Meet our MPH students
MPH Students
Tosi Adeniyi-Miller
Class of 2026
Program: GH
MCH interests: Black Maternal Mortality, the environment and its effects on hormones and fertility, maternal health standardization of care within a community setting, community resilience and adoption of health, the impact of doula support, mindfulness concerning pregnancy outcomes and postpartum well-being.
Nausheen Ahmed
Class of 2026
Program: BSHES
MCH interests: Maternal mental health, gender-based violence, postpartum mental health and substance use, cultural competency in healthcare and community health education, reproductive rights and justice, safe abortion, and women's autonomy.
Janifa Akter
Class of 2026
Program: GH
MCH interests: Maternal and infant mortality, systemic factors that enhance the safety of pregnancy, childbirth, and neonatal care, and reduce pediatric mortality in developing countries and the United States.
Aaliyah Archie
Class of 2027
Program: BSHES
MCH interests: Black maternal and infant mortality, Sexual and reproductive health education, Reproductive justice, Breastfeeding, Access to contraceptives and abortion, Access to maternal healthcare, Socioeconomic status’ impact on maternal health outcomes
Komal Babar
Class of 2027
Program: HPM
MCH interests: Cultural competence maternal care, access and quality of maternal health services, mental health, health equity and gender-based disparities, chronic illness and effects on women health and inclusive research design
Naziza Bhuiyan
Class of 2026
Program: GLEPI
MCH interests: Global health disparities, South Asia, period poverty, menstrual hygiene management; water, sanitation, and hygiene, maternal health access, reproductive health, maternal and infant mortality.
Jordyn Birmingham
Class of 2027
Program: BSHES
MCH interests: Mental Health, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Intergenerational Trauma, Gender-Based Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Human Trafficking, Trauma Informed Care and Intervention, Housing Access, Equitable Healthcare Access, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Effects of Racism, Gender Inequities, Economic Inequities, Policy Prevention and Intervention
Abby Blackmon
Class of 2027
Program: BSHES
MCH interests: Affordable access to perinatal care, compassionate healthcare, health equity and justice, maternal mortality, reproductive rights, abortion care, maternal mental health, LGBTQ+ health disparities
Vaughn-Regan Bledsoe
Class of 2027
Program: HPM
MCH interests: Reproductive justice, access to affordable and quality reproductive healthcare services for all, sexual and reproductive health education, health disparities within the Black community, and abortion policy and access.
Jhaniya Brooks
Class of 2027
Program: BSHES
MCH interests: Child & Adolescent Literacy Adolescent Health Education (in schools), building community programs to teach holistic health and preventative habits to children and adolescents, child safety in home lives, teaching parents ways to prioritize their health as a model to their children
Angelica Campos
Class of 2027
Program: EPI
MCH interests: Access to and quality of abortion care in the US and global south; the accompaniment model of care; the impact of practical and emotional support funds and providers; SRH care in the context of migration and restrictive legislation; and how regions transition and develop infrastructure for abortion and contraceptive care when restrictions are lifted.
Ebony Christie
Class of 2027
Program: BSHES
MCH interests: Reducing Black maternal mortality ,increasing breastfeeding outcomes among marginalized groups, increasing maternal literacy (breastfeeding, safe sleeping methods, nutrition), addressing social determinants that increase the risk for pre-eclampsia/gestational diabetes/postpartum depression
Iradukunda Claudine
Class of 2027
Program: BSHES
MCH interests: Women's health, health literacy and health outcomes in refugee and immigrant communities, adverse childhood experiences, maternal and child mortality, reproductive and sexual health, infectious disease, social determinants of health, mental health, environmental health, health disparities in BIPOC communities, and non-communicable disease management and outcomes.
Karina Collins
Class of 2026
Program: HPM
MCH interests: Women's health policy, affordable and quality health care access, maternal and infant mortality rates among Black and Brown communities, contraceptive and abortion access.
Sofia Cordover
Class of 2027
Program: BSHES
MCH interests: Paternal and maternal preconception health, social determinants of perinatal outcomes, epigenetic and structural influences on birth outcomes, reproductive justice and birth equity, doula-assisted and community-based birth models
Virginia Cross
Class of 2026
Program: GH
MCH interests: Health disparities among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), LGBTQ+ health, global health policy.
