2009-10 l 2008-09 l 2007-08 l 2006-07 l 2005-06 l 2004-05 l 2003-04 2009-10 Carmen Arriola, DVM
Fifth year student, Department of International Health
Field of study: The status of pig farming in Peru: a comparative analysis of the public health and environmental impact of small, medium, and large-scale pork production.
Doctoral advisors: Lawrence Moulton, PhD, professor, Department of International Health; Robert Gilman, MD, professor, Department of International Health, and Ellen Silbergeld, PhD, professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences Ricardo Castillo, DVM
First year student, Department of Epidemiology
Field of Study: The health problems related to the close interactions between animals and humans, especially as they play out in the chain of food production.
Doctoral advisor: William Moss, MD, MPH, associate professor, Department of Epidemiology Julia DeBruicker, MHS
Fourth year student, Department of Health, Behavior and Society
Field of study: An examination of the fundamental determinants of consumer demand and appetite for meat in order to inform relevant behavior change campaigns
Doctoral advisor: Peter Winch, MD, MPH, associate professor, Department of International Health. Beth Feingold, MPH
Third year student, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Field of study: An examination of the contribution of Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) to large-scale ecosystem and human health burdens of pollution and disease.
Doctoral advisor: Ellen Silbergeld, PhD, professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences Jillian Parry Fry, MPH
Third year student, Department of Health Policy & Management
Field of study: An analysis options aimed at addressing the impact of industrial food animal production in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Doctoral advisors: Robert Lawrence, MD, Center for a Livable Future Director and professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences; and Daniel Webster, MPH ScD, associate professor, Department of Health Policy and Management. Lauren Gibbons, MS
Third year student, Department of Health Policy & Management
Field of study: An examination of the associations between the local food environment and childhood obesity, with a focus on how public policy can be used to create healthier communities.
Doctoral advisor: Keshia Pollack, PhD, Department of Health Policy and Management Kristen Gibson
Fourth year student, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Field of study: The environmental and public health impacts of industrial animal production through surface and groundwater transport of emerging human and animal pathogens.
Doctoral advisor: Kellogg Schwab, PhD, associate professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences Jennifer Hartle, MHS
Second year student, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Field of study: Developing measurement methods that can be utilized to inform policymaking and consumer choices and to transform the current food production system.
Doctoral advisor: Robert Lawrence, MD, Center for a Livable Future Director and professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences Holly Henry, MHS
Second year student, Department of Health, Behavior & Society
Field of study: An examination of the influence of social cohesion and neighborhood satisfaction, food and activity environments, and media use on children’s diet and physical activity.
Doctoral advisors: Dina Borzekowski, EdD, EdM, assistant professor, Department of Health, Behavior and Society; and Jonathan Ellen, MD, professor, Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health and Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine Nkemdiri Iruka, MPH
Second year student, Department of Health, Behavior & Society
Field of study: An examination of the contribution of unhealthy eating, as a behavioral and structural problem, to disparities in cancer, especially as it affects African Americans in urban settings.
Doctoral advisor: David Holtgrave, PhD, professor and chair, Department of Health, Behavior and Society Lisa Krain, ScM
Second year student, Department of Epidemiology
Field of study: An investigation of the role of industrial livestock farms in animal-to-human disease transmission to antibiotic-resistant infections in rural U.S. communities; an examination of whether residential and occupational exposures to large farms are linked to increased risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections.
Doctoral advisors: Ellen Silbergeld, PhD, professor, Environmental Health Sciences, and Kenrad Nelson, MD, professor, Department of Epidemiology Seung Hee Lee
Second year student, Department of International Health
Field of study: Preventative approaches to fighting obesity, specifically increasing healthy food options in low-income neighborhoods in Baltimore.
Doctoral advisor: Joel Gittelsohn, PhD, MS, associate professor, Department of International Health Riina Raudne, MS
Third year student, Department of Health, Behavior & Society
Field of study: The role of private sector and social enterprises in disease prevention and health communications: an evaluation of the farm-to-school program in Baltimore City’s public school district.
Doctoral advisor: David Holtgrave, PhD, professor and chair, Department of Health, Behavior and Society Andrea S. Smith, MPH, MA
Fifth year student, Department of Health, Behavior & Society
Field of study: Behavioral and cultural factors, social constructs, and environmental factors that influence health behavior change, as it relates to chronic disease prevention and food insecurity.
Doctoral advisor: Carl Latkin, PhD, professor, Department of Health, Behavior and Society Patti Truant, MPH
First year student, Department of Health Policy & Management
Field of study: The health, safety and environmental effects of biofuels.
Doctoral advisor: Tom Burke, PhD, MPH, associate dean for Public Health Practice and Training and professor, Department of Health Policy and Management and Department of Environmental Health Sciences D’Ann Williams, MS
Part-time DrPh student, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Field of study: Community exposures to contaminants emitted by dairy Confined Animal Feeding Operations in Yakima, Washington, traffic-related pollutants, environmental allergens, bioaerosols, and GIS spatial analysis.
