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"I loved the diversity of coursework that the GHE program offered, and
the doors it opened to departments all over campus - not just public health."
-Elena Conis, GHE (HED) '03 and freelance writer covering science, health and
environment for local publications, including the Los Angeles Times.
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Student Research
GHE students pursue research in a variety of areas, including indoor air pollution (particulate matter and carbon monoxide) in Guatemala, India and Mongolia; pesticides in the San Francisco Bay area; and chemical regulation in California. See below for recent student research abstracts.
| Name |
Email |
Areas of Interest |
| Linda Dix Cooper |
ldixcooper@berkeley.edu |
The effects of environmental toxins on children's development. How carbon monoxide from cooking smoke affects children's learning, memory, perception, motor skills, and attention. |
| Michele Fromowitz |
mfromowitz@berkeley.edu |
Research in the Genes and Environment Laboratory, concentrating on invitro genotoxic assays. |
| Andrew Slocombe |
aslocombe@berkeley.edu |
Infectious disease transmission, specifically within the field of water and sanitation, and the role of GIS within this area |
| Swati Sharma |
swatisharma@berkeley.edu |
Health hazards of black carbon. Hazardous chemicals policy and green/sustainable chemistry in the environment & consumer products |
| Vanessa Coffman |
vanessa.coffman@berkeley.edu |
To be determined |
| Georgia Green |
ggggggg@berkeley.edu |
To be determined |
| David Krauth |
dkrauth7@berkeley.edu |
To be determined |
| Courtney Smith |
cesmith@berkeley.edu |
To be determined |
Research Abstracts of Recent Graduates of the GHE Program
Ambient Air Quality Standards in Developing Countries
Candace Vahlsing
Looking for a Correlation between Turbulent Diffusion Coefficient and Turbulent
Intensity
Surakshya Dhakal
Air Pollution and Agricultural Burning
Rebecca Kehrer
Comparison of Nine Co-located PM2.5 and CO Monitors and Characterization of Airborne Particle Size in Wood-Burning Kitchens
David Dauphine
Monitoring Fuel Savings to Generate Voluntary Carbon Offsets from Household Energy Projects; Implementing the Kitchen Performance Test in Kampala, Uganda, as a Case Study
Evan Haigler
The
Effects of Physical Space and Social Connections on Health Status in a
Rural Ecuadorian Study Site, February 2005
Sarah Bates
Impact of Improved Stoves on Indoor Air Quality in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
November 2005
Shannon Cowlin
Assessment
of Exposure to Indoor Wood-Smoke using Biomarkers in Urine, February
2005
Michael C. Clark
Exposure
to Smoke from Household Cooking Fuel and Risk of Cataract Formation in
Women: A Case Control Study, May 2004
Amod Pokhrel
Link to published paper in International Journal of Epidemiology
US
involvement in foreign affairs: A media analysis, May 2003
Elena Conis
Pediatric
respiratory health effects of ambient air pollution, May 2003
Jennifer Slotnick
Assessing & modeling exposure to indoor air pollution among rural women in
Guatemala, February 2003
Lisa Thompson
Presented at the Global Health Council Conference, Washington, D.C., May 2003
Link to abstract
An
analysis of pesticide information systems, May 2003
Rachel Turner Williams
Evaluation
of The Management of Bioaccumulative Fish Contaminants in California’s
Sacramento-San Joaquin Watershed:
Lessons for Developing a More Integrated Model, May 2004
Trina Mackie
Reemergence of Schistosomiasis Japonicum in Sichuan Province, China: A pilot study
Ryan D. Johnson
Assessment of Cement Dust Concentrations and Noise Levels in a Cement Plant in Nicaragua
Aneilka Gonzalez Webb
California Burden of Disease Study: An Analysis of Mortality and Morbidity in California across Ethnicities
Myfanwy Callahan
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