ELENA AUSTIN, SC.D.
PNASH Center Director and Associate Professor
Elena Austin has a background in exposure assessment and epidemiology and as well as strong statistical skills. One of her main research interests is developing methods and strategies for collecting and analyzing complex multipollutant exposure data. Her doctoral thesis focused on the development…
MARISSA BAKER, PHD
Associate Professor
Marissa Baker is passionate about improving health and safety for vulnerable and underrepresented workers. With a background in industrial hygiene, she brings hands-on expertise in workplace exposure assessment and a growing focus on worker stress and mental health. Marissa is dedicated to making…
MARIA BLANCAS, PHD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor
Maria Blancas recently earned a PhD from the University of Washington in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences and completed her MPH degree in the Community-Oriented Public Health Practice program. She received the prestigious Bullitt Environmental Prize for her dissertation work that…
DIANA CEBALLOS, PHD, MS, CIH
Assistant Professor
Diana Ceballos is passionate about closing the gap on health disparities. She works to uncover environmental factors — from emerging tech-related hazards to longstanding risks — that affect vulnerable communities, including workers in small businesses, minorities, and workers in developing…
ALLEN CHAN
PhD Candidate, Graduate Research Assistant
Allen Chan's research focuses on improving health and safety in the commercial fishing industry by understanding the well-being needs and concerns of commercial fishermen and identifying solutions that may address them. Most recently, he helped with the banger bar study and contributed an…
ALLISON CLONCH, PHD (2026), MPH, MCP
PhD, Graduate Research Assistant
Ally Clonch earned her PhD, at the University of Washington’s Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences. In 2019, she earned her Master of Public Health and Master of City Planning from the University North Carolina - Chapel Hill in 2019. While at UW, Allison became a researcher…
IDANIS CRUZ
Doctor of Nursing Practice Candidate, Graduate Research Assistant
Idanis Cruz is a community health nurse at Sea Mar Community Health Center and a research assistant with the Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH). In her nursing role, she partners with maternal health patients to ensure they receive just, equitable, and culturally…
ALAN DAVIS
PNASH Scientific Advisor
Alan Davis, CSP, OEC, brings over three decades of experience in occupational safety and health across diverse industries, including manufacturing, maritime, healthcare, and higher education in addition to his experience in agriculture, forestry, and emergency services. Alan's commitment to safety…
AUTUMN DENNISTOUN, DNP, RNC-OB, C-EFM/ONQS
Clinical Instructor
Dr. Autumn Dennistoun, DNP, RN is a registered nurse whose work focuses on understanding how systemic and upstream factors shape health outcomes in working populations. Her interest in population health and health equity deepened during the COVID-19 pandemic, when she witnessed persistent…
DENNISE DRURY
Outreach and Education Specialist
Dennise Drury is a bicultural and bilingual Latina from Texas. She has a background in environmental science and a passion for increasing the inclusivity and accessibility of science and research for Latino communities. In her current role, she works in collaboration with researchers, community…
JODY EARLY
Professor
Jody Early is passionate about understanding how social, cultural, and systemic factors shape health and drive disparities. Rooted in community-based participatory research, she partners with communities to design culturally responsive programs and has spent 30 years tackling a wide range of issues…
RICHARD FENSKE, MPH, PHD
In Memoriam Co-founder of PNASH, Associate DEOHS Chair and Professor Emeritus
Richard Fenske, MPH, PhD, was no ordinary industrial hygienist. Neither was the focus of his career ordinary. His choice of scientific pursuits was grounded in his extensive background in philosophy, theology, and the spiritual humanitarianism that animated his life and work. He focused on how to…
SARAH FISH
Graphic Designer
Sarah Fish creates eye-catching visuals for PNASH Center communications. As an experienced graphic designer, illustrator, and photographer, Sarah enjoys developing different types of graphics for print and web. These include logos, brochures, fact sheets, posters, event materials, and photography.…
JOHN FLUNKER
Postdoctoral Scholar
Dr. Flunker is an environmental and occupational epidemiologist specializing in exposure assessment, exposure-outcome modeling, and working with vulnerable populations. In partnership with industry and community stakeholders and through collaborations with multi-disciplinary research teams, he has…
FRANCIS GALLAGHER
Undergraduate Student, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Francis Gallagher, a Portland, Oregon native, is a third-year biology major with a photography minor at Oregon State University. He aspires to a career in healthcare and will be completing EMT training this summer. Francis will also continue his involvement with the PNASH FLIPP for Lifejacket…
JOHN GARLAND
Professor Emeritus, Affiliate Professor
John Garland is a trailblazer in timber harvesting and forestry safety. As Oregon State University’s Timber Harvesting Extension Specialist, he drove research, introduced new technologies, and created educational programs that shaped Oregon’s forestry industry. He continues that work today as a…
AMANDA GLADICS
Community Educator, Fisheries Extension
Amanda Gladics provides community education programs that foster sustainability of fishery resources, and the public's understanding of those resources. See her Oregon Sea Grant faculty profile for more details.
