Jisoo Yu

Job title: 
Student Researcher
Department: 
Industrial Hygiene
Bio/CV: 

Degree Program: Masters of Public Health

Expected Graduation: 2024

Area(s) of Interest: Jisoo Yu is an MPH candidate in the environmental health sciences division with an emphasis on Industrial Hygiene. Her area of interest is analyzing the impact of toxic chemical exposure from the daily use of disinfectants at construction work sites. Daily disinfectants could contain PFAS, which is a group of man-made chemicals characterized by a strong bond between fluorine and carbon.

 Project(s): I am currently working on conducting epidemiological evidence around the characteristics and burden of mental health illness and symptomatology among women affected by female genital fistula in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Desired Employment: Interested in both industry and academic