Staff Biography
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Drew Michanowicz, MPH, CPHResearch Assistant III Bridgeside Point, 100 Technology Drive |
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Summary
Andrew (Drew) Michanowicz currently serves as a Research Assistant & GIS Specialist for the Communities (CHEC) at the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH), Department of Environmental & Occupational Health (EOH). His responsibilities include technical computer, laboratory, & field tasks related to data collection & data evaluation to characterize potentially exposed human & ecological receptors across numerous exposure pathways. He is also involved in collaborative projects related to environmental health research, translation, community outreach, policy analysis, project and program evaluation, & community visioning & prioritization processes.
A 2006 graduate of the MPH program through the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health’s EOH department (and Risk Assessment certificate), Drew participated in several projects with CHEC during his graduate work; such projects include the Allegheny River Stewardship Project (ARSP), Autism & Heavy Metal Exposures, and Geopositioning of Coal Burning Power Stations, Coal Combustion Waste Sites (Fly Ash), and Beneficial Use Sites. Read more about those projects here»
In addition to his work with CHEC, Drew is also an environmental consultant for the University of Pittsburgh Environmental Law Clinic and a DrPH student through GSPH’s EOH department.
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Education
| 2009 | University of Pittsburgh MPH, Master of Public Health Graduate School of Public Health Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Pittsburgh, PA |
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| 2006 | Juniata College BS, Bachelor of Science Division of Natural Sciences, Biology Major Geology Minor Huntingdon, PA |
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Appointments & Positions
| 2009 - Present | Center for Healthy Environments & Communities University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA |
Research Assistant III & GIS Specialist | |
| 2009 - Present | University of Pittsburgh Environmental Law Clinic Pittsburgh, PA |
Environmental Consultant | |
| 2008 - 2009 | Center for Healthy Environments & Communities University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA |
Head Graduate Student Researcher | |
| 2006 - 2007 | Charles Dombrowski, DMD, Family Dentistry Altoona, Pennsylvania |
Dental Laboratory Technician | |
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| 2004 & 2005 | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Hollidaysburg, PA - Systematic Technique to Analyze and Manage PA Pavements (STAAMP) |
STAAMP Summer Intern | |
| 2003 | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Hollidaysburg, PA |
Geotechnical Engineering Summer Intern |
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Certifications & Affiliations
- Risk Assessment Certificate, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health
- Certified in Public Health (CPH), National Board of Public Health Examiners
- Global Health Council (GHC), Associate Professional Member
- Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), Member
- Environmental and Occupational Department, Student Government Association Representative
