2008-09 l 2007-08 l 2006-07 l 2005-06 l 2004-05 l 2003-04 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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