Research Opportunities for Undergraduates: Training in Environmental Health Science (ROUTES)
About
Through targeted one-on-one faculty mentoring and paid research co-op opportunities, ROUTES seeks to introduce undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds to the field of Environmental Health research. Since 2015, ROUTES has placed undergraduate students in meaningful research co-ops in engineering, sociology, biology, epidemiology, and health sciences. ROUTES provides support and experience to help students pursue further education and research careers in the environmental health field, with a particular focus on issues of urban health, health disparities, and environmental justice.
SSEHRI has participated in ROUTES as a research group since 2016. ROUTES Scholars conducting research on the PFAS Project have gone on to careers or further study in government (EPA, NPS), industry, and academia (MPH, medical school).
Phil Brown is a Faculty Mentor for the PFAS Project co-op position. The ROUTES program is led by PI Tom Sheahan (NU).