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Alyssa Zlatkin
Title
GEH Research Scholar
Nationality
American
Residence
Miami, FL
Languages
English and Hebrew
Education
BA in Health and Societies: Global Health with a minor in Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 2018
MD/MPH, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 2023
Professional Experiences and Interests
Alyssa is a rising second year medical student in the MD/MPH program at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. As a medical student, she has been committed to serving her community as the Project Manager for the Department of Community Service (DOCS) Jack and Jill Health Fair, event planner for Peds Partners (an organization for children with chronic illness), and her academic society’s events and community service coordinator. When COVID-19 hit, Alyssa joined the Surveillance Program Assessing Risk and Knowledge of Coronavirus (SPARK-C), a research project offering free antibody testing for COVID-19 to the Miami-Dade Community, callbacks and contact tracing for a local testing site, and the Sponsorship Team for Miami Med COVID Help. Alyssa graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2018 and spent her gap year working at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as a medical scribe. Alyssa was a Civic Scholar at UPenn and for her Capstone Research Project, she continued her long-term commitment to children with disabilities and global health research. While volunteering in Ghana, Nepal, and the US as well as while studying abroad in India, South Africa, and Brazil, she completed a qualitative, exploratory analysis of the factors affecting access to healthcare and education for children with disabilities in these locations. As a research scholar for GEH LAB, Alyssa is excited to build upon this professional experience and further explore access to healthcare and education, quality of life, and disaster preparedness (i.e. COVID-19, flooding, etc.) for children with disabilities in Myanmar. Ultimately, Alyssa aspires to combine her interests in orthopedics, physical medicine & rehabilitation, pediatrics, and global and public health to become a physician dedicated to improving the health and well-being of children with disabilities in the clinic and society, both at home and abroad.
Sabrina Hennecke
Title
GEH Research Scholar
Nationality
Canadian
Residence
Miami, FL
Launguages
English and French
Education
B.Sc.: First Class Honors and Distinction in Biology, McGill University
MD/MPH, University of Miami (2023)
Professional Experiences and Interests
Sabrina is an MD/MPH candidate entering her second year at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (UMMSM). Prior to attending medical school she worked as Assistant Project Officer for Snakebite at the Dutch based non-profit Health Action International. She attended the 71st and 72nd World Health Assembly (WHA) where she lobbied Member States to pass the Snakebite Resolution, and worked to launch the global Roadmap on Snakebite Envenoming. She worked to bring in key donors, and traveled to East Africa for health research including community education, data collection, and health official meetings.
Since then she has co-founded a variety of organizations ranging from a COVID-19 support and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) procurement non-profit, to Miami’s new Street Medicine program, and organizations centered around fostering important but difficult conversations in the fields of medicine and public health. With a keen interest in infectious disease (ID) and health policy she is President of a newly established ID Interest Group at UMMSM, and Policy Committee Chair for the school’s AMA Chapter. She also has professional experience in combatting human trafficking and providing unbiased legal support through provision of medical affidavits to asylum seekers. Her environmental health focus now is on the spread, prevalence, practices and prevention of antimicrobial resistance broadly.
Hannah Stewart, MPH
Title
GEH Research Scholar
Nationality
American
Residence
Los Angeles, CA
Education
Master of Public Health in Global Health Leadership, University of Southern California
B.Sc. In Psychology, Baylor University
Certificate in Health Emergencies in Large Populations, Johns Hopkins University
Professional Experiences and Interests
Hannah is an emerging global health research professional. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Baylor University and Master of Public Health degree from the University of Southern California. She also holds a Certificate in Health Emergencies in Large Populations from John Hopkins University. Hannah’s professional goals center around advancing mental health as a human right and studying mental health outcomes associated with disasters. Prior to receiving her public health training, Hannah worked in neurophysiology research at the addiction neuroscience lab at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Most recently, Hannah's professional experience included a program localizing the Sustainable Development Goals to Los Angeles, in an effort to better monitor and address homelessness with the city. During this time Hannah was a guest lecturer in Occidental College’s social entrepreneurship program and served as an expert panelist on homelessness and human rights.
Dayton Kimbark
Title
GEH Research Scholar
Nationality
American
Residence
DeKalb, IL
Education
B.Sc. in Environmental Studies (Biology minor) Candidate, Northern Illinois University
Professional Experience and Interests
Dayton is an undergraduate student at Northern Illinois University majoring in Environmental Studies. His professional experience includes water contamination and environmental health research. Prior to starting his bachelors, he worked for an environmental firm that treats aquatic plant and algae species.
