About

Sunny is a PhD Candidate in the Occupational Epidemiology Program at UCLA.

What are your OSH interests/research focus? 

My research examines how working conditions and exposures affect workers’ health, with a focus on inflammation and sleep. I am especially interested in the health of high-risk workers such as firefighters, emergency responders, and service members.

What is your motivation for being in the field of Public Health/Occupational Health?

Working as an EMT and paramedic, I saw firsthand how long shifts and hazardous exposures affect responders’ health. Occupational epidemiology lets me study those risks and build evidence to protect the people who protect everyone else.

Fun fact or something interesting you'd like to share about yourself: 

I bake whenever I can, and my lab mates and EMS crews have become very willing test subjects.