Student Directory
Anneth Mbowe
MPH - General Track
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...
Olivia (Liv) McCollum
PhD
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...
Cami Rencken
PhD
Cami Rencken is a fourth-year PhD candidate in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Washington and a Trainee with the University of Washington Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program. She holds a Master of Science in Global Public Health from Brown University and a Bachelor of Science in Global Disease Biology from the...
Shengruo Zhang
PhD
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.
Gregory Zane
PhD
Gregory Zane is an infectious disease epidemiologist, PhD candidate in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Washington, and an NIH/NIAID Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Predoctoral Fellow. He received a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology at the University of Washington in 2020 and a Bachelor of Science in Public Health...
Hiwot Zewdie
PhD
Hiwot is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Epidemiology and a NIH Predoctoral fellow in the 'Contributing Factors and Consequences of Cancer Health Disparities' training program. She was previously an NIH Predoctoral trainee in the 'TL1 Translational Research' and the 'Biostatistics, Epidemiologic and Bioinformatic Training in Environmental Health' (BEBTEH) training programs.
Collrane Frivold
PhD
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...
Molly Miller-Petrie
PhD
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...