Jennifer Winston

PhD Student Department of Geography jwinston@unc.edu CV Jennifer at the Great Wall of China

Research

I am interested in population-environment interactions as they relate to water quality and human health.  My dissertation draws upon a disease ecology framework and focuses on birth defects and maternal exposure to contaminants via drinking water.  My other research with the Spatial Health Research Group has investigated the role of drinking water in childhood diarrheal disease.

Education

M.A., International Environmental Policy, Monterey Institute of International Studies, 2002

B.A., French Studies, Lewis & Clark College, 1998

Funding 

Chancellor’s Fellowship, University of North Carolina, 2009-2014

Carolina Population Center Predoctoral Traineeship 2011-2012

NSF IGERT Predoctoral Traineeship, Carolina Population Center, 2009-2011

Publications

Carrel, M; Escamilla, V; Messina, J; Giebultowicz, S; Winston, J; Yunus, M; Streatfield, PK, Emch, M. (2011) Increased tubewell density decreased diarrheal disease risk in rural Matlab, Bangladesh: A zero-inflated and geographically weighted analysis. International Journal of Health Geographics.10:41.

Publications in Review

Winston J, Escamilla V, Perez-Heydrich C, Carrel M, Yunus M, Streatfield PK, Emch M. Deep tubewells provide protection against childhood diarrhea in Matlab, Bangladesh.  Submitted to American Journal of Public Health.