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