Elaine Faustman, PhD
About
Dr. Elaine Faustman is a toxicologist and Professor in the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences and Director of the Institute for Risk Analysis and Risk Communication (IRARC).
She is also the Risk Analysis and Communication Resource Hub Lead for STOP Spillover, a USAID-funded project bringing together experts in human, animal and environmental health to understand and address risks posed by zoonotic viruses with the potential to spill over and affect humans.
Dr. Faustman received the 2019 Merit Award from the International Union of Toxicology for her intellectual contributions to the field and a career dedicated to mentoring scientists around the world. She also was elected in 2019 to the Washington State Academy of Sciences, recognizing her work on risk assessment of chemical hazards and her contributions in neurodevelopmental toxicology.
Education
- PhD, Michigan State University
- BA, Hope College (Michigan)
Affiliations
Mentorship
Available to mentor new master's and PhD students in autumn 2025. Please follow the instructions on the How To Apply page.
DEOHS Students Mentored
Sex-Specific Disruption of the Gut-Liver-Brain Axis: Developmental Programming and Behavioral Outcomes Following PCB Exposure
Youjun Park Suh | PhD | 2025 | View
Investigating Agricultural Exposures, Inflammation, and Child Respiratory Health in the Lower Yakima Valley of Washington
Hannah Cutler Dye | MS Thesis | 2025 | View
Investigating spermatogonial dynamics in vitro: Insights for reproductive and developmental toxicology
Brad Hansen | PhD | 2025 | View
Next Generation Risk Assessment of Phthalates: Integrating New Approach Methods and Exposomic Approaches using a Washington State Agricultural Community Cohort Study
Amy Leang | PhD | 2024 | View
A Risk Assessment of Coastal Nanoplastic Particles: Enzymatic Pre-Treatment and Analytical Approaches at the Nanoscale
Thomas Dugan | MS Thesis | 2023 | View