PhD Program: Environment (2024) Faculty Advisor: Heather Stapleton, PhD Dissertation: Assessing Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Indoor and Ambient Environment Utilizing Silicone Wristbands Updates 8/2025 Employment: Post-Doctoral Associate, University of Minnesota Sector: Academia Taylor Hoxie completed her Ph.D. in November 2024 under the mentorship of Dr. Heather […]
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PhD Program: Environment (2024) Faculty Advisor: Joel Meyer, PhD Dissertation: Mitochondrial Mechanisms of Toxicant Induced Dopaminergic Neurodegeneration in Caenorhabditis elegans Employment: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Rochester Employment Sector: Academia LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-morton-phd-a7493a125/
PhD Program: Environment (2021) Faculty Advisor: Heather Stapleton Dissertation: Using in vitro and in vivo Placental Models to Investigate the Localization of Brominated Flame Retardants and Implications for Thyroid Hormone Homeostasis Employment: Director of Toxicology at 3DC, Deerfield Management Employment Sector: Industry LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-ruis-phd-1734b918a/
PhD Program: Environment (2021) Faculty Advisors: P. Lee Ferguson, PhD; Heather Stapleton, PhD Dissertation: Characterizing Exposures and In Vitro Effects of Azobenzene Disperse Dyes in the Indoor Environment Employment: Acting Trans-NIH Metabolomics Coordinator, The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Employment Sector: Government Description of Research: I am an environmental […]
PhD Program: Marine Science & Conservation (2023) Faculty Advisor: Daniel Rittschof, PhD Dissertation: Multisector mitigation of single-use plastic pollution: approaches from biology, policy, law, and industry Employment: Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto Employment Sector: Academia LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoiediana/?originalSubdomain=ca Zoie (pronouns: she/her) is a Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Chelsea Rochman’s lab at […]
PhD Program: Environment (2023) Faculty Advisors: Joel Meyer, PhD; Susan Murphy, PhD Dissertation: Nuclear and Mitochondrial Epigenetics Responses to Environmental Exposures LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillon-king-phd-4b2b1b108/ Update 6/2025 Employment: Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Employment Sector: Government Dillon King completed her PhD in June 2023. She is currently a postdoctoral […]
Pronouns: he / him / his PhD Program: Environment (2003) Faculty Advisor: Richard Di Giulio, PhD LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-meyer-0a57797/ Lab Website: https://sites.nicholas.duke.edu/meyer/ Updates 9/2020 Employment: Associate Professor of Molecular Environmental Toxicology, ITEHP Director of Graduate Studies, Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment Employment Sector: Academia Dr. Meyer studies the effects of toxic agents […]
Pronouns: she / her / hers PhD Program: Pharmacology (2000) Faculty Advisor: Theodore Slotkin, PhD Dissertation: Developmental Neurotoxicity of the Pesticide, Chlorpyrifos: Mechanisms and Consequences LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristina-d-chadwick-phd-dabt-0828ba10/ Updates 8/2025 Employment: Executive Director, Global Program Lead, Bristol-Myers Squibb Employment Sector: Industry Kristina D. Chadwick, Ph.D., DABT, recently transitioned to Global Regulatory Affairs at Bristol-Myers […]
Pronouns: she / her / hers PhD Program: Environment (2019) Faculty Advisor: Richard Di Giulio, PhD Dissertation: The Impacts of Embryonic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon and Hypoxia Co-Exposures on Two Model Fish Species LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-lindberg-5489a953/ Updates 9/2020 Employment: Biologist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Employment Sector: Government Casey graduated from Duke in May 2019. After […]