MEET THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR :
Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi, PhD, MPH
- Principal Investigator for the study
- Associate Professor, Department of Built Environment
- Expertise: Exposure assessment, multi-pollutant mixtures, metals, PFAS and human health
Meet Our Team :
Yvonne Ford, PhD, RN
Dana Carthron, PhD, ACNP
Dana Carthron, PhD, ACNP
- Co-Principal Investigator for the study
- Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing
- Expertise: Health equity, Cardiometabolic Health, Genomics, Biomarkers
Dana Carthron, PhD, ACNP
Dana Carthron, PhD, ACNP
Dana Carthron, PhD, ACNP
- Co-Principal Investigator for the study
- Associate Professor, Department of Nursing
- Expertise: Health Equity, Multimorbidity, Chronic Disease, Caregiving
Kiran Subedi , PhD
Dana Carthron, PhD, ACNP
Kiran Subedi , PhD
- Co-Investigator for the study
- Lab Director, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.
- Expertise: Mass Spectrometry, Elemental profiling
Meet Our Team :
Issah Haruna, PhD Student Applied Science and Technology
Doreen Jehu-Appiah, PhD Student Computational Data Science and Engineering
Doreen Jehu-Appiah, PhD Student Computational Data Science and Engineering
- Student researcher, Environmental Health and Disease Lab.
- Research Interests: Environmental mixtures, metals, PFAS, chronic disease
Doreen Jehu-Appiah, PhD Student Computational Data Science and Engineering
Doreen Jehu-Appiah, PhD Student Computational Data Science and Engineering
Doreen Jehu-Appiah, PhD Student Computational Data Science and Engineering
- Student researcher, Environmental Health and Disease Lab.
- Research Interests: Applying machine learning to chemical mixtures; integrating data science and epidemiology for public health insights.
Augustina Odediran, PhD Student Applied Science and Technology
Doreen Jehu-Appiah, PhD Student Computational Data Science and Engineering
Augustina Odediran, PhD Student Applied Science and Technology
- Student researcher, Environmental Health and Disease Lab.
- Research Interests: Environmental mixtures, diet, PFAS, metals, causal inference, and chronic disease.
Hope Nyavor, PhD Student Applied Science and Technology
Aderonke Adetunji, PhD Student Applied Science and Technology
Augustina Odediran, PhD Student Applied Science and Technology
- Student researcher, Environmental Health and Disease Lab.
- Research Interests: Environmental mixtures, Bayesian Networks; Applying Probabilistic Graphical Approaches to Exposure and Health Analysis.
Aderonke Adetunji, PhD Student Applied Science and Technology
Aderonke Adetunji, PhD Student Applied Science and Technology
Aderonke Adetunji, PhD Student Applied Science and Technology
- Student researcher, Environmental Health and Disease Lab.
- Research Interests: Environmental exposures, interplay of toxic metals and essential elements in health outcomes, PFAS, Volatile Organic Compounds.
Cameron Dupree CCMA, CPT
Rifa, Tasnia, PhD Student Computational Data Science and Engineering
Rifa, Tasnia, PhD Student Computational Data Science and Engineering
- Phlebotomist for the study.
- Certified Phlebotomist and Certified Medical Assistant with experience in plasma donation center and medical office.
- Senior Biochemistry student at UNCG
Rifa, Tasnia, PhD Student Computational Data Science and Engineering
Rifa, Tasnia, PhD Student Computational Data Science and Engineering
Rifa, Tasnia, PhD Student Computational Data Science and Engineering
- Student researcher, Environmental Health and Disease Lab.
- Statistical analysis, behavioral modeling, and data interpretation to investigate how environmental factors such as metals and PFAS interact with individual behavior and health outcomes.
About Environmental Health and Disease Laboratory
Zaniyah Ward, Biology Student
Bolanle Akinyemi, PhD Student Applied Science and Technology
Esther Ogundipe, PhD Student Applied Science and Technology
Student researcher, Environmental Health and Disease Lab.
Research Interests: Epigenetic markers for Cancer, Implications of chronic heavy metal and phthalate exposure.
Esther Ogundipe, PhD Student Applied Science and Technology
Bolanle Akinyemi, PhD Student Applied Science and Technology
Esther Ogundipe, PhD Student Applied Science and Technology
- Student researcher, Environmental Health and Disease Lab.
- Research Interests: Examining the interplay of Environmental and Social factors in health outcomes.
Bolanle Akinyemi, PhD Student Applied Science and Technology
Bolanle Akinyemi, PhD Student Applied Science and Technology
Bolanle Akinyemi, PhD Student Applied Science and Technology
Student researcher, Environmental Health and Disease Lab.
Research Interests: Environmental mixtures, exposome science, and advanced statistical modeling to understand how combined chemical exposures influence chronic disease risk across biological systems.