Received Sylff fellowship in 2020
Academic supervisor: Perry Hystad
Current affiliation: Oregon State University
Grants
▪ Sylff Research Grant (PI).One year post study to re-assess air pollution awareness and perceptions in Gabon (2023)
▪ Evans Family Fellowship for Graduate Research (PI). One year post study to re-assess air pollution awareness and perceptions in Gabon. Principal Investigator (2022).
▪ Sylff Graduate Fellowship for International Research (PI). Assessing air pollution awareness, perceptions, and exposures levels in Gabon. Principal Investigator (2021).
▪ Gabon-Oregon Center Seed Grant, Gabon-Oregon Transnational Research Center (PI). Seasonal variations of air quality in Gabon and associated respiratory problems. Principal Investigator (2016).
▪ Gabon-Oregon Center Seed Grant, Gabon-Oregon Transnational Research Center. A study on urban air quality in Gabon. PI: Nicole S. Ngo. Co-Principal Investigator (2015).
Awards
▪ Best ignite presentation award at the Annual Cascadia Symposium on Environmental, Occupational, and Population Health, Semiahmoo, 2023 & 2024
▪ Thayer Raymond Memorial Graduate Scholarship, May 2023
▪ Ruth E. Warnke Memorial Scholarship, Oregon State University 2021-2022
▪ Ramona Barnard Scholarship, 2020 - 2021
▪ Warren & Frederica Schad Scholarship Fund. Oregon State University, 2019 – 2020
▪ Best Poster award at the Annual Cascadia Symposium on Environmental, Occupational, and Population Health, Semiahmoo, 2019
▪ George and Conni Slape Award, Department of Global Studies, University of Oregon, 2016
▪ Global Oregon International Research Award, Global Studies Institute, University of Oregon, 2016
▪ Travel Award, Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management, University of Oregon, 2016
I am originally from Gabon, a small country in Central Africa. I completed a Bachelor of Science in environmental studies in 2014, an MA in global studies, and an MPA from the University of Oregon in 2017. I am currently a doctoral student in the Environmental and Occupational Health program at Oregon State University. My research looks at "Novel Approaches for Assessing Air Pollution Exposures and Health Risks in Low-and Middle-Income countries".
Summary of Support Program Activities:
With the money from the Sylff Research Grant, I plan to continue working on my research which looks at the "Influence of personal and neighborhood low-cost sensors on changing air pollution awareness, perceptions, and behaviors in Gabon, Africa. For the second phase of the study, I will be conducting follow up interviews with about 75 participants on how access to air quality data has influenced their awareness, perceptions, and behaviors. During my trip to Gabon, which I am planning for summer of 2024, I will both conduct interviews and present my results to the different stakeholders.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sigride-vencesla-jenniska-asseko-a210759b/
