Meet the Team

Jaleen Avila, MPH
Program Manager
javila11@utep.edu

Chandima Wekumbura Wekumbre Gedara, BS
Graduate Research Assistant
cchandim@ksu.edu
Former Members

Michelle Del Rio, PhD
Former Program Manager
mdel@utep.edu

Christina R. Rodriguez, BS
Former Staff Research Assistant
crrodriguez12@utep.edu

Alex B. Obeng, MPH
Former Graduate Research Assistant
abobeng@miners.utep.edu

Carlos A. Chavarria, BS
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
cachavarria@miners.utep.edu

Crystal Costa, BS
Former MPH Student and Peace Corp Fellow
cpcosta@miners.utep.edu

Elizabeth Alvarado-Navarro, BS
Former MPH Student
ealvaradon@miners.utep.edu

Suzan Aranda, MS
Former Graduate Research Assistant
saranda4@miners.utep.edu

Diana L. Moreno, BS
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
dlmoreno2@miners.utep.edu

Angela G. Mendez-Contreras, BS
Former Undergraduate Research Assistant
agmendezcon@miners.utep.edu

Buddhika Madhubhashini Galkaduwa, PhD
Former Post Doctoral Fellow
biddhika@ksu.edu

Christina Sobin, PhD
Professor and MPH Director
casobin@utep.edu

William L. Hargrove, PhD
Former CERM Director
wlhargrove@utep.edu

Ganga Hettiarachchi, PhD
Professor of Soil and Environmental Chemistry
ganga@ksu.edu