Division of Environmental Health
Assistant Professor
Phone: (760) 768-5500 ext. 65586
Office: EF-135
Email: llarajacobo@sdsu.edu
Website: https://www.llarajacobo.com/
Education
- PhD, Water Sciences (Toxicogenomics), Institut National de la Researche Scientifique (2020)
- MS, Life Sciences (Toxicology), Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (2012)
- BS, Biological and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (BPCH), Autonomous University of Baja California (2010)
Scholarly Areas
- Environmental Toxicology and Epidemiology
- Wastewater-Based Epidemiology (WBE)
- Environmental and Human Risk Assessments
Biography
Dr. Lara-Jacobo holds a Ph.D. in Toxicogenomics from the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique. Linda has more than ten years of research and teaching/mentoring experience, including work with indigenous and rural communities. She is developing liaisons between health, environment, gender equality, social inclusion and diversity, indigenous engagement, and science diplomacy toward a sustainable world. She’s also a member of the HB Women in STEMM Leadership program, acting against climate change on a global scale by observing its effects in Antarctica and increasing women’s leadership. In 2021, she received the Hispanic Women of the Year Merit Award (QC, Canada).
Publications
For an up-to-date publications list see Orcid
