ScM Faculty Advisers
The two-year ScM degree provides an opportunity to do a year-long research project with a faculty member. The first year of the program follows the full-time MHS guidance and focuses on coursework designed to provide a strong foundation in environmental health. The second year involves full-time research whether in a lab, clinic, the field, or at a desk. The following faculty may be willing to advise ScM students. If you identify a faculty member that you want to work with who is not on this list, we encourage you to ask them about their availability.
![Shyam Biswal Shyam Biswal](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/979.jpg?h=ec476b1c&itok=ow8boa84)
Shyam Biswal, PhD, studies the mechanisms by which environmental factors drive chronic health conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
![Joseph Bressler Joseph Bressler](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/86.jpg?h=65e5c16e&itok=dXdXd2b7)
Joseph Bressler, PhD, studies how environmental pollutants affect neurodevelopment with specific interests in autism and fetal alcohol syndrome.
![Jessie Buckley Jessie Buckley](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/3357.jpg?h=356bc7ff&itok=YamXAcbU)
Jessie Buckley, PhD, MPH, studies early life environmental chemical exposures to inform policies targeted at improving children’s health.
![Meghan Davis Meghan Davis](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/3059.jpg?h=16b768a2&itok=ymTt9jsJ)
Meghan Davis, DVM, PhD '12, MPH '08, studies the interface of bacteria and hosts to reduce microbe-mediated diseases in people and animals.
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Gigi Kwik Gronvall, PhD '00, is an immunologist by training, who has written extensively about synthetic biology, preparations for bioterrorism, and the contested origin of SARS-CoV-2.
![Thomas Hartung Thomas Hartung](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/2308.jpg?h=4a79a20b&itok=ZA1TaLt7)
Thomas Hartung, MD, PhD, steers the revolution in toxicology to move away from 50+ year-old animal tests to organoid cultures and the use of artificial intelligence.
![Christopher Heaney Christopher Heaney](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/2595.jpg?h=fbdea0a2&itok=mI8KWIm-)
Christopher Heaney, PhD, MS, and his team, developed a saliva-based test that accurately detects the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 from small samples of saliva.
![Kirsten Koehler Kirsten Koehler](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/2928.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=uNTj_lo4)
Kirsten Koehler, PhD, research seeks to improve exposure assessment methods to inform occupational and public health policy.
![Mark Kohr Mark Kohr](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/3154.jpg?h=96e21e2f&itok=GLo4ISJv)
Mark Kohr, PhD, researches how male and female hearts differ in response to injury and environmental factors.
![Paul Locke Paul Locke](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/430.jpg?h=7141958a&itok=-QdJg9DZ)
Paul Locke, DrPH '98, MPH, JD, is a scientist and lawyer who researches, designs, and implements evidence-based policies to improve public health and protect the environment.
![David Love David Love](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/2484.jpg?h=690322e4&itok=ge666Wgo)
David Love, PhD, MSPH, is an expert in food systems and sustainability. His work focuses on the environmental, social, health, and food system issues related to aquaculture and fisheries.
![Wayne Mitzner Wayne Mitzner](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/483.jpg?h=8ac40672&itok=OAtCuiPQ)
Wayne Mitzner, PhD, studies how lung structure and function protect against environmental and pathologic insults.
![Keeve Nachman Keeve Nachman](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/2394.jpg?h=690322e4&itok=cqXCjcsF)
Keeve Nachman, PhD ’06, MHS ’01, aims to generate the scientific evidence needed to support decisions that mitigate human exposures to chemical and microbial hazards associated with food production.
![Gurumurthy Ramachandran Gurumurthy Ramachandran](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/3348.jpg?h=b1f482cc&itok=LLwWP2J8)
Gurumurthy Ramachandran, PhD, MS, conducts research focused on developing effective and accurate methods to assess health-related human exposure in occupational and non-occupational settings.
![Ana Rule Ana Rule](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/1984.jpg?h=191059c3&itok=d-rtO4h_)
Ana Rule, PhD ’05, MHS '98, focuses on the development and evaluation of novel sampling and analysis strategies for assessments of exposure to biological aerosols, e-cigarette aerosols, and particulate matter.
![Kellogg Schwab Kellogg Schwab](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/813.jpg?h=ea95bb15&itok=hxIgb8w6)
Kellogg Schwab, PhD, integrates engineering, public health, and human behavior by researching water and wastewater contaminants of public health concern.
![Fenna Sillé Fenna Sillé](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/3443.jpeg?h=072221d8&itok=pMlQdlfV)
Fenna Sillé, PhD, studies how environmental exposures change the immune system and increase the risk of respiratory infections and lung cancer.