In the past year, student Dena Sadi Abusrur has volunteered in two countries overseas, in three different areas while taking classes. Her most recent service trip was to Zambia and Greece, spending a month in Zambia and six weeks in Samos, Greece. In Greece, she provided primary care and emergency…
Dr. Sabo-Attwood’s primary research investigates how environmental contaminants impact organisms at the cellular and molecular levels. She is specifically interested in chemicals that can disrupt endocrine systems (components of plastics, surfactants, pharmaceuticals), and nanomaterials, emerging contaminants with widespread use in consumer and industrial products. Her focus centers on both the…
Dr. Okech’s primary research seeks to understand the biological processes occurring in the mosquito midgut after food ingestion and how they influence mosquito survival and disease transmission. Understanding these processes may uncover new environmentally safe opportunities and tools that could potentially be used to reduce mosquito vector population and/or prevent…
Dr. Kane’s current research interests focus on aquatic pathology and toxicology, environmental health, low-level stress outcomes in aquatic organisms, behavioral toxicology, infectious diseases including non-tuberculous mycobacteria, water quality, environmental change, zoonoses, global health, and scientific outreach.