Doctoral advisor: Alison Geyh, PhD, associate professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences 
2008-09 Carmen Arriola, DVM
Fourth year student, Department of International Health
Field of study: The status of pig farming in Peru: a comparative analysis of the public health and environmental impact of small, medium, and large-scale pork production.
Doctoral advisors: Lawrence Moulton, PhD, professor, Department of International Health; Robert H. Gilman, MD, also a professor in the Department of International Health; and Ellen Silbergeld, PhD, professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences. Edward Broughton, MPH
Third year student, Department of International Health
Field of study: The association between Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and integrated poultry/aquaculture facilities, including evaluation of the effectiveness and costs of HPAI risk reduction measures mandated by national policies.
Doctoral advisor: Damian G. Walker, BSc, MSc, PhD, assistant professor, Department of International Health. Julia DeBruicker, MHS
Third year student, Department of Health, Behavior and Society
Field of study: An examination of the fundamental determinants of consumer demand and appetite for meat in order to inform relevant behavior change campaigns.
Doctoral advisor: Peter Winch, MD, MPH, associate professor, Department of International Health. Beth Feingold, MPH
Second year student, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Field of study: The use of satellite remote sensing to locate Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) to better estimate their contribution to large scale ecosystem and human health burdens of pollution and disease.
Doctoral advisor: Ellen Silbergeld, PhD, professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences. Jillian Parry Fry, MPH
Second year student, Department of Health Policy and Management
Field of study: Examining the impact of industrial food animal production sites on surrounding communities from a human rights perspective.
Doctoral advisors: Robert S. Lawrence, MD, director, Center for a Livable Future, and professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences; and Daniel Webster, MPH ScD, associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management. Kristen Gibson, BS
Third year student, Department of Environment Health Sciences
Field of study: The development and optimization of new methods investigating emerging human and animal pathogens and their persistence and transport throughout surface and ground water sources.
Doctoral advisor: Kellogg Schwab, PhD, associate professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences. Jennifer Hartle, MHS
First year student, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Field of study: Investigating how to change current eating patterns in high-income countries to reduce human impact on the environment.
Doctoral advisor: Robert S. Lawrence, MD, director, Center for a Livable Future, and professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences. Gila Neta, MPP
Fifth year student, Department of Epidemiology
Field of study: Investigating risk factors for exposure to pesticides and examining the associations between levels of pesticides in cord blood and the effects on fetal growth and development and on the immune system.
Doctor advisors: Dr. Lynn Goldman, professor in Environmental Health Sciences and Epidemiology; and Dr. Jonathan Samet, chair of the Department of Epidemiology. Sohyun Park, MS
Second year student, Department of International Health
Field of study: Investigation of environmental and structural changes for preventing childhood obesity in South Korea.
Doctoral advisors: Dr. Joel Gittelsohn, associate professor in the Department of International Health. Amy Peterson, DVM
Fourth year student, Department of Epidemiology
Field of study: A demonstration of the connection between antibiotic resistance in porpoises and hog farms as evidence for the long ecological reach of industrial food animal production.
Doctoral advisors: Kenrad E. Nelson, MD, professor, Department of Epidemiology and Ellen K. Silbergeld, PhD, Department of Environmental Health Sciences. Dr. Manjunath Shankar
Fourth year student, Department of International Health
Field of study: The impact of kitchen gardens on women’s empowerment and food security using the capability approach framework developed by Amartya Sen.
Doctoral advisors: Drs. Alan Sorkin and Carl Taylor in the Department of International Health. D’Ann Williams, MS
Third year student, Environmental Health Sciences
Field of study: Exposure assessment of dairy Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) contaminants in indoor and outdoor environments.
Doctoral advisors: Patrick N. Breysse, PhD, CIH, professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences and director, Division of Environmental Health Engineering and Alison S. Geyh, assistant professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences.
2007-08
Carmen Arriola, DVM
Third year student, International Health
Field of study: The status of pig farming in Peru: a comparative analysis of the public health and environmental impact of small-, medium-, and large-scale pork production.
Doctoral Advisors: Lawrence Moulton, PhD, Professor, International Health and Robert H. Gilman, MD, DTM&H, Professor and Director, Tropical Medicine Institutes Edward Broughton, MPH
Second year student, International Health
Field of study: The association between Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and integrated poultry/aquaculture facilities, including evaluation of the effectiveness and costs of HPAI risk reduction measures mandated by national policies.
Doctoral Advisors: Damian G. Walker, BSc, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, International Health and Ellen K. Silbergeld, PhD, Environmental Health Sciences Julia DeBruicker, MHS
Second year student, Health, Behavior and Society
Field of study: An examination of the fundamental determinants of consumer demand and appetite for meat in order to inform relevant behavior change campaigns.
Doctoral Advisors: Peter Winch, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, International Health and Jane T. Bertrand, PhD, MBA, Professor, Health, Behavior and Society, Director, Center for Communication Programs Kristen Gibson, BS
Second year student, Environment Health Sciences
Field of study: The development and optimization of new methods investigating emerging human and animal pathogens and their persistence and transport throughout surface and ground water sources.
