Sarah graduated from the University of Washington with her MPH in Epidemiology in 2024 and is a current PhD student in the Department of Epidemiology. Her research interests include nutrition, food insecurity, the food environment, and mental health among underrepresented groups.

Rebekah Kamer is pursuing an MPH in Epidemiology at the University of Washington’s School of Public Health. With three years of experience as an epidemiologist at the Arizona Department of Health Services, their work focuses on adolescent and school health. Their research interests include Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs), adolescent mental health...

Hello! I am a PNW native, originally from Portland, OR. I attended undergrad at Santa Clara University where I majored in public health science and women's and gender studies with a minor in biology. I also ran cross country and track at the collegiate level. I am passionate about maternal health, specifically the medicalization of...

Olivia "Liv" McCollum is a first-year PhD student in the Department of Epidemiology at the UW, where she received her MPH in epidemiology in 2024 and her B.S. in medical anthropology in 2022. As a 2023-2024 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Diversity in Health Science Research Supplement recipient, Olivia completed her master's research...

Hiwot Weldemariam is a PhD student in Epidemiology at the University of Washington School of Public Health and a pre-doctoral research associate with the University of Washington Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program. She holds an MPH in Epidemiology from the University of Washington. Her research centers on the intersection of firearm and social policies,...

With a background in nursing, I have over 7 years working in human subjects’ research experience most of which was in a supervisory role that oversaw a clinical research coordinator team. My work has focused on studies exploring environmentally-mediated health outcomes, particularly within Hispanic/Latinx communities in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, and Yakima Valley,...

My name is Raymond W. Lam, and I am a Master of Public Health (MPH) Student in Epidemiology at the University of Washington. My main interest focuses on infectious disease research, specifically communicable disease surveillance. I became interested in public health and epidemiology because of my desire to understand and address the health disparities that...

As a PhD student, I am passionate about exploring the intricate relationship between vaccination behaviors, equitable distribution of resources, and social determinants of health. I have taken coursework in categorical data analysis, research methods for social and contextual determinants of health, epidemic modeling for infectious diseases, and cost-effectiveness analyses to further enhance my unique blend...

My name is Maryam Tanveer, and I am an MPH student studying Epidemiology on the Maternal-Child Health track at the University of Washington. I also hold a BSPH in Public Health and a BS in Cell and Molecular Biology with a certificate in Gender-Based Violence from Tulane University. My main research interest is understanding injury...