Meet Our Student Leaders!
Meet Our Student Leaders!
Keith Acosta
Major: Global and Public Health Sciences
Graduation Year: 2020
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
What is your role in the global health program? Member of the Global Health Student Advisory Board, Teaching Assistant: Introduction to Global Health
What did you do for your experiential learning opportunity? I interned at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to help plan, implement and evaluate LGBTQ+ cultural competency trainings for clinical and administrative staff of neighborhood health centers across the city.
What are your global and public health interests? Chronic Disease Disparities, Community Health, Health Equity
Efe Airewele
Major: Global and Public Health Sciences
Graduation Year: 2020
Hometown: Lynn, Massachusetts
What is your role in the global health program? Zambia Program Assistant, Teaching Assistant: Introduction to Global Health, Member of the Global Health Student Advisory Board
What did you do for your experiential learning opportunity? I participated in the Cornell Global Health Program in Zambia where I worked with The Sani Foundation to learn more about the barriers and opportunities for persons with intellectual disabilities to access employment and the related effects on their health. I was also able to participate in another ELO where I shadowed at Weill-Bugando Medical Centre in Mwanza, Tanzania and supported a physician in her schistosomiasis research.
What are your global and public health interests? Infectious Diseases, Community-Based Research and Interventions
Talia Bailes
Major: Global and Public Health Sciences
Graduation Year: 2020
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
What is your role in the global health program? General Program Assistant, Teaching Assistant: Leadership Development in Global and Public Health, Member of the Global Health Student Advisory Board
What did you do for your experiential learning opportunity? I worked with a professor in Medellín, Colombia at the Universidad de Antioquia to examine the connection between dance and well-being in children.
What are your global and public health interests? Child and Adolescent Health, Literacy, Intersection of Dance and Health, Community Cohesion
Joanna Bernatowicz
Major: Global and Public Health Sciences
Graduation Year: 2020
Hometown: Scranton, Pennsylvania
What is your role in the global health program? India Program Assistant, Member of the Global Health Student Advisory Board
What did you do for your experiential learning opportunity? I participated in the Cornell Global Health/Industrial Labor and Relations program in India. My project at Vivekananda Memorial Hospital in Sargur, India, involved the integration of Ayurvedic and allopathic counseling recommendations for diabetes, diet, and pre/postnatal care- alongside my mentor, other physicians, the counselors, and the patients of VMH.
What are your global and public health interests? Primary Care, Palliative Care, Women and Children's Health, and Health Systems Learning
Diego Burga
Major: Biological Sciences
Graduation Year: 2021
Hometown: Pembroke Pines, Florida
What is your role in the global health program? Member of the Global Health Student Advisory Board
What did you do for your experiential learning opportunity? I participated in the Cornell Global Health Program in Zambia where I researched ways of understanding and mitigating lead exposure in Kabwe through the use of a one health approach.
What are your global and public health interests? NGO-Public Sector Partnerships, One Health, Medical Anthropology, Biosocial Approach to Global Health
Makayla Durant
Major: Human Biology, Health, and Society
Graduation Year: 2021
Hometown: Cambridge, MA
What is your role in the global health program? Member of the Global Health Student Advisory Board
What did you do for your experiential learning opportunity? I participated in the Cornell Global Health Program in Tanzania where I researched the burden of type II diabetes. I was also given the opportunity to intern at Building a Caring Community, a center supporting children with intellectual and physical disabilities.
What are your global and public health interests? Children’s Health, Rise of Non-Communicable Diseases
Erin Kim
Major: Human Biology, Health, and Society
Graduation Year: 2020
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
What is your role in the global health program? Tanzania Program Assistant, Member of the Global Health Student Advisory Board
What did you do for your experiential learning opportunity? I participated in the Cornell Global Health Program in Tanzania where I researched Tuberculosis infection control. I also had the opportunity to shadow physicians in Machame Hospital, a rural hospital in the Kilimanjaro region.
What are your global and public health interests? Health Policy, Substance Abuse Research
Valencia Lambert
Major: Global and Public Health Sciences
Graduation Year: 2020
Hometown: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
What is your role in the global health program? Member of the Global Health Student Advisory Board
What did you do for your experiential learning opportunity? I participated in the Cornell Global Health Program in Zambia where I did research that examined the role of the nutrition profession within Zambia.
What are your global and public health interests? Maternal and Child Health, WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
Simran Malhotra
Major: Global and Public Health Sciences
Graduation Year: 2020
Hometown: Millburn, NJ
What is your role in the global health program? Member of the Global Health Student Advisory Board
What did you do for your experiential learning opportunity? I participated in the Cornell Global Health/Industrial and Labor Relations Program in India where I interned at nonprofit Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM). My project included creating a digitalized diabetic patient registry for the counseling department, which enabled them to filter for annual statistics on hospital progress with treating diabetics.
