Itorobong “Itoro” Uwatt is a third-year Ph.D. student in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences at the School of Public Health. She also works as a Graduate Research Assistant in the Stepanov Research Lab at the Masonic Cancer Center. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Clinical Biochemistry. Her research evaluates the toxic and carcinogenic components in tobacco products, secondhand smoke emissions, and air pollution exposures by particle size distributions. She specifically investigates how the chemical composition of hookah tobacco products affects secondhand smoke exposure in non-users, emphasizing the impacts on children in diverse populations. Itoro has presented her research at conferences and recently won first place in the School of Public Health’s 3-Minute Thesis competition.