Students listed in order of graduation year
Nancy Ragle (1992)
Thesis Title: Short-Term Variability in Leachate Quality at Two Locations Within a Municipal Landfill
Ralph Perona (1992)
Thesis Title: Predicting Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from In-Vessel Municipal Solid Waste Composting
Currently working at Neptune & Co., a contractor for Sandia Laboratories, in Bellingham, WA. (rperona@neptuneinc.org)
Robert C. Lee (1993)
Thesis Title: Prediction of Residential Exposure to Arsenic Contaminated Soil Using Monte Carlo Simulation: A Comparison to Biomonitoring Data
Currently working as a lecturer with the University of New Mexico Department of Emergency Medicine. (RCLee@salud.unm.edu)
Robert M. Duff (1993)
Thesis Title: In Vitro Dermal Absorption of Contaminants from Soil: Effect of Soil Loading and Air Flow
Currently the Program Manager of the Environmental Assessment Program at theWashington State Department of Ecology. (rduf461@ecy.wa.gov)
Joseph E. Johnson (1994)
Thesis Title: Plausibility of Dermal Pathway Dominance in Risk Assessment of Contaminated Soils: An Examination of Selected Superfund Risk Assessments
Currently working as a manager of regulatory affairs and product stewardship at Cisco Systems in Seattle, Washington. (joejohn2@cisco.com)
Jeffry H. Shirai (1995)
Thesis Title: Variability in Estimated Physiological Half-lives of PCBs in Humans: Implications for Exposure Assessment
Currently working as a research scientist and laboratory supervisor in the Kissel Laboratory in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington. (jshirai@u.washington.edu)
Scott M. Bartell (1996)
Thesis Title: Estimation of Childhood Soil Ingestion Rates with Biomonitoring Data from Soil Remediation Studies
Currently an assistant professor in the College of Health Sciences, Public Health at the University of California, Irvine. (sbartell@uci.edu)
King K. Holmes, Jr. (1996)
Thesis Title: Characterization of Soil Adherence to Skin
Recently sold Seattle company called Book Fair, Inc. (kingkholmes@hotmail.com)
Ann Wawrukiewicz (1997)
Thesis Title: Validation Studies of Two-dimensional Monte Carlo Modeling of Children's Residential Exposures to Arsenic and Pesticides in Soil
Currently grantwriting for non-profit organizations with Cascadia Grants in
Portland, Oregon. (annwaw@spiritone.com)
Timothy J. Garlock (1997)
Thesis Title: Effects of Activity Patterns on Assessment of Dermal Exposure to Contaminated Soils
Currently working as a Washington Industrial Health and Safety Act (WISHA) industrial hygiene compliance inspector enforcing Washington State Department of Labor and Industries safety and health regulations. (GART235@LNI.WA.GOV)
Eva Wong (1999)
Thesis Title: Use of Children's Activity Patterns in Dermal Soil Exposure Assessment
Recently completed her PhD in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Washington. (evadala@gmail.com)
Gary J. Palcisko (2000)
Thesis Title: Children's Exposure to Lead and Arsenic in Orchard Soils
Currently working as a public health advisor in the Site Assessment Section of the Office of Environmental Health Assessments at the Washington State Department of Health. (Gary.Palcisko@DOH.WA.GOV)
Sarah G. Weppner (2001)
Thesis Title: Farm Exposures to Deposited Arsenic and Lead on Vashon/Maury Island
Currently working as a human health assessor at Terragraphic Environmental Engineering in Boise, Idaho. (weppners@tgenviro.com)
René M. Showlund (2002)
Thesis Title: Transfer of Pesticide Residue to Skin Following Contact with a Contaminated Surface
Currently working as an industrial hygiene and safety specialist at The Boeing Company. (Rene.M.Irish@Boeing.com)
Lindsay J. Smith (2003)
Thesis Title: Plausibility of Direct Exposure to Paranitrophenol in the Chicago Methyl Parathion Residential Spraying Case
Currently working as a risk assessor at Health Canada in Winnepeg, Canada. (lindsay_j_smith@hc-sc.gc.ca)
Marley B. Shoaf (2004)
Thesis Title: Dermal Exposure to Sediment: Field Measurement of Sediment Loadings and Unresolved Issues in Exposure Assessment
Currently working as an environmental protection specialist in the Air Pollution Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. (marleyshoaf@hotmail.com)
Anayi M. Norman (2004)
Thesis Title: Use of PBPK Models to Characterize Dermal Absorption of Volatile Organic Compounds from Water
Currently taking time off to raise her family; is looking to start law school at Emory University in Fall 2008. (anayinorman@aol.com)
Elizabeth W. Spalt (2005)
Thesis Title: Dermal Absorption of Contaminants from Soil: A Review of Current Literature and Investigations with DEET
Currently moving to Indianapolis and intends to look for work in the area of academic research. (espalt@mindspring.com)
Joseph (Jay) A. Smith (2006)
Thesis Title: Reconciliation of Aggregate Probabilistic Exposure Model Predictions
with Observed Biomarkers: A Case Study Using Data from the CTEPP Child Cohorts
Currently working as an analyst at Abt Associates Inc. in Bethesda, Maryland. (josephus37@hotmail.com)
Kelly Stumbaugh (scheduled to be 2008)
Thesis Topic: In Vitro Absorption of N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) from
Soil and Water
Currently working as a graduate student in the Kissel Laboratory in the Department of Environmental and Occupational and Health Sciences at the University of Washington. (klstum@u.washington.edu)
