EMAIL ADDRESS: kschwab@jhsph.edu
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: BS, Biology, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Masters of Science Public Health, UNC-CH School of Public Health; Ph.D. UNC-CH, School of Public Health; Postdoctoral Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX
CURRENT SCHOOL/HOSPITAL AFFILIATION: The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
CURRENT OCCUPATION: Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences; Director – The Johns Hopkins Center for Water and Health; Co-Director Masters of Public Health Preparedness Concentration
WILDERNESS CERTIFICATION: SOLO and multiple courses in climbing and high level rescue
AREAS OF WILDERNESS INTEREST: Backpacking, Canoeing, Biking, Water access and purification
WHERE HAVE YOU TRAVELED: South and Central America; Most of Western Europe by bike and many areas around the US
HOBBIES: All of the above and camping with my family
ANY SPECIFIC WILDERNESS EXPERIENCES/STORIES YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE: Wilderness experiences are team efforts where all should be prepared. Up is optional, down is mandatory. There is nothing better than hiking in the freezing rain when you have the correct clothing.
