
Christine Clark, Jonathan Freed
SPRING 2004
Jenafer Halpin, Lucas Jordan, Peter Lang, Thao Le, Rena Saito
SUMMER 2004
Falahyah Rozaly
AUTUMN 2004
Thai Nguyen, Kevin Gallagher, Megan Yoshimoto
WINTER 2005
Raveena Pillay, Michelle Bradley, Shukriya Zarif
SPRING 2005
Paige Beckley, Diana Cortes, Nawo Fiamo, Daniel McClung, Neha Nariya, Selena Ngo, Aiza Redosendo, Yvonne Yuen, Elisa Truong
GRADUATE
Degrees: Master of Science (MS), Master of Public Health (MPH), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Graduate Programs: Industrial Hygiene and Safety (IH&S), Environmental Health (EH), Environmental and Occupational Hygiene (EOH, PhD), Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH, MPH), Toxicology (Tox), Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OccMed).
Faculty Preceptors: (italics)
SUMMER 2003
Erika Abel, PhD (Tox) The functional significance of genetic polymorphisms in human glutathione S-transferases (David Eaton)
Iyad Kheirbek, MS (EH) Development of a passive sampler to detect six aldehydes (Sally Liu)
Leah Mickelson, MS (IH&S) Comparison of fungal exposure methods used in the Seattle Healthy Homes Project (Tim Takaro)
Marilyn Nayan, MPH (OccMed) Predictors of outcome in surgically and nonsurgically treated work related cubital tunnel syndrome (Gary Franklin)
Kathleen Newhouse, MS (Tox) MAP kinase signalling mechanisms of rotenone-induced apoptosis in human, dopaminergic, SH-SY5Y cells (Zhengui Xia)
Jing Shao, PhD (Tox) Association of a trinucleotide repeat polymorphism in a glutamate cysteine ligase gene with fibrotic lung diseases (Terrance Kavanagh)
Lindsay Smith, MS (EH) Plausibility of direct exposure to paranitrophenol in the Chicago methyl parathion residential spraying case (John Kissel)
Craig Tin, MS (Tox) Alteration of gene expression induced by methylmercury in transgenic p53 fibroblasts (Elaine Faustman)
Christopher Wilkerson, MS (EH) Antibiotic resistance prevalence in Escherichia coli isolated from humans, wild and domesticated animals and environmental sources (Mansour Samadpour)
WINTER 2004
Helene LaVire, MS (Tox) Analysis of gene expression biomarkers of metal exposure in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) from Anaconda Smelter Site, MT (Terrance Kavanagh)
Katherine Himes, MS (EH) Investigation of orchard proximity effect on organo-phosphorous pesticide exposures among agricultural workers and their families (Richard Fenske)
SPRING 2004
Heather Bost, MS (EH) A comparison of West Nile Virus vector mosquito populations in sites with and without storm water drainage ponds (John Scott Meschke)
Ann Bradley, MPH (EOH) Impact and policy implications of genetic information in regulation: A case study of organophosphate pesticides (Elaine Faustman)
Michael Compher, MS (EH) Children’s exposure to diesel exhaust from school buses with different diesel engines–A pilot study (Sally Liu)
Eva Dale, MS (Tox) Effect of PM2.5 on exhaled nitric oxide: An intervention field study (Jane Koenig)
Kai Elgethun, PhD (IH&S) Global positioning system (GPS) tracking to characterize children’s exposure to pesticides (Richard Fenske)
Yingying Guo, PhD (Tox) Characterization of global transcriptional responses and DNA repair following aflatoxin B1 treatment in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Helmut Zarbl)
Jonathan Hofmann, MPH (EOH) Mortality among a cohort of DBCP-exposed banana plantation workers in Costa Rica (Matthew Keifer)
NaTasha Johnson, MS (IH&S) Permeation of various glove materials by a binary mixture under a temperature gradient (Michael Morgan)
Nicola Josephs, MS (EH) An evaluation of the utility of F+RNA coliphages for source tracking pathogens in environmental waters (John Scott Meschke)
Anayi Norman, MS (EH) Use of PBPK models to characterize dermal absorbtion of volatile organic compounds from water (John Kissel)
Phoung Thi Nguyen, MS (IH&S) Silica exposure assessment of refractory brick workers in Vietnam (Michael Yost)
Kelly Marie Schumacher, MS (Tox) Toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic factors affecting chlorpyrifos developmental toxicity (Elaine Faustman)
Marley Shoaf, MS (EH) Dermal exposure to sediment: Field measurement of sediment loadings and unresolved issues in exposure assessment (John Kissel)
