MEET OUR PI'S
PI's are the principal investigators of a research team or project. Our three PI's are currently working and overseeing various projects within the KLEHP team.
PROFESSOR
POSTDOC FELLOW
PhD CANDIDATE
Dr. Natalia Deeb-Sossa
Faculty Mentor
2009 - Present
Original team member!
Dr. Skye Kelty
Co-Principal Investigator
2016 - Present
Original team member!
Alfonso Aranda
Co-Principal Investigator
2016 - Present
Original team member!
Natalia is currently a faculty professor in the Department of Chicanx/a/o Studies at UC Davis. She has a research background in in medical sociology, social psychology, symbolic interaction, race, class and gender, and methodology. All of her work makes contributions to substantive issues in inequality.
Skye is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute at Rutgers State University of New Jersey. She completed her PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology at UC Davis in Dec 2019. Skye's expertise is in lung health and environmental toxicology. Skye is currently the co-chair for Integrity, Diversity, and Equity for the Citizen Science Association.
Skye presented KL environmental health research at the:
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Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Conference 2018 (poster) and 2020 (talk)
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Citizen Science Association Conference 2019 talk with Alfonso
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UCD Center for Comparative Respiratory Biology and Medicine Seminar 2019 talk
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US Army Toxicology Directorate Technical Seminar 2019 talk
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Rutgers University Joint Graduate Program in Toxicology Seminar 2019 talk
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Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety Monthly Symposium 2018 talk
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UCD Cancer Center Spotlight on Junior Investigators Mini-Symposium 2018 talk
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National Institute For Environmental Health Sciences National Conference for Environmental Health Science Centers 2018 with Alfonso and promotora
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Yolo Farmworker Network at Davis Migrant Center 2018 talk with promotoras and Natalia
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UC Davis Interdisciplinary Environmental Justice Symposium 2018 talk with Alfonso and promotora
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UC Davis IRC: Citizen Science at the University Symposium 2018 talk
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NorCal SETAC Annual Symposium 2018 poster
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Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety Annual Symposium 2018 poster
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ReImagine America conference 2017 community site visit with promotoras, Alfonso, and Natalia
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Woodland Community College Semillas y Culturas~Seeds and Cultures Conference 2017 talk with CRLAF
Alfonso is currently a graduate student fellow studying Environmental Health Geography at UC Davis. His journey consists of trying to make sense of –and write about– the ways in which the ecological practices of monopoly capital are embodied by communities across rural geographies. Alfonso's PhD dissertation will document and examine perceptions of environmental risks in a small, farm-worker community in northern California. One day I’ll teach Chicana/o Studies courses about environment and health.
Alfonso presented KL environmental health research at the:
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Imagining America 20th Anniversary National Gathering 2019 workshop with Ana-Maria
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Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Conference 2019 talk
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Citizen Science Association Conference 2019 talk with Skye
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Environmental Health Sciences Center‘s Community Engagement Core (CEC) Conference 2019
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Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Conference 2018 talk
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National Institute For Environmental Health Sciences National Conference for Environmental Health Science Centers 2018 talk with promotora and Skye
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UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center Annual Research Retreat 2018
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UC Davis Interdisciplinary Environmental Justice Symposium 2018 talk with promotora and Skye
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ReImagine America conference 2017 community site visit with promotoras, Skye, and Natalia