Prior Rose Service Learning Fellows
Francisco Alvarez
Francisco is an MPH-45 candidate at the Department of Health Management. Originally from Ecuador, he graduated with degrees in Economics and Management from universities in Ecuador and France. Francisco is an art enthusiast who paints and writes poetry in Spanish, inspired throughout his years living in Barcelona. He is deeply passionate about the intersection of art and health, particularly the positive outcomes that art can generate in children and youth.…
Ariel Bernstein
Ariel Bernstein is a licensed midwife who has been serving rural populations for over 10 years. She is a midwifery preceptor and educator on sabbatical from her practice in Maine while pursuing her MPH at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health. Ariel is an executive board member of the Maine Association of Professional Midwives where she is working on legislation and expanding hearing screening access. She holds a BA…
Alex Boyle
Alex is an orthopaedic and trauma surgery resident from New Zealand currently undertaking a Master of Public Health. He has a strong research background, with his current research at Mass General Brigham/Harvard Medical School focusing on risk stratification and patient reported outcomes following orthopaedic surgery. Alex’s project focuses on rehabilitation support for trauma victims in a resource limited environment, namely those with physical disabilities receiving prosthetic limbs and other mobility-assisting…
Bezinash Dibaba
Bezinash Dibaba is an Ethiopian, holds an MSc. in Health Monitoring and Evaluation. Currently pursuing an MPH in Global Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her research interests are Maternal Health and Non-Communicable Diseases. She is particularly interested in quantifying the burden of cardiovascular diseases and developing novel community-based interventions in Ethiopia. In the future, she aspires to make a significant contribution to improving health outcomes associated…
Sabrina Ebengho
Sabrina Ebengho is a Master of Public Health candidate in the Department of Health Policy and an immigrant from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Before coming to Harvard, she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Public Health – Global Health from the University of Washington. Sabrina’s professional expertise lies in community-based participatory research and public health practices that intentionally center equity in marginalized communities, especially for BIPOC individuals and immigrants,…
Caleb Feuerbacher
Caleb Feuerbacher is an MPH-45 student in Health and Social Behavior at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He is also a medical student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and plans on matching into psychiatry for his residency. He is from Wathena, Kansas. He is primarily interested in advancing mental health care for American Indian and Alaska Native populations. He has performed medical school rotations with the Iowa…
Cathy Han
Cathy is an MPH-45 candidate in Health and Social Behavior with a Maternal and Child Health concentration. She practiced obstetrics and gynecology for fifteen years in California and has delivered over 3000 babies. She is interested in developing strategies to decrease maternal mortality in the U.S. and globally. Cathy and Ariel’s project focuses on training a group of midwives in Uganda in common obstetrical emergencies. They are partnering with the…
Yuri Kim
Yuri is a second-year MPH student in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences with a concentration in maternal and child health. Prior to attending Harvard, Yuri worked at a federally qualified health center, focused on delivering comprehensive and integrated primary care, behavioral health, medication-assisted treatment, and dental care to individuals from diverse backgrounds. She is passionate about delivering evidence-based interventions with the goal of enhancing early child development within…
Manfred Mate-Kole
Manfred Mate-Kole, a Ghanaian physician and Master of Public Health candidate in the Department of Global Health and Population, is dedicated to using community-based, evidence-driven interventions to tackle intricate health issues, with a particular focus on non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular care and cancer control. Throughout his career, he has explored novel approaches to managing non-communicable diseases and has advocated for the integration of basic life support training into the…
Emmanuel Mensah
Emmanuel is a Master of Public Health graduate student at the Department of Global Health and Population. Throughout his journey as a health professional, he has remained consistent in his passion to bridge health inequities, from tackling the issue of falsified and substandard medications in LMICs to his current mission to improve access to neurosurgical services in sub-Saharan Africa. Emmanuel has previously worked in Zambia, embarking on public health education…
Adriana Montalvan
Adriana is a Costa Rican physician, a general surgery applicant, and an MPH student in the Global Health and Population Department. She graduated from medical school in Costa Rica and has a special interest in global surgery initiatives. Adriana’s project is focused on understanding the barriers Hispanic patients face when accessing and receiving high-value surgical care in Boston.
Ahmed Nawwar
Ahmed Nawwar, MD, is an Egyptian physician currently pursuing a Master’s in Public Health with a concentration in global health. Ahmed’s research is dedicated to addressing healthcare disparities and enhancing access to quality care for cancer patients. As an aspiring radiation oncologist, he is hoping to start a global cancer initiative that will provide tailored plans for different health systems to expand their radiation therapy services. Ahmed’s project, in collaboration…
Erin O’Dwyer
Erin O’Dwyer is a doctoral student in the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her research focuses on public health impacts of agroecology, food sovereignty, and regenerative agriculture as well as multi-level approaches to sustainable, equitable food system transitions. Erin has participated in Harvard’s Climate Living Lab, was an inaugural Climate Summer Fellow, and has actively worked with the Columbia Center for Sustainable Investment…
Heather Olden
Heather A. Olden is a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) candidate at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She has a B.S. in molecular biology from Hampton University, and a MPH in international health epidemiology from the University of Michigan—Ann Arbor. As an Epidemiologist, Heather specializes in patient and community engagement, strategic planning, program and research study development and management, and qualitative data collection and analysis. She works on…
Umu Hawa Rogers
Umu-Hawa is a born and raised native of Sierra Leone, who is pursuing an MD/MPH at the University of California San Diego and Harvard Chan School of Public Health. She is currently an MPH-45 Global Health student at HSPH. Umu-Hawa is passionate about improving health outcomes for Sierra Leoneans, Black and underserved populations within her sphere of influence. Her goal is to work within the global context utilizing her medical…
Rose Sun
Rose is MPH 45 candidate in the Department of Health Policy and Management. She is a Pediatrician and has recently finished her residency at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. Her previous research work has delved into the intersection of nutrition with the social determinants of health, particularly focusing on diagnosing and managing Iron Deficiency Anemia. Her passion lies in implementation science, aiming to spotlight and bridge gaps…
Mai-Han Trinh
Mai-Han is a third-year doctoral student in neuropsychiatric epidemiology. Mai-Han’s research interests focus on LGBTQ mental health and particularly health equity for transgender populations. Mai-Han’s project focuses on supporting mental health for trans populations through community-engaged research. Mai-Han will work with a community advisory board to conduct a dissertation on structural stigma and mental healthcare.