Diana Garcia, MPH Candidate
Title
GEH Research Scholar
Nationality
American
Residence
DeKalb, IL
Languages
English and Spanish
Education
Master of Public Health Candidate (Health Promotion emphasis), Northern Illinois University
B.S. in Nutrition, Health, and Wellness, Northern Illinois University
Professional Experience and Interests
Diana is a Master of Public Health candidate at Northern Illinois University where she focuses on Health Promotion. Prior to beginning her graduate studies and health research, she received her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition, Health, and Wellness at NIU. Diana is passionate about improving the quality of life of those in low-income countries and for progressive health policy. In February 2018, she met with Congress members in Washington D.C. through the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) to push for legislation such as Medicare-for-all. Most recently, Diana completed a professional experience training program with New American Leaders (NAL) to gain the tools and knowledge to better equip herself for if/when she decides to run for a leadership position to influence health policy.
Harris Rosenblum, MPL/MPH
Title
GEH Research Scholar
Nationality
American
Residence
Los Angels, CA
Education
Master of Planning/Master of Public Health candidate, University of Southern California
B.A. in Sociology, Tulane University
Professional Experience and Interests
Harris is a graduate student from the University of Southern California where he is pursuing a dual master’s degree in planning and public health. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Tulane University. Harris' health research is focused on how land use and the built environment, particularly housing, impact community health. Prior to starting his master’s program, he completed an AmeriCorps term building and repairing homes after natural disasters. In Los Angeles, he has worked as a research assistant at USC’s Center for Social Innovation analyzing housing policy and its impacts on homelessness; In addition, he has professional experience working for an L.A. based public health consulting company and for Los Angeles County’s Office of Diversion and Re-entry.
Celine Taylor
Title
GEH Research Scholar
Nationality
American
Residence
DeKalb, IL
Education
B.S. in Public Health candidate (Environmental Health emphasis), Northern Illinois University
Professional Experience and Interests
Celine is an undergraduate student at Northern Illinois University majoring in public health with an emphasis in environmental health. Her professional interests include occupational health and hazards in the work environment.
William Jardell, MPH
Title
GEH Research Scholar
Nationality
American
Residence
Los Angeles, CA
Education
Master of Public Health candidate (Global Health emphasis), University of Southern California
B.S. in Biomedical Science, Texas A&M University
Professional Experience and Interests
William is a Master of Public Health candidate at the University of Southern California where he focuses in Global Health. He received his Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University. He currently works at the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health and his health research interests include climate change and its affect on human health.
Jacqueline Bell, MPH
Title
GEH Research Scholar
Nationality
American
Residence
Virginia
Education
Master of Public Health Candidate: Health Services and Policy, University of Southern California
B.S Psychology, Towson University
Professional Experience and Interests
Jacqueline Bell is a Master of Public Health (MPH) candidate at the University of Southern California, where she focuses on Health Services and Policy. Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, Jacqueline received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Towson University and currently works as a project coordinator for the non-profit organization, Hope of Guinea. In May 2018, Jacqueline had the opportunity to attend the 71st World Health Assembly as a delegate of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, in addition to professional experience as a young public health professional for the first WHO Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) consultation. Jacqueline has health research interests in noncommunicable disease prevention and policy implementation.
Dr. Emmanuel Owobu, MSc Global Health
Title
GEH Research Scholar
Nationality
Nigerian
Education
MSc Global eHealth, University of Edinburgh
Professional Experience and Interests
Dr. Emmanuel is a Medical doctor, social entrepreneur and mobile health enthusiast with passion in public health, health research, and ICT4D. He is particularly interested in solving social problems in communities using ICT, ranging from healthcare to access to education and finances. As co-founder of MOBicure, he has professional experience varying from project development, deployment, project management, content development, capacity building and team management amongst others. A lover of new technologies and innovative trends as well as always seeking to improve skills with every project done.
Dr. Chukwuyem Ekhator, MBBS, MPH
Title
GEH Research Scholar
Nationality
Nigerian
Residence
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Language
English
Education
Masters of Public Health (Health Promotion), Northern Illinois University -Class of 2018
Bachelors of Medicine, Bachelors of Surgery (MBBS, 2013) University of Benin Nigeria
Professional Experience and Interests
Chukwuyem (aka Chuks) is a Medical Doctor from Nigeria where he worked with underserved population managing Labor, Delivery and Family medicine. His primary health research focus is on maternal and child health. Chukwuyem’s current professional experience is researching the effect of Maternal health literacy on child health in Nigeria. He is also an Adjunct Faculty in Community and Workforce Education at Kishwaukee College in Illinois.
