The Student Experience
PhD Student Profiles

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.

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
MS Student Profiles

Sophie Mayer
Program: Epidemiology, MS
Research Interest: Clinical cancer epidemiology and pharmacogenetics
MPH Student Profiles

Irene Njuguna
Program: Epidemiology, MPH
Research Interest: Pediatric HIV

Molly Feder
Program: Epidemiology, MPH (MCH track)
Research Interest: Family planning, reproductive health, HPV
Alumni Profiles

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

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.