Current Trainee/Student

Simon Campo

Student Researcher
Targeted Research Training Program

Degree Program: Ph.D.

Expected graduation: 2026

Area(s) of Interest: Climate change, disease ecology, and health equity

Project(s): My research focuses on the environmental determinants of Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) in California. Specifically, I have been examining how different agricultural land use decisions influence disease distribution, how short- and long-term climatic conditions alter the seasonal dynamics of disease incidence, and how dust conditions mediate pathogen transmission....

Merideth Lewis

Student Researcher
Occupational & Environmental Health Nursing
Health Policy

Degree Program: Ph.D.

Expected graduation: 2026

Area(s) of Interest: Health Policy, Global Health & Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing

Project(s): Dissertation Research on the Experience of Surgical Smoke in the Operating Room.

Desired Employment: Academia & transnational work

Current Position: Perioperative Nurse

Testimonial: I am enjoying the rich, diverse multidisciplinary experience...

Kellie Redmond

Student Researcher
Occupational & Environmental Health Nursing

Degree Program: PhD in Nursing

Expected Graduation: 2027

Area(s) of Interest: Burnout in nursing

Project(s):

1. Feasibility and Efficacy of Enhanced Stress Resilience Training (ESRT) for Occupational Wellbeing of Critical Care Nurses.

2. Effect of disinfectant exposure on the gut microbiome of cleaning workers.

Desired Employment: Post-Doctoral Fellow/ Assistant Professor

Current Position: Adjunct Nursing Instructor and Graduate Student...