Antara Deshmukh
Class of 2026
Program: EPI
MCH interests: Global MCH, infectious diseases, and tropical diseases influence MCH outcomes in developing countries and innovative and sustainable interventions for MCH populations in developing countries.
Bisrat Dessalegn
Class of 2026
Program: GH
MCH interests: Sexual and reproductive health, youth engagement, SDOH, advancing gender equity, and improving access to comprehensive SRHR services.
Sky Cupid Douglas
Class of 2026
Program: GLEPI
MCH interests: Reproductive health access for unhoused individuals, infectious disease prevention disparities across communities, black maternal mortality rates, gender-affirming care, lack of housing first treatment options for substance use disorder, and rural health disparities.
Meg Dowling
Class of 2027
Program: EPI
MCH interests: Pediatric and adolescent health, healthcare accessibility in rural areas, chronic disease epidemiology, children with special health care needs, perinatal health outcomes
Maya Ferguson
Class of 2026
Program: BSHES
MCH interests: Missing/murdered minority children, sexual health education, sexual assault resistance, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, health disparities of neurodivergent children, child trauma-informed integrated healthcare, black maternal mortality rates, and LGBTQ health disparities.
Nya Freeney
Class of 2027
Program: EPI
MCH interests: Black maternal mortality and morbidity, maternity care deserts, improving models of care for labor and delivery, barriers to abortion access post-Dobbs, impacts of environment on reproductive health, adolescent sexual health education.
Charlotte Goodman
Class of 2027
Program: GH
MCH interests: Reproductive justice, advocacy for minority groups in healthcare, abortion access, health disparities, racial injustice in healthcare, adolescent health, maternal and infant mortality.
Rachel Goodrum
Class of 2027
Program: HPM
MCH interests: Still-birth experience impacting mental health on maternal mothers, postpartum depression short term and long-term effects from mother to infant, maternal and infant mortality in black communities, lack of access to prenatal amongst pregnant black women, developing health care policies that support reproductive rights, developing better access to infertility doctors, maintaining and increasing pediatric vaccinations amongst children.
Shea Goodson
Class of 2026
Program: BSHES
MCH interests: Sexual and reproductive health education, increased vulnerability to pollutants and environmental factors in children, best practices in youth education and programming, and preventative healthcare for adolescents.
Margaret R. Harris
Class of 2027
Program: GH
MCH interests: Femicide, Sexual and Reproductive Health Equity, Maternal Health Disparities, Accessible reproductive care, Body Objectification, Bodily Autonomy, Comprehensive sexual health education and programming
Jordan Hayes
Class of 2027
Program: BSHES
MCH interests: Nutrition during pregnancy, Nutrition throughout childhood, Racial Disparities amongst pregnant women of color, Reducing the development of Health issues during pregnanacy
Heydy Herbert
Class of 2026
Program: GH
MCH interests: Immigrant maternal and child health, maternal incarceration, HIV/AIDS/STI/STD, sexual health education, reproductive justice, and BIPOC maternal-child-adolescent health.
Jalaia Jackson
Class of 2027
Program: BSHES
MCH interests: Community oriented maternal health practices, Maternal mental health and postpartum recovery, Social bonding and infant development, Neonatal microbiomes and prenatal nutrition, Health education and prevention, Black maternal and infant mortality and interventions, Culturally informed maternal-child-adolescent care, Social Determinants of Maternal Health, Disease and Maternal Health
Ashley Jones
Class of 2026
Program: BSHES
MCH interests: Black maternal and infant mortality, reproductive/sexual health education, reproductive justice, health disparities, healthcare access, patient care, maternal mental health, and workforce development within healthcare.
Fatimah Khan
Class of 2027
Program: BSHES
MCH interests: Maternal and infant mortality, maternal and postpartum mental health, refugee and immigrant health disparities, adolescent health & child development, accessible prenatal care, culturally competent care, reproductive justice
Karina Khanna
Class of 2026
Program: GH
MCH interests: Global health, abortion, LGBTQ+ health, and sanitary care.
