Student Research Achievements

Presentations

• Disa Patel. "Assessing Individual Interventions and Need for Policy Interventions to Reduce PM Exposure", American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), February 13-17, Chicago, IL
• Alyse LeDuc. "Social and Environmental Factors that Affect Childhood Pneumonia in Makassar, Indonesia", Global Health and Innovation Conference, April 13-14, 2013, Yale University, New Haven, CT
• Can Meng, "Infants' Arsenic Exposures from Drinking Water and Dietary Ingestion's", Annual Graduate Student Presentation Contest, Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, NIU, DeKalb, IL, April 13, 2013
• Mutiemu Zuneidu. "Perception of Health Risk and Under-Five Mortality: Evaluating the Impact of Parents Perception of Causes of Under-Five Mortality in Northern Ghana", Global Health and Innovation Conference, April 21-22, 2012, Yale University, New Haven, CT
• Lindsey Watson, "Domestic Hygiene Behavior and Childhood Diarrhea in Makassar, Indonesia", Global Health and Innovation Conference, April 21-22, 2012, Yale University, New Haven, CT
• Jeff Lamble. "Guatemala City Landfill: Environmental Impacts on the Health of City Residents",Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day, April 24, 2012, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

Grants and Scholarships

• Disa Brummet, Graduate School Travel Grant, 2014
• Natasha Lal, Undergraduate Research Assistantship (URA), 2014
• Disa Brummet, NIU Foundation Global Environmental Health ($1000), 2013
• Ivan Niktin, Great Journey Graduate Assistantship, 2012-2013, 2013-2014
• Disa Brummet, Provost's Travel Grant for Study Abroad ($1000), 2013
• Alyse LeDuc, Clarence and June Pearson Worldview Internship Award ($10,000), 2012
• Mutiemu Zuneidu. Graduate School Travel Grant , 2012
• Lindsey Watson. Graduate School Travel Grant, 2012
• Jeff Lamble. Undergraduate Special Opportunities in Artistry and Research (USOAR) Award ($2500), "Guatemala City Landfill”, 2011
• Rachel Crigler. Undergraduate Special Opportunities in Artistry and Research (USOAR) Award ($2100), “Food Security Measurement” , 2010

Honors and Awards

• Disa Patel, Best Thesis Award of 2014-2015 at NIU
• Disa Patel, Honorable Mention Award (Medicine and Public Health Category) in American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Student Poster competition, 2014
• Disa Patel, Outstanding Graduate Student Award, NIU Graduate School, 2014
• Jeff Lamble's work was highlighted in the presidential inauguration (see page 12), 2013
• Mutiemu Zuneidu, Outstanding Graduate Student Award, NIU Graduate School, 2013
• Jeff Lamble (and Dr. Shibata), Outstanding Faculty and Student Team, NIU Academic Convocation, 2012
• Mutiemu Zuneidu, Student Leader in Global Health, Global Health and Innovation Conference, 2012
• Lindsey Watson, Student Leader in Global Health, Global Health and Innovation Conference, 2012