MARCY HARRINGTON
Research Coordinator, Evaluation Lead
Marcy Harrington is a founding member of the Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health (PNASH) Center based at the University of Washington School of Public Health. Ms. Harrington holds a B.S. in Forestry and Masters in Public Affairs and brings her passion for forestry and rural…
HAYLEE JARRETT
Bachelor of Science (2025), Undergraduate Research Assistant
Haylee Jarrett holds double majors in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and Anthropology. During her time at the PNASH Center and her SURE-EH internship under the mentorship of Dr. Edward Kassner, she focused on creating and evaluating culturally tailored strategies to communicate…
CATHERINE JENNIFER
Master of Science (2025), Graduate Research Assistant
Catherine Jennifer is looking into the differences between pesticide use in California and in Washington state, comparing rural vs. urban usage. They will map out each county's pesticide use estimates data using two different methods, via GIS. The hope is that the comparison…
EDWARD KASNER, PHD, MPH, CSP
Assistant Teaching Professor
Eddie Kasner is an exposure scientist with a focus on leveraging the tools of precision agriculture to prevent injury and illness among workers. See his DEOHS faculty profile for more details.
ROBERT KEEFE
Associate Professor and Director
Robert Keefe is an Associate Professor of Forest Operations and Director of the University of Idaho Experimental Forest, where he’s passionate about pushing the boundaries of operational forestry through innovative research. He partners closely with students to manage and steward over 8,000 acres…
LAUREL KINCL
Professor
Laurel Kincl is passionate about protecting workers from the occupational health and safety hazards they face every day. Her research focuses on understanding and reducing occupational exposures. She leads or co-leads several NIH and CDC-funded projects spanning some of the most demanding…
CALLAN KREVANKO, MS
PhD Candidate, Graduate Research Assistant
Callan Krevanko is a PhD candidate at the University of Washington's Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences. In 2020, she received her Master of Science in Environmental Health with a specialization in Environmental Epidemiology from Harvard University. During her master's…
CHRISTINE LOFTUS, PHD, MPH
Clinical Associate Professor
Christine Loftus is an environmental epidemiologist with over 15 years of research experience in prenatal and early-life exposures to chemical and nonchemical stressors associated with child health trajectories. She also studies the factors that may modify these relationships, such as prenatal…
JUDY LYSIAK
Program Coordinator
Judy Lysiak brings over 35 years of office administration to her role supporting the PNASH Center. That background shaped her belief that workplace health and safety is fundamental to worker well-being — and drives her commitment to advancing research and resources that protect workers across the…
JULIANA MORENO, MS (2026)
Master of Science, Graduate Research Assistant
A MS student in Industrial Hygiene at UW-DEOHS, graduating in June 2026, Juliana Moreno is collaborating with the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries to develop a specialized WISHA 10 training module for the cannabis industry. WISHA 10 is a 10-hour training course, similar to OSHA…
KAREN MUNGUIA RODRIGUEZ
MPH Candidate, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Karen Munguia Rodriguez is an incoming Master of Public Health Student. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in public health-global at the University of Washington this June. Her interests are in mixed-methods research, community-oriented research, Latino health, and epidemiology. She has…
PHOEBE NADEAU, MS (2025)
Master of Applied Science
Phoebe Nadeau, who earned her MS Applied in December 2025, dives into the world of persistent pollutants and pesticide safety with a healthy dose of curiosity. Her dissertation explored per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—those stubborn chemicals lurking in everyday products and, in most…
PAULINA OSINSKA
PNASH Program Manager
