Archives: <span>WRPHTC Completed Projects</span>

Sophia Glazer completed an internship where she analyzed Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon exposure among Female Firefighters.

Eliana Blum worked with KIPP Schools to develop an age-appropriate environmental curriculum for students.

Emma Sage completed an internship with UC Berkeley Health Research for Action where she used advanced dispersion modeling to estimate wildfire smoke exposure for vulnerable communities in California.

Laura Johnson completed an internship project where she explored perceptions of Opioid use Disorder and its interventions among medical students.

Lily Sandblom completed an internship at Phoenix Children’s Hospital where she examined the effect of using an electronic dashboard to improve outcomes in Type 1 Diabetes in pediatric patience.

Miriam Silliman conducted an internship with the San Joaquin Valley Public Health Consortium where she identified the tangible impacts of a cross-jurisdictional sharing model and determined areas for improvement.

Sarah Hartzell completed an internship with NAMI Northern Nevada where she explored college students’ access to mental health resources and their suggestion for improvements.

Sue Kim completed an internship with Kyah Rayne Foundation where she explored ways to improve school and restaurant access to Epinephrine auto-injectors.

Michaela Kupfer completed an internship with Sanitation and Health Rights in India (SHRI) where she conducted a qualitative research study aimed at understanding the role of shared sanitation facilities in Jharkhand, India.

Students from the University of Nevada, Reno, have completed a group internship project creating the framework and model for a gender clinic that provides gender-affirming medical, behavioral, and social services. Members of the group are: Axenya Kachen, Christopher Sanchez, Clarice Ho, Erika Thys, and Spencer Trivitt.