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Fall 2024 Fellowship
In our Fall 2024 Fellowship, we are excited to announce...
13
Policy Fellows
48
Research Fellows
8
Topics
3
Tracks
Research Topics
Cancer
Cancer outcomes vary significantly across different populations and can be linked to various disparities. By addressing these disparities, we can improve access to care and impact health outcomes.
Diabetes & Obesity
Diabetes and obesity disproportionately affect certain populations. By identifying root causes, risk factors, prevention methods, and other factors, we aim to address diabetes and obesity's effects.
Cardiovascular Health
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the global leading cause of death, but its impact is not equivalent across different populations. We aim to address related disparities to understand CVD's impact on minoritized or underserved communities.
Respiratory Health
Asthma, lung cancer, and other respiratory diseases greatly affect minoritized and low-income, communities, as well as those living in densely polluted areas. By understanding causes, we aim to address prevention, diagnosis, and treatment methods.
Maternal and Child Health
We aim to uncover the causes behind disparities in maternal and infant mortality rates, preterm births, and other events among minoritized, low-income, and underserved communities in order to ensure all mothers and children have the opportunity for healthy outcomes.
HIV/AIDS
We aim to address why certain communities are at high risk for HIV/AIDS infection, as well as what can be done to improve public health, health education, and other factors impacting HIV/AIDS. By addressing disparities related to HIV/AIDS, we aim to improve these areas.
Environmental Health
Air and water pollution, toxic waste, unsafe housing conditions, and other environmental factors disproportionately affect the health of minoritized, low-income, and underserved communities. We aim to address these disparities to improve life quality and expectancy.
Rare Diseases
Individuals with rare diseases may face delays in diagnosis and limited access to specialized treatment. These challenges are exacerbated for people from marginalized communities because of a lack of access to health care, language barriers, geographic isolation, and other factors. We aim to address these disparities to ensure all patients receive timely and accurate diagnoses, as well as appropriate care.
Research Tracks
Data Analysis
Students will propose a data-driven research question, identify a dataset that can provide an answer to the question, and perform data analysis to identify trends that inform health disparities. Students will be matched with a mentor who can assist with technical aspects of the project or help the student access private databases. The end goal is to publish an original research paper or research letter in a scholarly journal or in the Journal of the Health Disparities Think.
Review/ Editorial
Similar to the summer fellowship, students will conduct a thorough literature review of a particular health disparity, analyze it with a unique lens, and write a review paper or editorial to synthesize novel arguments from the existing literature. Students will be matched with a mentor to revise their paper, ultimately for publication in a scholarly journal or in the Reviews or Perspectives section of the Journal of the Health Disparities Think Tank.
Science Writing
Students will identify a health disparity that they aim to spotlight in the popular press and report on it through a critical, journalistic lens. Alternatively, students can choose to write an op-ed taking a stance in relation to a health disparity of interest. The goal of this track is to produce a journalist or opinion piece understandable to the lay audience, ultimately for publication in the popular press or in the News or Opinion section of the Journal of the Health Disparities Think Tank.
Policy Report
Students will work in groups of two to build a policy report/presentation on the status of health disparities in their assigned topic. Coordinating with policy advisors and research fellows, students will set up meetings for respective deadlines, develop policy advisor networks, and maintain current organization relationships. The goal of this track is to provide policy leadership for the health disparities research produced. Specifically, the policy report will insure the production of translational and policy informed research.