Paulina Osinska is manager of the PNASH Center. Paulina has a background in public health and research in areas such as violence prevention, perinatal health, and patient safety. She most recently managed a national center on improving communication with patients after medical injury, collaborating…
PABLO PALMÁNDEZ
Agricultural Research and Safety Extensionist
Pablo Palmández has been an Agricultural Research and Safety Extensionist with the PNASH Center since 2007. Mr. Palmández works within the farm community, linking farmers and farmworkers with PNASH’s expertise in agricultural research and safety. Mr. Palmández grew up in a rural…
OSWALDO PEREZ
MPH Candidate, Graduate Research Assistant
Oswaldo Perez is a first-generation college student and a Master of Public Health candidate in Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Washington. Growing up with his parents working in agriculture, he witnessed firsthand the demanding nature of this labor. Oswaldo says experience with…
VICKIE RAMIREZ
Senior Research Coordinator & Center Manager UW Center for One Health Research
Vickie Ramirez is a medical anthropologist and Sr. Research Coordinator/Center Manager at the Center for One Health Research at the University of Washington. She participates in local and global research in zoonotic disease transmission and surveillance, including data collection in COVID-19…
JORGE RIVERA-GONZALEZ
PhD Candidate, Graduate Research Assistant
Jorge Rivera-Gonzalez's current work is focused on assessing the gut and nasal microbial communities of the Healthy Dairy Worker cohort, composed of individuals in the Yakima Valley. Although the work is ongoing, he will soon explore occupational exposures within the dairy…
YONI RODRIGUEZ
Research Scientist
Yoni Rodriguez is a research scientist in environmental public health with a B.S. in Biochemistry and an M.S. in Exposure Science. He specializes in protecting human health by translating environmental measurements into actionable risk assessments. His work sits at the intersection of Exposure…
DANIEL RODRIGUEZ-PANTALEON
MPH Candidate, Graduate Research Assistant
Daniel Rodriguez-Pantaleon’s work with PNASH has had a positive impact on him as a student and future public health researcher. Through his work, Daniel obtained research skills while collaborating with community partners and contributing to the Climate and Mental Health in Agriculture (CLIMA)…
DIANE ROHLMAN, PHD
Scientific Advisor
Rural Safety and Health, Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa
CORALYNN SACK, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Coralynn Sack joined the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences and the Department of Medicine in 2018. She is a physician-scientist with clinical and research expertise in environmental and occupational lung disease. She received her MD from the University of…
CHRISTOPHER D. SIMPSON, PHD, MSC
PNASH Center Deputy Director and Professor
Chris Simpson research interests involve the application of analytical chemistry to the development of techniques for assessment of exposure to toxic chemicals, and the subsequent application of those techniques to investigate occupational and environmental exposures. He is particularly…
MARIA TCHONG-FRENCH
Research Scientist
Maria Tchong-French is a research scientist with the University of Washington since 2004. She has been involved in exposure assessment in multiple projects ranging from pesticide exposure in agriculture, solvent exposure in automotive shops, and air quality in schools. She feels strongly about…
ELIZABETH TORRES
Research Coordinator
Elizabeth is a public health professional based in the Yakima Valley with more than fifteen years’ experience working with the low income and farmworker communities. For the last nine years, she has been the Research Project Coordinator for El Proyecto Bienestar (EPB) and a member of the PNASH…
ELOISE ZIMBELMAN, PHD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Eloise earned her PhD in the Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences at the University of Idaho. Her doctoral research now continues with PNASH on the use of emerging technologies to increase the safety and efficiency of forestry and natural resource professionals. Her…