Debbie Cherry

Associate Professor, Medicine - General Internal Medicine
Adjunct Associate Professor, Env. and Occ. Health Sciences


Box

, WA -


cherryd@uw.edu

Research Interests

Health promotion and occupational risk factors in commercial fishermen. Addressing occupational exposure to vapors from hazardous waste facilities. Community-based environmental and policy changes to promote health.

Education

MD Texas Tech University, 1995

MS Environmental Science, Stephen F Austin University, 1999

In the News

Health risks for Alaska salmon fishermen
SPH News, 06/25/2018

'Difficult and dangerous' work raises health risks for Alaska salmon fishermen
UW School of Public Health News, 06/21/2018

Team Studies Health of Copper River Fishermen
ASPPH Friday Letter, 05/15/2015

UW Team Studies Copper River Gillnet Fishermen
The Cordova (Alaska) Times, 04/22/2015