Carlie Skellington
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, USA
Biography
Carlie Skellington is a MPH candidate at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health studying epidemiology and humanitarian assistance. She graduated with honors from Lehigh University in 2015 with a B.S. in Biology, during which she worked in Dr. Jill Schneider’s neuroendocrinology laboratory and completed her independent thesis research project on asesssing environmentally-induced variability of morphological, ingestive, and reproductive traits in the male Syrian hamster based on living conditions (group-housed vs. singly-housed). Carlie has also worked within a sustainable development lab, during which she helped design and develop a phytopurifier that degrades common indoor home air pollutants within Pennsylvania, USA.