Environmental & Public Health

Fellow

Carlos Plazola

1994 Fellow
Carlos Plazola, 1994 Switzer Fellow, began as an environmental justice organizer in 1994. Since then, he has studied and participated in models of enabling social innovation, power redistribution, and grassroots activation through his roles...
Fellow

Leigh Shemitz

1991 Fellow
Leigh has returned to school to pursue a PhD in ecology and environmental health at Yale F&ES. Her research focuses on assessing change in the environmental health of urban ecosytems over time. These studies build upon Leigh's earlier work...
Fellow

Helen Suh

1990 Fellow
Dr. Suh MacIntosh is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Exposure Assessment at the Harvard School of Public Health. Her research focuses on the characterization of particulate and other air pollutant exposures and their...
Fellow

Susan Proctor

1989 Fellow
Currently, she is Research Associate Professor of Neurology and of Environmental Health at Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health. Susan is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the...
Fellow

Nancy Steele

1993 Fellow
Dr. Nancy Steele focuses her work on the protection and conservation of land and water, striving always to have a direct positive impact on nature and humanity. She is a professional executive manager who has founded and led nonprofits and served on boards of directors. Endlessly curious, she applies a scientists mind to answering questions that result in turning data into actionable knowledge resulting in good policies and practices.
Fellow

Cynthia Lopez

1993 Fellow
While completing a Master's at UCLA, Cynthia served as principal investigator researching the effects of organophosphate exposure on the reproductive outcomes of farm workers. After completing a second Master's in International Relations...
Fellow

William Nazaroff

1987 Fellow
Bill is the Daniel Tellep Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on natural science and technology aspects of indoor air quality and improving our understanding of the source-receptor...
Fellow

Philip Johnson

1999 Fellow
Philip is a senior officer with the Heinz Endowments’ Environment Program. He manages a grants portfolio and community initiatives that focus on environmental health. Philip is also completing a doctorate in environmental health and risk...
Fellow

Liz Hoover

2008 Fellow
Fellow

Catalina Garzón-Galvis

2005 Fellow
Catalina Garzón-Galvis is Principal Practitioner at Community Research and Education in Action for True Empowerment (CREATE). In this role, Catalina plans and facilitates leadership development, popular education, participatory research...