Student Profiles
The Office of Global Health Initiatives supports undergraduate and graduate students from the School of Public Health and Health Professions that are interested in global health.
Christina Crabtree-Ide, MPH
PhD in Epidemiology
Areas of interest: Global health, infectious disease epidemiology, environmental risk factors for child survival
Mentor: Pavani Kalluri Ram, MD, Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Nithin Binu
Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Areas of interest: Include injury prevention, rehabilitation, performance enhancement, strength and conditioning, and global health.
Nithin is an undergraduate student in the School of Public Health and Health Professions.
Gauri Desai
PhD in Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Areas of Interest: Environmental epidemiology, child development and child health, nutrient-metal interactions, maternal and child nutrition
Mentor: Katarzyna Kordas, PhD, Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Zeinab Farhat, MPH
PhD in Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Areas of interest: Cancer epidemiology, environmental epidemiology, cancer chemoprevention, global health and clinical research
Mentor: Lina Mu, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Kyle Fletcher
MPH in Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Areas of interest: Environmental epidemiology, environmental health risk assessment, sanitation, global health equity and field research.
Mentor: Xuefeng Ren, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Environmental Health