Division of Environmental Health
Assistant Professor
Email: nilopez@sdsu.edu
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Biography
Dr. Nicolas Lopez-Galvez is an Assistant Professor in Environmental Health at the School of Public Health. He has over a decade of experience evaluating environmental exposures to carcinogens such as pesticides and tobacco-related pollutants among underserved populations, including low-wage immigrant workers, farm workers, children, and those who live near the U.S.-Mexico border region. He utilizes innovative and non-invasive exposure assessment tools in field studies to monitor carcinogens in occupational and community-based settings to better understand their effects on human health. His experience as first-generation Latino immigrant in the U.S. has influenced his commitment towards addressing environmental justice issues and health disparities in minority populations. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), his Masters in Public Health in Environmental Health and Masters of Arts in Latin American Studies at SDSU. Dr. Lopez-Galvez obtained his PhD from the University of Arizona with a focus in Environmental and Occupational Health.
