Department of Epidemiology

PhD


October 8, 2024

Morbidity, mortality, and gut virome ecology of Kenyan children exposed to versus not exposed to maternal HIV

Mother-to-child transmission of HIV has decreased rapidly with the expansion of optimized antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens for all individuals living with HIV, resulting in a growing population of children who are HIV-exposed but uninfected (CHEU). Historically, CHEU have experienced greater morbidity and mortality than children who are HIV-unexposed uninfected (CHUU). The etiology of these differences…


October 6, 2024

Shengruo Zhang

Shengruo Zhang is a Ph.D. candidate, particularly interested in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as HPV/HIV and bacterial STIs, both in the US and globally. She supports underserved communities in accessing trusted and culturally competent care. Shengruo is an ethnic Mongolian originally from China and a first-generation college student.


September 27, 2024

Miriam Flores Moreno

Miriam Flores Moreno was born in Guanajuato, Mexico, and raised by agricultural working parents in Tri-Cities, Washington. She is a first-generation college student who graduated from the University of Washington (UW) with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Health in 2018 and an Epidemiology Master of Public Health in the Spring of 2022. Miriam is…


September 25, 2024

Kelley Pascoe

Kelley is a PhD student in the Department of Epidemiology and a Graduate Research Assistant in the Health Promotion Research Center in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health. She received her Master of Social Work (Administration and Policy Practice) and Master of Public Health (Health Services; Graduate Certificate: One Health) from the University…


September 16, 2024

Ann Richey

Ann Richey is a first-year PhD student in the Department of Epidemiology. She also completed her MPH in Epidemiology at the University of Washington. Her research interests include injury and violence prevention using qualitative and quantitative methods.


September 14, 2024

Kendall Lawley


September 13, 2024

Magali Sanchez

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…


September 12, 2024

Yilda Macias

Yilda Macias is an aspiring cancer epidemiologist, PhD student in Epidemiology, NCI predoctoral fellow in the Developing Data-Driven Cancer Researchers (3DCR) training program, and Professional Support Specialist with the Greenlee Studies Group at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. She holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Health Behavior and Health Promotion from New Mexico…


September 5, 2024

Hiwot Weldemariam

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,…


Olivia (Liv) McCollum

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…



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