GEH LAB Interns

Fundraising Associate 

American 

Illinois, United States

English

Bachelor of Arts in Natural Science biology & chemistry and a minor in Psychology from Concordia University, Chicago

MPH in Health Promotion from Northern Illinois University 

Gabriella received her BA from Concordia University Chicago (CUC).  While at CUC, she was a member of the women’s soccer team, competing all four years.  She became a Certified Nursing Assistant during her junior year allowing her to work closely with the elderly population gaining valuable professional experience.  Her interests in health care and global health took her abroad to Italy where she earned a position as a fellow, enabling her to observe first hand the healthcare system of a different country.  Currently, she works as an anesthesia technician at Northwestern Medical Hospital.  Additionally, she is working toward receiving her Masters in Public Health (MPH) from Northern Illinois University.  After completing her current degree, she hopes to pursue a career in environmental health promoting sustainability and actions to combat climate change.  Gabriella enjoys traveling, hiking, exercising (especially soccer) and spending time with family and friends.  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriella-wagoner-9b8463178/

Program and Event Associate 

American 

Los Angeles, United States

English

MPH in Global Health from University of Southern California 

Bachelor of Arts in Health Studies from University of Washington

Katrina got her BA from the University of Washington in Health Studies. During her time there she worked in the University of Washington Emergency Preparedness Office and presented her research in smallpox and HIV at the 2019 Global Engagement Conference at UW Tacoma. She finished her MPH in 2022 at USC's Keck School of Medicine. She has a special environmental health interest in infectious and zoonotic diseases, disparities in global health and international affairs. In her time at USC she earned numerous certificates in global collaboration training, malaria control, humanitarian aid, research ethics and Incident Command System. She has previous professional experience as a lab assistant, photographer, and videographer. In her free time she enjoys horse riding, traveling and photography. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrina-jacoby-8096811b3

Research Program & Operations Associate

American & Japanese

Illinois, United States

English & Japanese, learning French

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from Northern Illinois University

MPH in Health Promotion from Northern Illinois University

Kevin was a graduate assistant for Northern Illinois University and background in student advising. His professional interests include epidemiology, disaster preparedness, environmental health, data science, and prevention. He hopes to finish his master’s degree and go to a career that focuses on primary prevention and, eventually, work in the global health field to improve the health and well-being of other countries.

SEO & Marketing Associate

Filipino

Bulacan, Philippines

 Tagalog, English, Korean (Basic) 

Advanced Diploma in Marketing
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (current)

Kim is a sustainable living and environmental health enthusiast and has a goal to make a zero-waste lifestyle a culture.  She is growing more fond of participating in hackathons to improve her experience and skills in sustainable innovation. She has always been excited to take initiative to form teams from different backgrounds, involving especially the youth, to collaborate and explore together the art of innovation. 

Research and Data Analysis Intern

American

New York, United States

English

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Rowan University

MPH in Epidemiology from Columbia University (current)

Jenna is interested in many areas of Environmental Health, with particular focus on communicable diseases affecting children and mothers in low and middle income countries. She hopes to finish her master’s and conduct more research on interventions to reduce under five child mortality around the world.

Fundraising Associate (2017)

Pakistani

Pakistan

English, Urdu, Punjabi, Chinese (Basic)

Bachelor’s in Business Administration from IBA Karachi, Pakistan (2015) ; Global UGRAD Exchange Program Student (Spring 2014) to Concordia College, MN, USA.

Hailing from an underprivileged area of Pakistan, Zia has developed professional experience in social development and associated himself with development focused projects of Shell LiveWIRE, The World Bank and IREX during undergrad studies. For over 18 months, he has worked as Research Associate environmental health research organization named Interactive Research & Development (IRD) Pakistan and helped Maternal & Child Health team in implementing mHealth tools at Government EPI centers for real time data collection & analysis. He is planning to start his master’s studies in field of Development Economics and later on joining international development organization for evidence based solutions.

Digital Media Associate (2017)

Polish

Warsaw, Poland

English, Polish

Bachelor's Degree in Midwifery from Medical University of Warsaw

MPH in Health Promotion and Epidemiology.

Anna works at Childbirth with Dignity Foundation, a polish NGO focused on women’s rights in childbirth. Her interests include law in healthcare, patients rights, global health issues of maternity and neonatal care. Anna's professional goals are to contribute to the successful implementation of evidence based medicine and policies in perinatal care worldwide, and empowering patients in their rights.

Fundraising Associate (2017)

British and Spanish

Mexico

English and Spanish

MChem from Oxford Univeristy  

Elliott's professional experience includes work as a Research Associate for GlobalGiving UK as well as a Metadata Administrator for Oxford University Press. His interests include research, technology, and Jazz. His professional goals are to successfully manage online fundraising campaigns, and find a permanent position with an NGO, charity or social enterprise.