Doctoral Advisor: Kellogg Schwab, PhD, Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences Yayi Guo
First year student, Environmental Health Sciences
Field of study: Evaluating how effective specific point-of-use water filters are in removing bacteria and viral pathogens from contaminated sources of drinking water.
Doctoral Advisor: Kellogg Schwab, PhD, Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences Amy Peterson, DVM
Fourth year student, Epidemiology
Field of study: A demonstration of the connection between antibiotic resistance in porpoises and hog farms as evidence for the long ecological reach of industrial food animal production.
Doctoral Advisors: Kenrad E. Nelson, MD, Professor, Epidemiology and Ellen K. Silbergeld, PhD, Environmental Health Sciences D’Ann Williams, MS
Second year student, Environmental Health Sciences
Field of study: Exposure assessment of dairy Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) contaminants in indoor and outdoor environments.
Doctoral Advisors: Patrick N. Breysse, PhD, CIH, Professor, Environmental Health Sciences and Director, Division of Environmental Health Engineering and Alison S. Geyh, Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences Sharon P. Nappier, MSPH
Second Year Doctoral Student, Environmental Health Sciences
Field of study: Variation in clearance of pathogens in native (Chesapeake Bay) and non-native oyster species.
Doctoral advisors: Kellogg Schwab, PhD, Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences; Thaddeus Graczyk, PhD, MSc, Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
2006-07
Carmen Arriola, DVM
Second Year Doctoral Student, International Health
Field of Study: Vulnerability of human populations to health and economic impacts of zoonotic diseases, especially in the porcine industry in Peru.
Doctoral advisor: Lawrence Moulton, PhD, Professor, International Health
Kristen Gibson, BS
First Year Doctoral Student, Environmental Health Sciences
Field of Study: New methods to investigate emerging human and animal pathogens and their persistence and transport through surface and groundwater.
Doctoral advisor: Kellogg Schwab, PhD, Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Autumn Girouard, BS
Fourth Year Doctoral Student, Microbiology and Immunology
Field of Study: How industrial animal production contributes to contamination of surface water and shellfish, especially oysters, in the Chesapeake Bay.
Doctoral advisor: Thaddeus Graczyk, PhD, Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences Sharon P. Nappier, MSPH
Second Year Doctoral Student, Environmental Health Sciences
Field of study: Variation in clearance of pathogens in native (Chesapeake Bay) and non-native oyster species.
Doctoral advisors: Kellogg Schwab, PhD, Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences; Thaddeus Graczyk, PhD, MSc, Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Keeve E. Nachman, MHS
Fourth Year Doctoral Student, Health Policy and Management
Field of study: Environmental and public health impacts associated with exposure to arsenic used in industrial production of poultry.
Doctoral advisors: Thomas A. Burke, PhD, MPH, Professor and Associate Chair, Health Policy and Management;Ellen K. Silbergeld, PhD, Professor, Environmental Health Sciences Sharon P. Nappier, MSPH
Second Year Doctoral Student, Environmental Health Sciences
Field of study: Variation in clearance of pathogens in native (Chesapeake Bay) and non-native oyster species.
Doctoral advisors: Kellogg Schwab, PhD, Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences; Thaddeus Graczyk, PhD, MSc, Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences Lance B. Price, MS
3rd Year Doctoral Student, Environmental Health Sciences
Field of study: Antibiotic resistance related to food animal production practices.
Doctoral advisor: Ellen K. Silbergeld, PhD, Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
2004-05
David R. Colquhoun, MS
Second Year Doctoral Student, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Field of study: Using proteomics to analyze environmental pathogens associated with Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) by determining microbial pathogens, their source and how they move through the environment.
Doctoral advisor: Dr. Rolf Halden, PhD, PE, Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Anant S. Murthy, MsC
First Year Doctoral Student, Department of International Health
Field of study: Economic evaluation of the public health consequences of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO)
Doctoral advisor: Kevin D. Frick, PhD, Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management and International Health Keeve E. Nachman, MHS
Third Year Doctoral Student, Department of Health Policy and Management
Field of Study: Environmental and public health impacts associated with Arsenic exposure used in industrial production of poultry.
Doctoral advisors: Thomas A. Burke, PhD, MPH, Professor and Associate Chair, Health Policy and Management; Ellen K. Silbergeld, PhD, Professor, Environmental Health Sciences. Lance B. Price, MS
Second Year Doctoral Student, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Field of study: Application of molecular and environmental microbiology to study the impacts of industrial animal production.
Doctoral advisor: Ellen Silbergeld, PhD, Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
2003-04
David Colquhoun, MS
First Year Doctoral Student, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Field of Study: Using proteomics, study of the full set of proteins encoded by a genome, to analyze environmental pathogens associated with concentrated animal feeding operations by determining microbial pathogens, their source, and how they move through the environment.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Rolf Halden, PhD, PE, Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Lance B. Price, MS
First Year Doctoral Student, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Field of Study: Mr. Price's doctoral work will focus on the application of molecular and environmental microbiology to study the impacts of industrial animal production. His overall goal is to acquire the scientific skills to enable him to uncover the environmental and human health outcomes of modern animal food production, and to effectively communicate these connections to the public, policy makers, and consumers.
Faculty advisor: Ellen Silbergeld, PhD, Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
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