About natalie s. Armstrong

Natalie S. Armstrong, MHS, is a PhD candidate in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Upon matriculation, she was one of three awarded the 2024 Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future Lerner Fellowship, a competitive award granted to Johns Hopkins doctoral students to support research at the intersection of food systems, sustainability, and public health.

She earned a Master of Health Science in Environmental Health degree from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, as well as dual certificates in Risk Sciences & Public Policy and Food Systems, the Environment, & Public Health. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Analysis and Geology from Pitzer College. She is a member of the Delta Omega Honor Society Alpha Chapter, Society of Women Engineers, and the International Society for Exposure Science.

Natalie has been working as a Program Officer with the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington D.C. from 2022 to 2025. She has conducted research and led community engagement initiatives with nongovernmental organizations, academic institutions, and international agencies, including service for the U.S. State Department’s inaugural Fulbright Scholarship program in Greenland.

Across these roles, Natalie has developed a research agenda that sits at the intersection of energy, environmental health, and engineering, with a strong emphasis on the science-to-policy pipeline. She is particularly interested in how emerging technologies and environmental data can be translated into actionable strategies that protect health, strengthen sustainability, and support resilient communities