Anna Gitter
Assistant Professor
Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
915/975-8520
5130 Gateway Boulevard East, El Paso, TX 79905-1608
About
Dr. Anna Gitter is an Assistant Professor in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences. She received her B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Michigan and both her M.S. and Ph.D. in Water Management and Hydrological Science from Texas A&M University. During her Ph.D., she also worked as a Research Specialist for the Texas Water Resources Institute and addressed environmental water quality issues throughout the state through both technical assessments and stakeholder engagement. Dr. Gitter was a postdoctoral research fellow with UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, where she developed methods to inform public health decision-making using environmental data. Dr. Gitter’s research focuses on water resource management for public health with a focus on community engagement and using human health risk modeling to interpret environmental exposures. Her current work includes public health preparedness through wastewater epidemiology, advancing human health risk modeling to address exposures in the water environment (e.g., drinking water, recreational water, private wells), and characterizing drinking water insecurity across communities. Additionally, Dr. Gitter was elected to serve a four-year term on the El Paso Water Public Service Board.
Center Affiliation
Research Interests
- Border Health
- Community Health
- Environmental Science
- Global Health
- Population Health