Melanie Sandquist, MPH

Special Volunteer
Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program

Email: melanie.sandquist@nih.gov

Degrees

• MPH – Epidemiology, George Washington University
• BS - Community Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno

Biography

Melanie Sandquist, MPH, is a special volunteer in the Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program’s (EGRP) Environmental Epidemiology Branch (EEB). Until October 2024, she was a Cancer Training Award (CRTA) fellow who provided research support for several projects, including the Cohorts for Environmental Exposures and Cancer Risk (CEECR) program. As a special volunteer, she will continue her work with EEB on emerging evidence on microplastics and cancer.

Ms. Sandquist received her MPH in epidemiology from George Washington University. Her primary research interests lie in environmental exposures across the life course, particularly early-life exposures. She plans to continue her work on prenatal chemical exposures and microplastic exposure in children throughout her career. In addition to her graduate studies, Ms. Sandquist also received a BS in community health sciences from the University of Nevada, Reno.