Former Ph.D Students

William Oswald (2015)

Infectious Disease Epidemiologist

Dissertation Title: Effects and sustainability of sanitary behaviours for the control of neglected tropical diseases in Amhara, Ethiopia.

Antara Sinha (2011-2016)

Senior Executive Officer to CEO, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Dissertation Title: Assessing the use of latrines in rural India

Laura Zambrano (2016)

Epidemiologist, CDC, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases

Dissertation Title:Assessing the impact of improved cook stoves and advanced water filters in Rwanda on biomarkers of health and exposure outcomes.

Daniele Lantagne (2007- 2011)

Associate Professor, Tufts University

Dissertation Title: Point-of-use water treatment in emergency response

Fiona Majorin (2013-2016)

Research Fellow, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Dissertation Title: Safe disposal of child faeces in India

Wolf-Peter Schmidt (2006-2009)

Assistant Professor in Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Dissertation Title: Sampling strategies for measuring the longitudinal prevalence of recurrent infections.

Image result for Marieke HeijnenMarieke Hiejnen (2012-2015)

Post Doctoral Research Associate, Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar

Dissertation Title: Comparing the use and health impact of shared sanitation versus individual household latrines

Heather ReeseHeather Reese (2017)

CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

Dissertation Title: An evaluation of the health and exposure impact of improved water supply and sanitation in rural India.

Rosa Ghislaine (2008-2013)

Assistant Professor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Dissertation Title: Health, economic and environmental impact of boiling as a means of disinfecting drinking water (expected submission August 2012)

Mathew Freeman (2007- 2011)

Associate Professor, Rollins School of Public Health

Dissertation Title: The impact of school-based water, sanitation and hygiene program on health and absenteeism of primary school children

Rachel Peletz (2008-2012)

Director of Programs, Aquaya

Dissertation Title: Safe drinking water for households with young children born to HIV-positive mothers

Miles Kirby (2012-2016)

Research Associate, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Dissertation Title: Assessing the health impact of household water filters and improved cook stoves in Rwanda

Susan Boisson (2009-2013)

Technical Officer, Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Health Unit, World Health Organization

Dissertation Title: Improving assessments of the health impact of water, hygiene and sanitation interventions 

Maryann Delea (2015-2018)

Epidemiologist with The Carter Center’s Guinea Worm Eradication Program

Dissertation Title: Social constructs, behaviour change, and the uptake of community-based WASH interventions: Metrics and analytical approaches for measuring collective efficacy

Naser Titu (2014-2018)

NIH Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health

Dissertation Title: Drinking Water Salinity: Mineral Intake and Cardiovascular Health

Bethany Caruso

Assistant Professor, Rollins School of Public Health

Frederick Goddard (2016-2020)

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University

Dissertation Title: Enteric pathogen exposure and child health in low-income settings

Jiawen Liao (2016-2020)

Postdoctoral Fellow, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

Dissertation Title:Advanced Exposure Assessment of Air Pollution and its Effects on Maternal and Child Health in Low-income Settings

Wenlu Ye (2021)

Technical Officer (HAP), World Health Organization

Dissertation Title: Understanding the exposure, health impacts and potential intervention effects on household air pollution (HAP) in China and India

Ian Hennessee (2022)

Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dissertation Title: Impacts of multi-scale environmental change on Anopheles mosquito ecology and malaria transmission in Rwanda

Sarah Hamid (2022)

Health Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dissertation Title: Etiology and patterns of acute respiratory infections in low- and middle-income countries: implications for vaccination strategies and environmental interventions

Gloria Sclar (2022)

Research Program Manager, Center for Interdisciplinary Population and Health Research (CIPHR), MaineHealth Institute for Research

Dissertation Title: Integrating participatory methods into the RANAS behavior change approach: case studies in WASH

Hemali Oza (2022)

Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory University

Dissertation Title: Development of a resilience measurement tool to assess the impact of RISE interventions on household and community resilience in informal settings

Sabrina Haque (2022)

Environmental Specialist, World Bank

Dissertation Title: Providing evidence to assess the integration of household water filters into Rwanda’s national environmental health promotion program

Stephen Mugel (2024)

Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dissertation Title: Integrative perspectives on environmental determinants of infectious disease across scales: patterns of multidimensional environmental deprivations in Sub-Saharan Africa and spatial patterns of malaria-schistosomiasis serology in Ifanadiana, Madagascar

Giovanni Vinti (2021)

Postdoctoral Fellow, Universita degli studi di Palermo; Expert consultant in the environmental sector, Municipality of Agrigento 

Dissertation Title: Municipal solid waste management and health risks: is it time for a solid waste safety plan: analysis of case studies from Serbia and Ghana