Devin Metoyer, MPH
Title
Research Coordinator and GEH Research Scholar (2018)
Nationality
American
Residence
Miami, Florida, United States
Language
English
Education
Master’s of Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
B. Sc. Biology (Natural Science concentration), Northwestern State University
Professional Experience and Interests
Devin’s professional experience includes: Research assistant at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine developing HIV interventions as well as researching population dynamics of gravid mosquitoes. Devin’s current research interest are infectious diseases, environmental health, and the relationship that they share.
Hannah Speaks, MSPH
Title
GEH Research Scholar
Nationality
American
Residence
Miami Florida, United States
Language
English
Education
Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (2018)
B.S. Chemistry, Industrial Hygiene, University of North Alabama
Professional Experience and Interests
Hannah's professional experience includes: Completing previous corporate internships as an Industrial Hygienist, Ambassador for the Ear Peace Foundation. Her research experiences have dealt with measuring and interpreting occupational and environmental exposures, with particular interest in airborne and inorganic chemical exposures.
Ryan Sutherland, MPH
Title
GEH Research Scholar
Nationality
American
Residence
New Haven, CT, United States
Language
English and Bahasa Indonesia
Education
MPH, Yale University '20
B.S. in Biology, Emory University
B.A. in Music Performance, Emory University
Professional Experience and Interests
After completing his Masters in Public Health at Yale University, Ryan wishes to pursue an MD/Ph.D. in Public Health with a focus in environmental health research and tropical medicine. He is particularly interested in researching and proposing new strategies to combat neglected tropical diseases and non-communicable diseases like cancers and heart disease as a result of prolonged alcoholism and smoking, etc., as well as designing innovative public health campaigns to promote sexual health among sexual minorities in resource-poor settings, particularly populations in South America and Indonesia. In the future, he aims to work as a field epidemiologist and physician.
Adwight Risbud, MD/MPH Candidate
Title
GEH Research Scholar
Nationality
American
Residence
Miami, Florida, United States
Language
English
Education
M.D./M.P.H., University of Miami Miller School of Medicine ‘21
B.S. Human Biology, University of Southern California
B.A. Religion, University of Southern California
Professional Experience and Interests
Adwight is a medical student pursuing a dual degree in medicine and public health. Prior to starting medical school, his professional experience included health research in a diversity of disciplines, including environmental health, gerontology, and religious studies. He has also worked in medical clinics alongside physicians to provide nutritional and lifestyle counseling for underserved patient populations. Adwight’s current interests include head and neck cancer prevention and developing strategies to promote smoking cessation in high-risk patients.
Alexandria Sasha Sarkar, MD., MPH Candidate
Title
GEH Research Scholar
Nationality
American
Residence
Miami, Florida, United States
Language
English
Education
M.D./M.P.H., University of Miami Miller School of Medicine ‘21
B.S. Microbiology & Immunology, University of Miami
Professional Experience and Interests
Alexandria is an MD/MPH candidate at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. As a medical student, she works with DOCS Health Fairs, serving Florida communities in need. Her previous professional experiences include a FIMRC medical mission in Peru, Projects Abroad medical intern and volunteer in Sri Lanka, and drug addiction psychiatry research in California, resulting in publications in the Open Journal of Psychiatry. Her health research interests include environmental health and tobacco control policy and implementation.
Jack Louis, MPH
Title
GEH Research Scholar
Nationality
American
Residence
Miami Florida, United States
Language
English
Education
Master’s of Public Health (Epidemiology), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine,
B.Sc. Health Science Business Administration, University of Miami
Professional Experience and Interests
Jack's professional experience includes: Researcher for Pediatric Mobile Clinic, Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miler School of Medicine and UROSE Project Ambassador, Department of Psychology, University of Miami. Jack's current environmental health research interests include population level infectious disease transmission (e.g. vector-borne & water-borne) and program evaluation & health economics.
Lee Lay Hoon, MSc
Title
GEH Research Scholar
Nationality
Malaysian
Residence
Malaysia
Languages
English, Malay, Chinese
Education
M.Sc. Chemistry, University of Science Malaysia, B.Sc. Chemistry, National University of Malaysia
Professional Experience and Interests
Ley Lay Hoon's professional experiences in health research include being a member of the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry, and work as a Senior Manager, Field Work Management, Eurofins NM Laboratory Sdn Bhd.
Seda Kojoyan, MA
Title
GEH Research Scholar
Nationality
Armenian
Residence
Geneva, Switzerland
Languages
English, Russian, Armenian, French, Spanish
Education
MA International Affairs (with focus on environmental governance), Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland, BA Economics, International Development. University of Maryland, USA.
Professional Experience and Interests
Seda's professional experience in environmental health research includes Evaluation specialist, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis as well as a range of international NGO and think tank experience.