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

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
PhD Candidate in Environmental Health Sciences – 2026
MS in Environmental Health Sciences – Industrial Hygiene

Jie He, MS
PhD student in Environmental Health Sciences

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

MPH and MS Students

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

BS Students

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

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

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