St. Olaf Environmental Health Alumni Panel (virtual)

Explore internships and careers related to Environmental Health with alumni who are engaged with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), which has a mission to research how the environment affects biological systems across the lifespan and to translate this knowledge to reduce disease and promote human health (https://www.niehs.nih.gov/).

Students from all majors and class years can find value in the insights from alumni about their respective career journeys and how they leveraged their St. Olaf education to create a positive impact on health through an understanding of the environment.

Panelists:

Kirsten Overdahl, Chemistry, Environmental Studies (2015); Music-Performance (2016)

Research Chemist, Mass Spectrometry Research Center (MSRC), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Acting Coordinator, NIH Metabolomics Consortium (NIH-MC)

PhD, Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program, Duke University https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsten-overdahl-ph-d-4380b974/

Kyla Taylor, Environmental Studies (2006)

Epidemiologist, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

PhD, Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; MS, Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyla-taylor-98260113/

Liam O’Fallon, Hispanic Studies – focus on health and culture (1993)

Health Specialist, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

MA, Latin American Studies, Tulane University (concentration International Health, Medical Anthropology)        https://www.linkedin.com/in/liamrofallon

Mike Humble, Chemistry (1985)

Health Scientist Administrator, Basic Science, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

PhD, Toxicology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/geh/humble