Staff Category: Trainees

Elizabeth Boxer earned her B.A. in Environmental Studies with a Biology minor from Northeastern University in Boston. While at Northeastern she conducted research on the social and scientific discovery of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute. This work included helping to create the […]

Brittney earned her B.S. in Marine Biology and B.A. in Chemistry with a minor in Astronomy-Physics from Humboldt State University. As an undergraduate, she conducted research studying climate change impacts on urchin-macroalgae feeding relationships, copper pollution impacts on bryozoan larval settlement, and metal bioaccumulation in macroalgae. In her doctoral studies […]

Alex earned his B.S. in environmental science from the University of South Carolina in 2016. Prior to graduate school, he had work experiences in environmental chemistry, microbiology, and immunology, and eventually developed a passion for environmental toxicology. His research in the Meyer lab involves mechanisms of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) damage […]

Amelia earned her B.S. in Environmental Health Science from the University of Georgia in 2022. As an undergraduate she conducted research in environmental microbiology, working on projects relating to aquatic microbiology, freshwater microplastics, and molecular epidemiology/COVID-19 surveillance. In the Gunsch lab, she aims to focus her doctoral research on bioremediation […]

Laura earned her B.S. in Cognitive Science, Neuroscience track from University of California, Davis then worked as a research technician in Dr. Maxwell Leung’s lab at Arizona State University studying the possible co-exposure effects of cannabinoids and contaminants in the neurological function of model organism c. elegans. In order to […]

Rebecca is a 5th year PhD student in the Stapleton lab. She earned her B.S. in Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2020, alongside certificates in Global Health and Environmental Studies. Her undergraduate research on the fate and transport of organic contaminants in crop plants fostered her […]

Andrew earned his B.S. in Psychology from Howard University in 2021. In his undergrad, he conducted research at Howard on the formulation of over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drugs involving CBD, as well as research on physiological responses to racialized events and stereotypes. He also completed an internship at UCLA, with the UC-HBCU […]

Emily earned dual B.S. degrees in Biology and Marine Science from the University of Miami in 2020. After graduation, she joined the Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Branch at the US EPA as an ORISE Fellow, where she investigated toxic chemical mixture interactions using in vitro bioassays and mathematical modeling. At Duke, Emily’s […]