MS Environmental Health student, Melissa Nolan, is the recipient of the 2022 North Carolina Public Health Association (NCPHA) Environmental Health Scholarship. The award is a $300-scholarship given to one ECU student and one Western Carolina University (WCU) student with a GPA of 3.0 or above. Melissa has an overall GPA of 3.8. She has worked as a graduate research assistant on a project involving insecticide resistance in mosquitos and has also been recognized for her work on wastewater testing for COVID-19 in residence halls on ECUs campus to protect the health of the campus community. She has also previously served as a 6th and 7th grade science teacher and the department chair.

Melissa was also an Environmental Health Section Scholarship recipient in 2021.

NCPHA is North Carolina’s premiere membership organization for public health professionals and organizations. Congratulations, Melissa!