MS Environmental Health student, Melissa Nolan, is the recipient of the 2022 North Carolina Public Health Association (NCPHA) Undergraduate/Graduate Education Scholarship. The award is a $1500-scholarship given to an individual pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree with application towards public health practice. Melissa has an overall GPA of 3.7. 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 ECU 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 and 2022.

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