Tania M. Busch Isaksen, PhD, MPH
About
Tania Busch Isaksen is Teaching Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator for the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS). In addition to her teaching and administrative responsibilities, she maintains an active, practice-based research portfolio focused on public health outcomes associated with extreme heat and wildfire smoke exposures; risk communication methods; climate change-related public health adaptation planning and response, and sustainable materials management. Tania has over 25 years of environmental public health experience working in local public, private, and academic settings. She earned her PhD from the UW in Environmental and Occupational Hygiene, her MPH from the University of Washington’s eMPH Program, and her BS in Environmental Health from Colorado State University.
Education
- PhD, University of Washington
- MPH, University of Washington
- BS, Colorado State University
Affiliations
Collaborative on Extreme Event ResilienceCenter for Health and the Global Environment (CHanGE)
Future Rivers
The Center for Quantitative Science
Mentorship
Available to mentor new Master's students in autumn 2026. Please follow the instructions on the How To Apply page.
DEOHS Students Mentored
Enhancing Resilience to Wildfire Smoke in Alaska: Evaluating and Communicating the Use of Air Quality Data for Health Protection
Mariana Cortes Espinosa | MS Thesis | 2025 | View
Effects of the tire chemical derivative, 6PPDQ, on olfactory-mediated behaviors in coho salmon
Sophie Hammond | MS Applied | 2024 | View
Environmental Public Health Surveillance of Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms in Washington State Using Drone Technology
Joseph Teresi | MS Thesis | 2024 | View
Supporting Equitable Land Management Decisions Through the Characterization of Different Sources of Smoke Exposure for At-Risk Communities
Claire Schollaert | PhD | 2023 | View
Health, Safety, and Disaster Preparedness in the Washington State Wine Industry
Mae Coker | MS Thesis | 2023 | View
Additional Information
Collaborative on Extreme Event Resilience: Tania Busch Isaksen serves as co-director.