The Student Experience
PhD Student Profiles
Maayan Simckes
Program: Epidemiology, PhD
Research Topic: The "militarization" of law enforcement and use of lethal force
Vivian Lyons
Program: Epidemiology, PhD
Research Interest: Injury and maternal and child health
Phillip Hwang
Program: Epidemiology, PhD
Research Interest: Translational research, specifically Alzheimer’s
Lauren Schwartz
Program: Epidemiology, PhD and F31 Grant Winner
Research Project: The F31 grant focuses on an ongoing project to determine the reasons that rotavirus vaccine effectiveness in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia is only 40-60% compared to 90% in the U.S. and Europe.
MS Student Profiles
Sophie Mayer
Program: Epidemiology, MS
Research Interest: Clinical cancer epidemiology and pharmacogenetics
MPH Student Profiles
Molly Feder
Program: Epidemiology, MPH (MCH track)
Research Interest: Family planning, reproductive health, HPV
Irene Njuguna
Program: Epidemiology, MPH
Research Interest: Pediatric HIV
Alumni Profiles
Lu Chen
Program: Epidemiology, PhD
Research Interest: Etiology of cancer and cancer survivorship
Kathryn Curran
A month after earning her degree, Kathryn Curran (2013) started consulting for the World Health Organization's HIV department in Geneva.
Greg Calip
Program: Epidemiology, PhD
Research Interest: Pharmacoepidemiology and cancer epidemiology
Marielle Goyette
Program: Epidemiology, PhD
Research Interest: HIV partner services
Linda Oseso
Program: Epidemiology, MPH
Research Interest: The intersection between HIV and mental health in African adolescents
Emily Mosites
Program: Epidemiology, PhD
Research Interest: Infectious Disease
