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Jeffry Shirai (MS, Environmental Health, 1995), a research scientist and laboratory supervisor in Professor John Kissel’s lab, received the department’s 2010 Distinguished Staff Award. The favorite part of his job, Shirai says, is working with students, and witnessing their transformation from when they first enter the program: progressing through classes and research experiences, gaining confidence in the lab, and then taking ownership of their research project. “It’s gratifying to be part of that process and assist in the development of individuals who will serve as the next generation of environmental health practitioners,” Shirai explains.
Striking a balance... research, teaching, and service
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For full details about our awards, honors, and peer-reviewed publications during the 2009–2011 biennium, visit: http://depts.washington.edu/envhlth/ biennial_report/biennial_report_09_11/
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Our faculty, staff, students, and alumni are recognized for their achievements with more than 50 local and national awards and honors. Our department researchers published more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, books, and book chapters.
Vanessa Galaviz is studying personal exposure and uptake of diesel particulate matter among pedestrians who cross the US–Mexico border at San Ysidro, a community in California. She is a doctoral student in the Environmental and Occupational Hygiene program and studies with Professor Michael Yost. Her work is part of a study being led by researchers from San Diego State University and the San Diego Prevention Research Center. The biological and environmental samples that Galaviz has collected and analyzed will be used to support the recommendations of Casa Familiar, a community group advocating to ensure that the reconstruction of the US–Mexico border port-ofentry takes into account resident concerns. In 2011, Galaviz received Casa Familiar’s Abrazo Award for her role in this study.
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