I'm a Ph.D. student at the University of Washington in Seattle. I conduct Environmental Health Microbiology research and I'm also beginning to elaborate on my interests in Environmental Justice.
In the lab, I'm working on a method that aims to detect the presents of viable bacteria in water systems. More specifically, I'm targeting pre-rRNA genes of Aeromonas hydrophila using qRT-PCR to determine the presence of pathogenic bacteria in drinking or marine water. This type of research is interesting to me because of it's direct applicability to real-world problems.
My goal as a Ph.D. student is to find ways to link my lab work with Environmental Issues that Tribal Nations are experiencing today. I will undoubtedly be thinking very seriously about this for the next 6 months and will soon elaborate more on this.
Contact Information
My nephew Luca and I
Me
Classes
Organizations
Native Interest
Environment on Navajo
Photos
Lab
Nephew
Lefthand Studios
William
Dennis
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PhD Written Exam Readings
Environmental Justice
Past Classes
HSL
ASM
APHA
NASAA
SACNAS
Navajo Nation
Navajo Times
Tribal College Journal
Coal Mining
Uranium Mining
Sacred Peaks!
Native Movement
Indigenous Environmental Network
clarita@u.washington.edu
Updated April 2008
