Uthaylah is a second-generation American-Lebanese student born and raised in Lebanon. Her research interests include climate change, wildfire smoke, epidemiology, and the effect of nutrition on maternal and child health. She plans on applying to medical school after completing her MPH to practice pediatrics. She would use her knowledge from the MPH program to equip...

Ansley Burnett is pursuing her Master of Science in Epidemiology at the University of Washington. She completed her BSN at Emory University and has over 7 years of experience in pediatric surgical acute care nursing, NICU nursing, and nursing leadership in domestic and international humanitarian contexts. Her research interests focus on the surgical conditions and...

Ananya Iyengar is a PhD student in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Washington-Seattle. She is interested in infectious disease epidemiology in global LMICs, reducing transmission of vaccine-preventable illnesses, improving healthcare access, and drugs and therapeutics development. She received a Master of Science in Public Health in Global Disease Epidemiology and Control from...

Originally from Portland, Oregon, Kylie Jones is pursuing her Master of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology at the University of Washington School of Public Health. She earned her B.A. in Public Health Policy with a minor in Asian Studies from the University of California, Irvine, where she concentrated on public health practice, student leadership, and...

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Doctoral student in Nursing Science, global health scientist in training, and Registered Nurse passionate about healthy communities and people locally and globally, with special interest and experience in global public health, critical approaches, health disparities and equity, primary care, infectious diseases, and preventative care. Places I've been privileged to live, learn, work, &/or collaborate on...

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...

Hiwot Weldemariam is a PhD student in Epidemiology at the University of Washington School of Public Health and a pre-doctoral research associate with the University of Washington Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program. She holds an MPH in Epidemiology from the University of Washington. Her research centers on the intersection of firearm and social policies,...

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.