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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
