Ayse Ercumen: I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources and core faculty in the Global WaSH Cluster. I am also associate faculty in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering. I was born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey. I have a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from MIT, an MS in Environmental Engineering from UC Berkeley, and an MPH and PhD in Epidemiology from UC Berkeley. My research combines tools from these disciplines to study environmental transmission of infectious disease and evaluate interventions to improve child health.

Stacy Solbodiuk
Origin: Harrisburg, NC
Degrees: Pursuing MS, obtained B.S. in Wildlife Biology.
Research Interests: Effect of domestic wastewater irrigation on the presence of AMR in soil and water.
Interesting Fact: I got my second degree black belt when I was fourteen years old.

Jordan Turner
Origin: Charlotte, NC
Degrees: Pursuing B.S. in Environmental Science from North Carolina State University
Research Interests: Effect of domestic animals/ animal feeding operations on microbiological water quality.
Interesting Fact: In high school, people didn’t even realize my fraternal twin and I were even siblings.

Caitlin Niven
Origin: Durham, NC
Degrees: Pursuing MS, graduated with BS in Public Health Biology from Elon University.
Research Interests: Environmental transmission of STH and waterborne pathogens.
Interesting Fact: I went to cooking school before finishing undergrad.

Jesse Contreras
Origin: Eustace, TX
Degrees: Pursuing postdoctoral degree. PhD, MPH Epidemiology from the University of Michigan
Research Interests: Applying concepts from political ecology, environmental justice, and social epidemiology to the study of sanitation, wastewater reuse, and global health.
My first job was cleaning concrete tools for my dad at around age six, and I was paid $1 an hour.

Skyler Price
Origin: Hillsborough, NC
Degrees: Pursuing B.S. in Environmental Science from North Carolina State University
Research Interests: Environmental transmission of infectious diseases; impacts of livestock operations on microbiological water quality.
Interesting fact: My cat is named after Tobias Funke, a character on the tv show Arrested Development.

Charanya Srinivasan
Origin: Cary, NC
Degrees: Pursuing B.S. in Environmental Science from North Carolina State University
Research Interests: Effects that domestic or animal feeding operations have on water quality.
Interesting fact: I have been an Indian classical dancer for over thirteen years.