Applied Practice Experience (APEx)
Environmental Health Sciences Master's students are required to complete a three-month practicum. The practicum—essentially an internship in the field—is both a required component and highlight of the Master's experience. Our students work alongside public health professionals, experience the day-to-day realities of the field, and apply what they’ve learned in class to advance the cause of public health.
2022
- Arch Street Communications
Communication and public engagement for environment-related projects - Biostatistics Department, Columbia University
Concussion protocol data collection and analysis - Brightline Defense
Analyzing climate data and policy - Citizens Climate Lobby
Community-based climate advocacy - Clarity Movement Co.
Project management and climate data and policy analysis - Climate Club
Developing science blog posts, creating visualizations, increasing readership and discovering grant opportunities - Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health, Mailman School of Public Health
Researching consequences of prenatal exposure to environmental contaminants on child health outcomes - CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute
Applying an intersectoral perspective that links nutrition and health to a sustainable community for Harlem, and engaging the public in food policy research and action - Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres Brazil Medical Unit
Developing surveys to analyze the relationship between climate events, migration and health - Department of Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Food pantry site distribution, data collection and analysis - Environmental Health Sciences Department, Mailman School of Public Health
- Troubleshooting protocols for aerosol collection and immunostaining of various target organs with markers present in ALS patients
- Determining the impact of metal exposures on child neurodevelopment
- Data management and analysis, updating recruitment statistics
- Investigating the relationship between wastewater surveillance data and underlying rates of infection
- Collecting and analyzing data for the "450K Epigenome-Wide Scan Identifies Differential DNA Methylation Related to Aflatoxins Exposure" project
- Measuring environmental noise
- Environmental Protection Agency
Clean Water Act (CWA) inspections and developing new enforcement cases against CWA violators - Environmental Working Group
Researching projects surrounding the Farm Bill and Trade Policy - Environmental Volunteers
Managing research, community engagement and communications for an environmental science education program for 1st and 2nd-grade students in low-income communities - Global Consortium on Climate Health and Education
Educating the public and analyzing data about climate change and its impact on human health - ICAP Global Health
Examining how mobility influences access and utilization of care for migrants living with HIV in Zimbabwe and Lesotho - National Center for Disaster Preparedness
Pandemic planning course curriculum development