Current Team

Faculty and Staff

Rick Neitzel, PhD, MS, CIH
Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Professor, Global Public Health
Director, Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering

Lauren Smith, MS, MPH, COHC
Research Specialist and Lab Manager
MPH in Environmental Health Sciences

Tyler Allerton, MS
Research Analyst
Master of Applied Data Science

Joyce Daniels, MA
Administrative Project Coordinator
MA Journalism and Mass Communication

Postdoctoral Research Fellows

Nathan Chen, PhD
Research Fellow
PhD in Environmental Health Sciences

Xin Zhang, PhD, MPH, MS
Research Fellow
PhD in Environmental Health Sciences and Scientific Computing

PhD Students

Abas Shkembi, MS
Candidate PhD in Environmental Health Science – 2026
MS in Environmental Health Sciences – Industrial Hygiene

Jie He
PhD student in Environmental Health Sciences

Mousa Alsulais, MS
PhD student in Environmental Health Sciences – 2027
MS in Safety, Security and Emergency Management

MPH and MS Students

Kenedi Clinton
MS Candidate in Environmental Health Sciences – Industrial Hygiene

Parker Willis
MS Candidate in Environmental Health Sciences – Industrial Hygiene, 2027

BS Students

Maryan Farhat
Candidate, BS in Biology, Health, and Society, 2029

Zachary Graham
Candidate, BS in Neuroscience, 2026

Virginia Hernandez
Candidate, BS in Public Health
Minor in Music, 2027

Keshav Patel
Candidate, BS in Biology,
Minor in Statistics, 2026

Emma Linhart
Candidate, BS in Data Science, Minor in Environment, 2026

Alexandra Ulery
Candidate, BS in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, 2027