Meet Our Environmental Health PhD Students

Pei-Yu Wu

I would like to solve food safety and environmental pollution problems to alleviate the health impact of harmful chemicals in our environment.

Pei-Yu Wu, PhD in Environmental Health student

Jeantel Cheramy

I would like to solve the water scarcity around the world, particularly, in in developing world.

I would like to solve the water scarcity around the world, particularly, in developing world."
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Jessica Donaldson

After completion of my Ph.D., I hope to become an environmental consultant. Following my work in industry, I plan to pursue a career in academia as a professor with a focus in research and mentoring the next generation of ecotoxicologist and environmental health professionals.

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"After completion of my Ph.D., I hope to become an environmental consultant. Following my work in industry, I plan to pursue a career in academia as a professor with a focus in research and mentoring the next generation of ecotoxicologist and environmental scientists."

Bianca Punch

I chose University of Florida because the research being done aligned with my own interests. The prospect of working with the Emerging Pathogens Institute attracted me as well as the fact that the department does a lot of research in my home region, the Caribbean.

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"I chose University of Florida because the research being done aligned with my own interests. The prospect of working with the Emerging Pathogens Institute attracted me as well as the fact that the department does a lot of research in my home region, the Caribbean."
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Xinyue “Clover” Chen

My career goal is to leverage mathematical modeling techniques and artificial intelligence to contribute to public health, both regionally and globally.

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"My career goal is to leverage mathematical modeling techniques and artificial intelligence to contribute to public health, both regionally and globally."
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Alyssa Meyers

I’d like to do research that I may one day be able to present before law makers to argue for better protections of our water. This is not just an environmental issue, it is a shared resource for drinking and recreation that directly affects human health.

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"I'd like to do research that I may one day be able to present before law makers to argue for better protections of our water. This is not just an environmental issue, it is a shared resource for drinking and recreation that directly affects human health."
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Jeongmin Choi

My long-term goal is to become an expert in evaluating toxicokinetics for international regulatory agencies. Specifically, I aim to contribute to the acceptance of computational approaches, such as PBPK modeling, as alternatives to animal testing in regulatory risk assessment.

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"My long-term goal is to become an expert in evaluating toxicokinetics for international regulatory agencies. Specifically, I aim to contribute to the acceptance of computational approaches, such as PBPK modeling, as alternatives to animal testing in regulatory risk assessment."
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Ishae Sriguha

My career goals are to combine my interest in microbiology and public health to pursue a career in academia. My specific interests are to investigate how the mechanisms of infectious pathogens at a cellular level can inform public health policies.

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"My career goals are to combine my interest in microbiology and public health to pursue a career in academia. My specific interests are to investigate how the mechanisms of infectious pathogens at a cellular level can inform public health policies."
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Roselyn Delase Davour

I aspire to conduct research aimed at developing and implementing sustainable policies and business solutions in the areas of environmental health, climate health and nutrition.

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"I aspire to conduct research aimed at developing and implementing sustainable policies and business solutions in the areas of environmental health, climate health and nutrition."
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Zhicheng Zhang

I would solve antibiotic resistance. I could work on developing new models to understand the spread of resistance, predict the development of new resistant strains, and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.

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"I would solve antibiotic resistance. I could work on developing new models to understand the spread of resistance, predict the development of new resistant strains, and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions."
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