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Ellen Considine is a second-year PhD student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is studying biostatistics with an emphasis in global environmental health, and prioritizes translation of science into societal action. In May 2020, Ellen graduated from the University of Colorado (CU) Boulder with a BS in applied math and minors in statistics, economics, and geography. At CU, she worked on air pollution epidemiology research and volunteered with Engineers Without Borders. Ellen is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.
How does wildfire smoke impact our health, and how can we reduce this harm?
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