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
Lab Manager
MPH in Environmental Health Sciences

Tyler Allerton

Tyler Allerton, MS
Research Analyst
Master of Applied Data Science

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

Ying Tang, MS
Research Analyst
MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering
MA in Applied Mathematics

Jie He
Research Assistant
MS in Environmental Health Science – Industrial Hygiene

PHD Students

Xin Zhang, MPH
Candidate PHD in Environmental Health Science – Industrial Hygiene, 2026
MPH in Environmental Health Sciences

Anupon Tadee
Candidate PHD in Environmental Health Science – Industrial Hygiene, 2025

Abas Shkembi (CV)
Candidate PHD in Environmental Health Science – Industrial Hygiene, 2026
MS in Environmental Health Science – Industrial Hygiene

Mousa Alsulais

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

MPH Students

Mora McPherson
Candidate MPH in Environmental Health Science – Industrial Hygiene, 2025

BS Students

Andrea Kennedy
Candidate BS in Environmental Health Science and a Minor in History, 2024

Zachary Graham
Candidate BS in Neuroscience, 2026

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

Sofia Gestiada
Candidate BS in Movement Science, 2026

Grace Lenox
Candidate BS in Biology, Health, and Society and Minor in Computer Science, 2026

Alexandra Ulery
Candidate BS in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology, 2027

Emma Linhart
Candidate BS in Data Science and a Minor in the Environment, 2026