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.

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...