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Lyndsay Krisher

Lyndsay Krisher MPH

Instructor
  • Center for Health, Work & Environment
  • Department of Environmental & Occupational Health

Lyndsay is a researcher at the Center for Health, Work & Environment and Instructor in the department of Environmental & Occupational Health. She currently serves as the project manager for the Center's international Total Worker Health® (TWH) research and practice initiatives, which are aimed to evaluate and improve the health, safety and well-being of workers in Latin America. She is currently working on two NIH-funded studies to examine the environmental, occupational and community risk factors for chronic kidney disease of unknown cause (CKDu) in sugarcane workers in Guatemala. She is also a co-founding member of the CHWE’s Climate, Work & Health Initiative and a current DrPH student in the department of Environmental & Occupational Health. Prior to her work at the CHWE, Lyndsay was part of the Center for Global Health where she coordinated community health and clinical education projects in the Trifinio region of southwest Guatemala.

Areas of Expertise

  • International TWH
  • Agricultural worker health
  • Climate change and health
  • Chronic kidney disease of unknown origin (CKDu)

Education, Licensure & Certifications

  • MPH, Environmental and Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health, 2013

Awards

  • Delta Omega National Honorary Society in Public Health, Alumni Member, 2017