Dr. Marissa Childs

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Marissa Childs's research explores how large-scale environmental changes such as climate change and land use change affect human health. Her work employs remote sensing modeling to quantify nonlinear context-dependent effects of environmental changes. In particular, her past and ongoing research has focused on predicting yellow fever virus spillover in Brazil, projecting changes in dengue incidence due to climate warming, and producing granular estimates of wildfire smoke exposure. She is especially interested in understanding climate-sensitive diseases in regions like Madagascar.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
Application Checklist
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  • Resume/CV
  • English proficiency scores (for international students)
Specialization Notes

Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.