What are your global and public health interests? Maternal Mortality, Infectious Disease, Chronic Diseases
Bunmi Osias
Major: Global and Public Health Sciences
Graduation Year: 2021
Hometown: Timonium, MD
What is your role in the global health program? General Program Assistant, Member of the Global Health Student Advisory Board
What did you do for your experiential learning opportunity? I participated in the Cornell Global Health Program in Tanzania where I researched the increasing rate of perinatal mortality on the national level. I also interned at TRMEGA, an NGO that focuses on empowering most vulnerable children and women with HIV/AIDS.
What are your global and public health interests? Medical Ethnobotany, Food Systems, Road Traffic Safety
Aneri Patel
Major: Human Biology, Health, and Society
Graduation Year: 2021
Hometown: Paramus, New Jersey
What is your role in the global health program? Tanzania Program Assistant
What did you do for your experiential learning opportunity? I participated in the Cornell Global Health Program in Tanzania where I researched the increasing burden of Type II diabetes in urban Moshi. I also had the opportunity to shadow physicians in Machame Hospital, a rural hospital in the Kilimanjaro region.
What are your global and public health interests? Nutrition, Non-Communicable Diseases, Economic Disparities and Access to Healthcare
Jasmine Peng
Major: Biological Sciences
Graduation Year: 2020
Hometown: Central Texas
What is your role in the global health program? Member of the Global Health Student Advisory Board
What did you do for your experiential learning opportunity? I participated in the Cornell Global Health Program in Tanzania where I researched Acute Respiratory Infections in children under 5. I also interned at Building a Caring Community, a center supporting children with intellectual and physical disabilities.
What are your global and public health interests? Maternal and Childhood Health, Sustainability, Global Health in Relation to Medicine
Kieu Anh Phan
Major: Global and Public Health Sciences
Graduation Year: 2021
Hometown: Hanoi, Vietnam
What is your role in the global health program? Member of the Global Health Student Advisory Board
What did you do for your experiential learning opportunity? I participated in the Cornell Global Health/Industrial and Labor Relations Program in India and my project was focused on diabetes. I helped to create an automated version of the Indian Diabetes Risk Score to be used in a Diabetes Screening Camp and also prepared educational materials on diabetes to distribute to the camp participants and staff at our partner organization, SVYM.
What are your global and public health interests? Nutrition, Health Education, Social Entrepreneurship
Clara Rice
Major: Health Care Policy
Graduation Year: 2021
Hometown: Lambertville, New Jersey
What is your role in the global health program? Zambia Program Assistant
What did you do for your experiential learning opportunity? I participated in the Cornell Global Health Program in Zambia and did research on the role of nutrition professionals in the context of malnutrition and non-communicable diseases.
What are your global and public health interests? Maternal Health and Mortality, HIV/AIDS, Nutrition
Emily Sanchez
Major: Global and Public Health Sciences
Graduation Year: 2021
Hometown: West Orange, New Jersey
What is your role in the global health program? Member of the Global Health Student Advisory Board
What did you do for your experiential learning opportunity? I participated in the Cornell Global Health Program in Tanzania where I researched the impact of energy insecurity in health facilities. I also volunteered at the Network Against Female Genital Mutilation (NAFGEM).
What are your global and public health interests? Gender-Based Violence, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Mental Health
Jonah Schieber
Major: Global and Public Health Sciences
Graduation Year: 2021
Hometown: San Francisco, California
What is your role in the global health program? Member of the Global Health Student Advisory Board
What did you do for your experiential learning opportunity? I participated in the Cornell Global Health Program in Tanzania where I researched opioid dependence and addiction. I also shadowed at Machame Hospital and viewed surgery, outreach, and inpatient care.
What are your global and public health interests? Infectious Disease, Community Health
Gabby Statia
Major: Global and Public Health Sciences
Graduation Year: 2020
Hometown: Washington, DC
What is your role in the global health program? Member of the Global Health Student Advisory Board
What did you do for your experiential learning opportunity? I participated in the Cornell Global Health Program in Zambia, where I researched women-led emergency preparedness and disaster management, in partnership with SAIPAR and ActionAid Zambia.
What are your global and public health interests? Public Health Nutrition, Maternal and Child Health
Tina Ting
Major: Biological Sciences
Graduation Year: 2020
Hometown: Queens, NY
What is your role in the global health program? Tanzania Program Assistant
What did you do for your experiential learning opportunity? I participated in the Cornell Global Health Program in Tanzania where I researched the effects of maternal mental health on the outcome of mothers and neonates. I also interned at Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) where I was able to learn more about the importance of nutrition while also gaining a better understanding of the impact of the government on healthcare in Tanzania.
What are your global and public health interests? Maternal Health, Public Health, Inequities in Medical Care and Access
MacKenzie Vick
Major: Human Biology, Health, and Society
Graduation Year: 2021
Hometown: Coto de Caza, California
What is your role in the global health program? Tanzania Program Assistant, Member of the Global Health Student Advisory Board
What did you do for your experiential learning opportunity? I participated in the Cornell Global Health Program in Tanzania where I researched the impacts of maternal mental health on mothers and neonates. I also shadowed medical professionals at Machame Hospital.
What are your global and public health interests? Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Infectious Disease