I chose to continue my education at the University of Iowa as a student within the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology for two reasons. First, I enjoyed the atmosphere that Iowa City fosters. It is a great place to live, with many opportunities for excitement and adventure outside of the lab and classroom. Second, the interdisciplinary nature of the Human Toxicology Program allows for a wide variety of opportunities, views, and connections that facilitate a well-rounded graduate education, which I believe is necessary to become a successful, unbiased scientist.

Advisor: Peter Thorne, PhD

Dissertation: Inhalation and Developmental Toxicity of Select Chalcogenide Engineered Nanomaterials

Year Graduated: 2021

Current Job: Toxicologist

Current Company: Sherwin Williams

Publications from Research:

Parizek NJ, Steines BR, Haque E, Altmaier R, Adamcakova-Dodd A, O'Shaughnessy PT, Thorne PS., Acute in vivo pulmonary toxicity assessment of occupationally relevant particulate matter from a cellulose nanofiber board, NanoImpact. 2020 Jan;17:100210

Areecheewakul S, Adamcakova-Dodd A, Givens BE, Steines BR, Wang Y, Meyerholz DK, Parizek NJ, Altmaier R, Haque E, O'Shaughnessy PT, Salem AK, Thorne PS., Toxicity assessment of metal oxide nanomaterials using in vitro screening and murine acute inhalation studies, NanoImpact. 2020 Apr;18:100214.