Lariah Edwards, PhD, is an environmental health scientist with years of experience critically evaluating toxicological and epidemiological data for the purpose of understanding health effects associated with exposure to environmental chemicals. Currently, Edwards is as postdoctoral scientist working jointly at the George Washington (GW) School of Public Health and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). At GW, Edwards is working with Dr. Ami Zota in the Environmental and Occupational Health Department where her research focuses on exposure and hazard considerations of chemicals found in food and beauty products. At EDF, Edwards works with Dr. Jennifer McPartland where she supports scientific advocacy efforts related to the evaluation of chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Edwards earned her doctorate in Environmental Health from Boston University School of Public Health in 2019 and her bachelor of science in Chemistry from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. In addition to her postdoctoral work, Edwards was also a Spring 2021 Agents of Change in Environmental Justice Fellow.
Michelle Gin, MPH, is an Environmental Health Supervisor for Community Outreach and Engagement in the Environmental Health Division of Ramsey County Public Health Department in Minnesota. Before this role, Michelle was a Toxic Free Kids Communications Planner in the Environmental Health Division of the Minnesota Department of Health. Her work is focused on toxic chemicals in consumer products where she educates consumers to change behaviors and influences businesses to change practices. She earned her MPH in Maternal and Child Health with focus on Public Health Policy and Health Disparities from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Michelle is a former Leadership Education in Adolescent Health Fellow. She is first generation with her family originating from Hong Kong. Michelle strives for positive and lasting change.
Theresa Guillette, PhD, received her doctorate in Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Health Sciences from the Medical University of South Carolina. Her dissertation work focused on environmental contaminants and associated health effects in Nile crocodiles. Theresa is currently an Environmental Scientist II at Arcadis. Her previous research focused on using geographic information system (GIS) models to understand the extent of PFAS contamination from fluorochemical production facilities (Parkersburg, WV and Fayetteville, NC).
Annie Hoang, MPH, is an an MD candidate at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where she is enrolled in the Program in Medical Education for the Urban Underserved (PRIME-US). She recently received her MPH degree in health policy from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She graduated with Distinction from Yale, where she holds a BS degree in Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology Intensive with a biotechnology concentration. Her work focuses broadly on advancing health equity in the built environment. Recent topics include dichloromethane deaths, water equity access, indoor air quality in schools, and green chemistry policy.