Full Bio

Dr. Laura Syron is an epidemiologist in NIOSH’s Western States Division. She earned an MPH in International Health and a PhD in Environmental and Occupational Health from Oregon State University. As an undergraduate, she studied abroad in Quito, Ecuador and completed an internship in Santiago, Chile. During her MPH program, she interned with Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide. While completing her dissertation on safety and health in Alaska’s seafood processing industry, she began working with NIOSH in Anchorage, Alaska, before transferring to Spokane, Washington. Currently, within NIOSH’s Research Program Portfolio, she is an Assistant Program Coordinator for both the Center for Maritime Safety and Health Studies and the Occupational Health Equity Program.