Jen is a first-generation PhD student in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. She was born and raised in Wapato, WA – a small, rural community located on the Yakama Reservation that continues to inspire her academic work and organizing efforts. Jen is passionate about the intersection of community, public health, and equity. Her doctoral research is focused on how we can best integrate epidemiological methods into community-centered work…
Akosua B. Dankwah is a Doctor of Public Health candidate, and her research interests are utilizing systems thinking and adaptive leadership approaches in bringing about racial health equity. During her 2020 summer immersion with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services as a Harvard Presidential Public Service Fellow, she initiated tough conversations around racial inequity to positively impact ongoing considerations around racial health equity in several ways. Akosua is…
Devin Dattolico is a MPH-65 candidate at the Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. She graduated from Northeastern University in 2019 with a degree in psychology. After working in clinical research she was inspired to apply these skills to the broader lens of public health. She has an extensive research background with a passion for advancing health equity in communities. Devin…
Hailu Dhufera, MD, MPhil, is a DrPH candidate in his second year of study, originally from Ethiopia, and deeply passionate about global health, mental health, and health financing. He possesses significant expertise in the healthcare systems of low- to middle-income countries, having worked for the Ethiopian Ministry of Health, as well as the World Health Organization and the Clinton Health Access Initiative. Hailu is always looking for innovative solutions that…
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…
Teguo Is the founder of the Global Organization of Health Education (GOHE); GOHE supports local Neuro technologists and physicians by training them on testing procedures to diagnose epilepsy. Teguo has worked as a Neurodiagnostic Technologist for the University of Colorado for a decade. Teguo served on the Board of Trustees of ASET – The Neurodiagnostic Society between 2018 and 2021, and he is an ASET 2022 Class of Fellows (FASET).…
Diana is pursuing a Master of Science in Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health. She is from Austin, TX and obtained her Bachelor’s of Science from the University of Texas at Austin. For two years, she worked at People’s Community Clinic, a non-profit community as a chronic disease educator. She offered education and advocacy to diagnosed patients with diabetes or hypertension. She volunteered…
An MPH student in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Allie is a Portland-born, Antigua-rooted medical student, educator, writer, growing healer, and community organizer with a passion for reproductive justice, decolonial discourse, and the healing of historical and intergenerational trauma. She has a call toward bridging allopathic medicine and traditional wisdoms in service to the healing of and justice for all oppressed under the current systems of power. Allie’s…
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,…
Zeenith is the founder of Jamii Life – a social enterprise that aims to redesign homecare to increase accessibility, transparency, quality care and peace of mind in South Africa. Jamii Life trains family caregivers to become accredited health workers. Zeenith’s grandmother, bedridden for 16 years, inspired Jamii Life. Before this, Zeenith led GE Healthcare’s Affordable Care and Indirect Channel Partners across Africa, focusing on enabling medical equipment access across Africa.…