Maternal & Child Health

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.

Madalitso Khwepeya is an MPH student in the Department of Epidemiology. She had previously obtained her Master's and PhD degrees in nursing science from Taipei Medical University, Taiwan. Her work experience spans from core nursing clinical practice, where she held a deputy in charge of the maternity department position in Malawi for four years, to...

Kendall Lawley is a second-year PhD student in the Department of Epidemiology. She received an MPH in Epidemiology from the University of Washington in 2023 and an MS in Experimental Psychology from Western Washington University in 2019. Her research focuses on sexual and reproductive health for LGBTQ+ communities with a …

Hanna Shephard is a second-year PhD student in the Epidemiology department at the University of Washington. Her research focuses on the impact of infectious diseases, especially sexually transmitted infections, on maternal and child health outcomes.

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...

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...

Collrane is an epidemiology PhD student working as a Graduate Research Assistant in the Chu Lab where she supports projects focused on the design and evaluation of strategies to diagnose, prevent, and treat respiratory pathogens. Her primary research interests include infectious disease epidemiology and vaccines, in particular generating data to inform the design and implementation...

Ruby Lucas is a PhD candidate in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Washington. They received their MPH in Epidemiology (Maternal & Child Health Track) in 2022 and BA in Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley in 2019. Their research interests include mixed-methods and community-engaged research to examine psychosocial and environmental...

Hello! I am an (aspiring) epidemiologist and science writer applying mixed-methods research approaches to infectious disease control, with a focus on environmental and social determinants of health and health equity. I am a fluent Spanish speaker with workable Portuguese. I participate in the Epi EDI Committee as much as I can, and am inspired by...