Environmental & Public Health

Fellow

Thu Quach

2008 Fellow
Thu Quach received her Ph.D. in Epidemiology at the University of California, Berkeley. Her dissertation topic was focused on the health of nail salon workers; she has dedicated over six years of her career focusing on the health and safety...
Fellow

Karen Merritt

2006 Fellow
Karen received her PhD in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the University of Maine and her MPH from UMass Amherst. Her research examines Infrastructure × health access disparities, as well as strategies for expanding the framework for...
Fellow

Mara Baum

2004 Fellow
Mara Baum FAIA, LEED Fellow, WELL AP is a passionate leader committed to creating healthier, more sustainable buildings and communities. An architect and sustainability leader with more than 20 years of experience, Mara is a partner in...
Network Innovation Grant Grant

PetWatch: A Science-Based Educational Campaign

Switzer Fellows Dr. Kate Smith, Assistant Professor at Brown University and Senior Research Scientist at the Consortium for Conservation Medicine, and Dr. Myra Finkelstein, Research Associate at UC Santa Cruz in Microbiology and...
November 17, 2009
Network Innovation Grant Grant

Capturing Detailed Sound Profiles Using a Mobile Phone

Drs. Nithya Ramanathan and Scott Fruin worked under this Collaborative Initiatives Fund grant to develop cell phone technology that can accurately capture and measure noise levels. This collaboration addressed the problem of environmental...
November 17, 2009