Research Fellows
Data Analysis
Perisa Ashar
Biomedical Engineering; Biology
Duke '25
Cardiovascular Health
Joseph Awad
Psychology
UCLA '26
HIV/AIDS
Rohan Murali
Human Dev. & Regenerative Biology
Harvard '27
Diabetes & Obesity
Roymara Louissaint
Bioengineering & Medical Science
Stanford '27
Environmental Health
Alice Finkelstein
Bioengineering
Stanford '27
Rare Diseases
Sara Mohamed
Pharmaceutical Science
Univ. of Mass. '26
Cancer
Jacqueline Zhu
Biomedical & Electrical Engineering
Univ. of Toronto
Respiratory Health
Minh Pham
Biochemistry; Political Science; Public Policy
UCLA '16
SAC/SCC '25
Cardiovascular Health
Arthur Musinguzi
MPH & Epidemiology
UMass Lowell '25
Respiratory Health
Anirudh Mazumder
Computer Science
Texas Academy of Math '25
Environmental Health
Research Fellows
Review/Editorial
Tsering Yangchen
Anthropology, Global Health & Health Policy
Harvard '26
Maternal & Child Health
Fatima Elmenshawy
Computer Science; Computational Biology
WashU '27
Cardiovascular Health
Varun Jalapati
Univ. Texas at Dallas '26
Diabetes & Obesity
Sophorn Suon
Public Health
Univ. Massachusetts Lowell
Cancer
Walaa Ouf
Pharmaceutical Science
Univ. Massachusetts Lowell '25
HIV/AIDS
Komal Thandi
Stanford '28
Rare Diseases
Bjorn Bjornsen
Neuroscience & Environmental Science
'26
Environmental Health
Audrey Todd
MD Candidate
Stanford School of Medicine '27
Cardiovascular Health
Kassidi Thompson
Economics: Finance & Public Policy
Bentley Univ. '27
Maternal & Child Health
Emma Lu
Anthropology
Harvard '26
Environmental Health
Shivani Babu
Human Biology
Stanford '27
Rare Diseases
Ijebusonma Agundu
Master of Public Health
Univ. Massachusetts Lowell '24
Maternal & Child Health
Aayushi Gandhi
Biology, Medical Humanities
Stanford '27
Maternal & Child Health
David Kim
Harvard '27
Cardiovascular Health
Mason Raymond
Steel Canyon HS
HIV/AIDS
Monique Santoso
Stanford University
Rare Diseases
Elizabeth Hong
Bioengineering
Stanford '27
Cancer
Jenaysha Williams
Psychology
Stanford '27
Maternal & Child Health
Esther Clayton
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Harvard College
Maternal & Child Health
Johanna Vu
Sociology; Evolutionary Medicine
UCLA '26
Cardiovascular Health
Claire Zhu
Neuroscience & Behavior
Columbia '27
HIV/AIDS
Andria Escobar
Medicine
UCR '27
HIV/AIDS
Research Fellows
Science Writing
Rina Matsunaga
Economics & Global Health/Health Policy
Harvard '28
Cancer
Diala Ajaero
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Univ. of Michigan Ann Arbor '26
Cardiovascular Health
Raina Lakhani
Biological Sciences
Univ. of Delaware '28
Respiratory Health
Raghav Thakur
Applied Biomedical Sciences
Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell '28
Cancer
Aarush Kaboo
Applied Biomedical Sciences
Univ. of Texas at Austin '27
Respiratory Health
Sarah Rose Odutola
Biomedical Engineering
Harvard '27
Maternal & Child Health
Salma Ngokila
Applied Biomedical Sciences
Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell '28
Diabetes & Obesity
Caden Wang
Seven Lakes HS
Cancer
Nikhil Damera
Neuroscience
Univ. of Texas at Dallas '25
Diabetes & Obesity
Sophie Thompson
Chemical Engineering
MIT
Environmental Health
Maisa Ali
Biomedical Engineering
Harvard '27
Diabetes & Obesity
Victory Ikpea
Public Health Epidemiology
Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell '26
Respiratory Health
Alyza Sokla
Nursing
Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell '28
Environmental Health
Anika Christensen
Human Evolutionary Biology & Music
Harvard '26
Rare Diseases
Neel Youts
Health and Society
Univ. of Texas at Austin '27
Cancer
Policy Fellows
Policy Report
Kendra Viloria
Public Health
OSU '24
Maternal & Child Health
Nicole Dye
Biology-Neuroscience
Stanford '26
Maternal & Child Health
Jeel Shah
M.S. Pharmaceutical Science
Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell '26
HIV/AIDS
Christie Beckley
Neuroscience & Economics
Harvard '27
Emily Oh
Cardiovascular Health
Mariya Meleganich
Chemistry & Government; Statistics
Harvard '26
Cardiovascular Health
Arham Kundi
Neuroscience
Univ. of Texas at Dallas '25
Rare Diseases
Anoop Kaur Phul
MPH - Healthcare Management
Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell '24
Respiratory Health
Martin Orea
Public Policy, Political Science, Social & Behavioral Sciences
Santa Monica College '26
HIV/AIDS
Kyle Phong
Pyschology & Public Health
UCLA '27
Cancer
Shakeng Moua
Respiratory Health
Emily Wang
Computer Science; Biology; Political Science
MIT '26
Diabetes & Obesity
Ashley Huerta
Public Health and Public Policy
UC Berkeley
Diabetes & Obesity
Ryan Whalen
Applied Mathematics & Economics
Harvard '28
Diabetes & Obesity
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