Benjamin Ashraf
Morgantown, WV
Degree: 
Ph.D.
Major: 
Environmental and Occupational Health
Faculty advisor: 
Jeff Bethel
Dissertation / thesis / project title and brief summary: 

"The Identification of Common Environmental and Demographic Associations for Tick-Borne Disease Risk and Surveillance Efforts in the United States."

Professional / academic / life plans after graduation: 

My hope is to pursue a career in working in public health practice. Afterwards, I would like to transition into a career teaching future public health students at the university level.

Favorite memory of being a graduate student at Oregon State: 

Having the ability to teach undergraduate students about public health.