STUDENT RESEARCH DAY

student in a research lab

Thursday, May 24, 2007
12:35 Student Presentations, South Campus Center, Portage Bay Room

Selected second-year master’s students will present summaries of their thesis research.

Karen L. Jansen, Toxicology, MS (Lucio Costa)
Role of PON1 in modulating the toxicity of mixtures of organophosphate pesticides
Christopher D. Miele, Industrial Hygiene and Safety, MS (Michael Yost)
Applying optical remote sensing techniques to monitor community particulate pollution
Lisa A. Tolbert, Environmental Health, MS (Michael Yost/Richard Fenske)
Ambient concentrations of organophosphorus pesticides caused by volatilization during seasonal pesticide application
Victor Van Hee, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, MPH (Joel Kaufman)
Traffic-related air pollution and left ventricular mass and function: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

1:45 Student Poster Session and Reception, South Campus Center, Portage Bay Room


Posters by graduating master’s students will be on display.

Environmental Health, MS

Clarita Lefthand (John Scott Meschke)
Identification of the source of fecal contamination in Tulalip Bay with Bacteroides 16S rRNA gene and F+ specific coliphage markers
Alison C. Scherer (Elaine Faustman)
Comparative analysis of fish consumption advisories to pregnant women and women of childbearing age
Leah D. Tivoli (John Scott Meschke)
Clostridium perfringens: A reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes in the environment?

Industrial Hygiene and Safety, MS

Stephanie C. Griffin (Noah Seixas)
Indicators of hearing protection use: Self report and research observation
Christopher J. Jacomme (Michael Morgan)
Field evaluation of a two-zone model used to predict workplace air contaminant concentrations

Toxicology, MS

Steve Krival (Terrance Kavanagh)
Characterization of liver tissue metabolites in male Gcl(-glutamylcysteine synthetase)-transgenic and non-transgenic mice treated with acetaminophen using principles component analysis: Proof of Principle (preliminary findings)
Li Li (Lucio Costa)
Protective role of carbachol in domoic acid-induced apoptosis in cerebellar granule neurons

Environmental and Occupational Health, MPH

Erin M. O'Brien (Joel Kaufman)
Gene-environment interactions in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution (MESA Air)
Brian D. Smith (John Scott Meschke)
The effect of surface charge, negative and bipolar ionization on the deposition of airborne bacteria
Michelle M. Sommargren (Richard Fenske)
Reducing childhood pesticide exposure by targeting the clinician pesticide training gap: The design, implementation and evaluation of an online curriculum
Joyce Tseng (Matt Keifer)
Impact evaluation of a farmworker environmental and occupational health community-based participatory research course in the Yakima Valley, Washington

Occupational and Environmental Medicine, MPH

Douglas A. Badzik (William Daniell)
Hearing loss in US Army aviators, comparing 2005 to 2001
Ingeborg Cox (Matt Keifer)
Testing validity of audio computer assisted self interview (ACASI) among illiterate and low literate pesticide handlers
Michael J. Sigmon (William Daniell)
Where there's smoke, is there disease? A study of environmental airborne exposures in soldiers returning from Iraq

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