Dr. Pashko Camaj
Public Health & Occupational Safety Leader, Educator & Researcher · MTA Bridges & Tunnels | William Paterson University
Dr. Pashko R. Camaj is a public health and occupational safety professional, educator, and researcher whose career spans public-sector leadership, workforce health and safety, epidemiology, environmental health, and higher education.
He has held senior health and safety leadership responsibilities with MTA Bridges & Tunnels and also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Public Health at Montclaire State and William Paterson University.
Dr. Camaj earned his Doctor of Public Health degree from Columbia University, where his research examined the long-term health consequences of environmental lead exposure in Kosovo.
His research has contributed to the understanding of environmental exposures and their effects on health later in life.
As an educator, he teaches in the field of public health, with experience addressing subjects including epidemiology and global health.
His work demonstrates how a career in healthcare can extend far beyond traditional clinical settings into population health, research, education, occupational safety, and leadership.
At the Albanian-American Student Summit, Dr. Camaj brings students a perspective on the many ways public health professionals can improve health at scale—from protecting individual workers to influencing the health and safety of entire organizations and communities.