Caitlin Niven

2023-24 Global One Health Fellow

About Caitlin

A third year PhD Student in Forestry and Environmental Resources, Caitlin’s focus area is in Environmental Epidemiology. Her current research is focused on understanding how climate change, specifically extreme temperature and rainfall, impacts levels of fecal contamination and pathogen presence in environmental samples (including stored drinking water, tubewell water (source water), ambient waters (ponds), soil from courtyards, stored food, hand rinses, and flies) as well as the effectiveness of WASH interventions in reducing child exposure to enteric pathogens in rural Bangladesh. Through this research, Caitlin is striving to advance understanding and contribute to addressing the challenges of climate change and environmental pathogen transmission.

Contact Information

Email: cgniven@ncsu.edu

Faculty Advisor

Ayse Ercumen | Forestry & Environmental Resources