Helen Smith, PhD (Tox) Functional significance of polymorphic variants of CYP1B1 and COMT in estrogen metabolism and their relevance to endometrial cancer (David Eaton)
Lisa Marie Smith, MS (Tox) Effects and mechanisms of cardiopulmonary toxicity of Seattle particulate matter in the apolipoprotein E knockout transgenic mouse (Dan Luchtel)
Austin Sumner, MPH (OccMed) Gluthathion S-transferase Mu 1 polymorphism and asbestos-related lung disease (Tim Takaro)
Alden Weg, MPH (OccMed) The impact of Army branch assignment on early medical disability in a cohort of Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets (William Daniell)
SUMMER 2004
Kathleen Bradley, MS (Tox) Effects of phytochemicals on AFB1-mediated genotoxicity in HepG2 cells (David Eaton)
Shengli Shi, PhD (Tox) Effects of enhanced glutathione biosynthesis on oxidative stress-mediated hepatocellular injury and gene expression in mice (Terrance Kavanagh)
Kathryn Ann Toepel, MS (EH) Determination of the dietary contribution to pesticide exposure in suburban children (Richard Fenske)
Lisa Younglove, MPH (EOH) Evaluation of exposure to chloropyrifos and diazinon in pesticide applicators and their children in rural Nicaragua (Richard Fenske)
Wenjie Zhu, MS (IH&S) Application of GPS/GIS in Chinese farmers for assessment of potential organophosphate pesticide exposures from crop residues (Michael Yost)
AUTUMN 2004
Ryan Allen, PhD (EOH) The estimated contributions of ambient and nonambient particulate matter to indoor concentrations and personal exposures (Sally Liu)
Nicole DeFrank, MS (Tox) Computation model of radiation-induced abnormalities of the neocortex (Elaine Faustman)
Fabiola Estrada, MS (IH&S) An exploratory study of the incentives and disincentives for Latino farm workers in the State of Washington to participate in the workers’ compensation system (Matthew Keifer)
Julia Gohlke, PhD (Tox) A quantitative examination of ethanol-induced neurodevelopmental toxicity using computational models (Elaine Faustman)
Marie Martin, PhD (IH&S) Comparison of three methods of breath sampling for biological monitoring of volatile organic chemicals (Michael Morgan)
WINTER 2005
Joshua Robinson, MS (Tox) Examination of metal-induced cell cycle alterations and apoptosis in C57BL/6 and SWV mouse embryonic fibroblasts (Elaine Faustman)
SPRING 2005
George Astrakianakis, PhD (EOH) Cotton dust, endotoxin exposure and the risk of lung cancer among female textile workers in Shanghai (Noah Seixas)
Heather Barr, MS (EH) Characterizing the performance of the ‘smart’ tripod orchard ladder (Matthew Keifer)
Bryan Berna, MS (IH&S) Occupational noise exposures aboard catcher/processors in the Bering Sea and Pacific Ocean (Noah Seixas)
Jing Chen, MS (Tox) Effect of ethanol on cholesterol synthesis and efflux in astrocytes (Lucio Costa)
Jennifer Crowe, MPH (EOH) Core group key informant perceptions of environmental and occupational risks for agricultural workers in Yakima Valley, Washington as a part of El Proyecto Bienestar (Matthew Keifer)
Kristin Cunningham, MS (EH) Disinfection of pathogens on environmental surfaces by spray application of a disinfectant (John Scott Meschke)
Emily Duffield, MPH (EOH) A modified method for viral and bacterial detection in oysters (John Scott Meschke)
Michael Haris, MS (IH&S) Organizational factors influencing the use of fall protection in aircraft maintenance (Noah Seixas)
Stephen Hunt, MPH (OccMed) Long-term health consequences of incarceration as a prisoner of war (Tim Takaro)
Sham Juratli, MPH (OccMed) Lumbar fusion outcome in Washington State workers’ compensation (Gary Franklin)
David Klavens, MS (IH&S) HPLC analysis of 1-nitropyrene as a method for the measurement of diesel particulate matter (Christopher Simpson)
Heather Klintworth, MS (Tox) Mechanisms of Paraquat-induced cell death: A model for Parkinson’s disease (Zhengui Xia)
Fiona Sands, MPH (EOH) The effects of exposure to diesel exhaust on endothelial function as measured by brachial artery reactivity (Joel Kaufman)
Christine Scott, MPH (EOH) Survival of the fittest: Does performance on a pre-employment fitness test predict injury in Army job training? (Matthew Keifer)