Priyanka Kolagani
Class of 2027
Program: GH
MCH interests: Reduction of maternal and infant mortality, Diversity of care / Cultural competence in maternal care, Health equity and justice, Maternal mental health, Global maternal and child health policy
Khadija Kuyateh
Class of 2026
Program: EPI
MCH interests: Black maternal mortality, nutrition, improving standards of care and delivery, accessible healthcare and immunization services for domestic and global marginalized communities, and developing culturally designed interventions for various threats affecting maternal and child health both domestically and globally.
Leyoncé Latus
Class of 2027
Program: BSHES
MCH interests: Postpartum Mental Health Equity for Black Women, Reproductive Justice and Sexual Health Education, Community-Based Interventions for Maternal Health, Global Maternal and Child Health Perspectives, Addressing Structural Racism and Social Determinants in MCH, HIV/STI Prevention in Maternal Health, Research on Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Among HIV-Positive Women, Black Maternal Mortality Rates and Prevention, LGBTQ+ Health Disparities
Yung Hsin Liu
Class of 2027
Program: BSHES
MCH interests: Menstrual equity, menstrual poverty, maternal mental health, abortion rights
Wangare Njuguna
Class of 2027
Program: GLEPI
MCH interests: Black maternal and infant mortality rates, reproductive justice for underserved communities, femicide, gender-based violence within African communities, health education for new parents, postpartum depression, reduce food insecurity, increase prenatal care
Maggie Nuckolls
Class of 2027
Program: GH
MCH interests: Maternal and postpartum mental health, reproductive rights, as well as access safe abortions and contraceptives and LGBTQ+ health
Alexis Osei-Kofi
Class of 2026
Program: GH
MCH interests: Maternal and Child Infectious disease, refugee maternal and child health, disability rights and awareness, and MCH policy.
Olivia Quintero
Class of 2027
Program: GH
MCH interests: Early and exclusive breastfeeding, family planning/birth spacing, malaria prevention, HIV/STI prevention, nutrition promotion, hygiene & sanitation
Shae Rashoff
Class of 2027
Program: HPM
MCH interests: Maternal and childhood nutrition, Food policy, Maternal and adolescent mental health, Preventative health policies, Socioeconomic impact on nutrition outcomes
Lucy Restall
Class of 2027
Program: BSHES
MCH interests: Maternal and infant mortality, maternal mental health, doulas & midwifery, patient care/patient - provider interactions, access to culturally competent care
Simisola Shabi
Class of 2027
Program: GH
MCH interests: Prenatal and postnatal nutrition, infectious disease prevention in low-resource countries, SDOH, culturally relevant reproductive and sexual health education, addressing systemic barriers that lead to global health disparities, maternal mortality, and women’s health policy.
Calla Slayton
Class of 2027
Program: BSHES
MCH interests: Abortion care, abortion doulas, medication and self-managed abortions, reproductive justice, pregnancy, birth equity, postpartum health equity and community support, and abortion access
Milly Thomas
Class of 2026
Program: GLEPI
MCH interests: Reproductive care in developing and conflict-prone regions, impacts of cultural variables, resource scarcity, and violence on MCH, policy and project sustainability with consideration to cultural relevance, cost efficiency, and reliable access to care/resources.
Doussou Toure
Class of 2027
Program: GH
MCH interests: Black Maternal Health, Global Maternal Health Disparities, Maternal Health Disparities in West Africa, Maternal Mental Health Reproductive Justice, Accessibility of Care & Resources, Social Determinants of Health, Low-Income Communities, Maternal Health Backbone Organizations
Nailah Wheeler
Class of 2026
Program: GH
MCH interests: Global health, health disparities, Black infant and maternal mortality, reproductive health, women’s health policy, adverse childhood experiences, and abortion access.
Laila Wilson
Class of 2027
Program: BSHES
MCH interests: Maternal and Child health in rural areas, prenatal and postpartum access and quality, Maternal nutrition and health behavior, child nutrition, racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health education, and early childhood intervention.
Victoria Wright
Class of 2027
Program: GLEPI
MCH interests: Pediatric/Perinatal Epidemiology, Global Health, MCH in Humanitarian Emergencies, Social Determinants of Health, Reproductive Justice and Sexual Health Education, Grassroots/Community-Based Interventions for MCH, Mental Health Care, Public Health Surveillance/Prevention, MCH Policy, Public Health Implementation, Medical Democratization, Interfaith/Religion and Health, Menstrual Health Hygiene.
