Department of Epidemiology

MPH - General Track


November 13, 2024

Anneth Mbowe

Anneth is a Master of Public Health (MPH) student in Epidemiology at the University of Washington. Graduated in 2021 with Bachelor's in Medicine and with a prior experience in clinical settings. Her interest is in infectious disease epidemiology, particularly HIV/AIDS care and treatment, and health equity. She seeks to address global health disparities through policy-informed…


October 31, 2024

Gina Huynh

Gina is an MPH student in the Department of Epidemiology. She earned her BA in Biochemistry from UW and works with placental transcriptomics data to conduct environmental reproductive epidemiology research at the Seattle Children's Research Institute. Her research interests include reproductive epidemiology and sexually transmitted infections.


September 25, 2024

Maia Cunningham

Maia grew up in the Seattle area and earned her BA in Medical Anthropology & Global Health from the University of Washington. With a background in pediatric clinical research, she has focused on chronic pain, sleep, mental health, and online behavioral health interventions. Currently, Maia works at the UW School of Nursing, investigating exercise interventions…


Nam Pho


September 24, 2024

Carolyn Graham


September 20, 2024

Victor Polanco Vargas

Born in the Dominican Republic, I am a medical doctor with a strong focus on cancer epidemiology. My interests encompass molecular epidemiology, cancer prevention, population sciences, cancer registries, and global oncology. I am also dedicated to clinical epidemiology and addressing health disparities, particularly the underrepresentation of Latinx populations in clinical trials. I have a special…


September 12, 2024

Cayenne Buell


Rebekah Kamer

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…


September 5, 2024

Raymond Lam

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…