Nathan Lothrop, PhD, is the associate director of the BRISA Center for the Environment and an assistant research professor in the College of Public Health. With nearly 15 years of collaborative environmental health and epidemiology research experience in academia and private consulting, he is committed to community-engaged solutions to environmental health issues. Nathan has expertise in air pollution epidemiology, GIS and spatial analysis, social determinants of health, heavy metals exposures, research results reporting, and science communication. Prior to this, he worked in photography and media, a skillset he applies to science communications. Nathan is passionate about improving public health through responsible, team-based environmental health research and service. He has been awarded the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 40-under-40 Award (2024), International Society of Exposure Science JESEE Young Investigator Award (2019), and the College’s Community-Engaged Scholarship and Practice Award (2015).