VEATASHA HENRI DORSEY, MSc

Environmental Health & Safety Professional 3801 Brooklyn Ave NE Seattle, WA 98105 vdorsey1@uw.edu 1.919.407.2626

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: 5 + years collective experience in environmental health and industrial hygiene, that of which includes: exposure monitoring, IAQ, ventilation, microbial sampling, proactive risk assessments, MSDS maintenance, hazardous waste management, noise control, fall prevention emergency response, auditing and quality control. EXPERIENCE National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-CDC Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) Unit Cincinnati, OH Training Research and Evaluation Branch (TRE) June 01-Aug.10, 2013

Assisted IH technician with instrumentation calibration and media preparation Out-of-state travel with IHs for sampling and monitoring of workplaces with valid HHE requests Conducted two chemical exposure, injury and psychosocial risk assessments for commercial building cleaners Delivered NIOSH lecture (30 min) and drafted literature review on the occupational health and safety hazards in the e-waste industry [publication in process] Oct.03 Dec.10, 2012

University of Washington Field Research & Consultation Group Course: Recognition of Health & Safety Hazards in Industry Seattle, WA

Conducted weekly safety walk-throughs, OSHA/WISHA compliance, exposure monitoring and written technical reports for the following industries in Washington State: foundry, UW hospital, lead battery recycling, scrap metal recycling and lumber mill June 01-Aug.05, 2011

Center for Research on Invasive Species and Small Populations (CRISSP) Summer REU Intern, University of Idaho, Moscow ID

Developed histological technique; analyzed over 500 histological samples using compound microscope; dissected three steelheads and extracted GI tract for use in environmental toxicology studies Aug.02 2011-Aug. 14, 2012

Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology- Duke University Determined formaldehyde concentrations in air samples (EPA-TO11A) Measured and characterized silver nanoparticles for toxicity studies Responsible for laboratory safety and MSDS maintenance

EDUCATION MSc, Occupational and Environmental Exposure Sciences University of Washington School of Public Health Health and Safety Management Emphasis, NIOSH Trainee Fellowship (2012-2014) GPA: 3.5 / 4.0 BS, Environmental Science North Carolina Central University GPA: 3.9 / 4.0 Magna cum Laude, NCDOT Scholarship BA, Political Science North Carolina Central University GPA: 3.5 / 4.0 Magna cum Laude Honors: Ronald E. McNair Scholar, Wickersham Security Studies Scholar June 2014 (exp) Seattle, WA

Dec. 2011 Durham, NC

Dec. 2011 Durham, NC