Meet Our Students
2023 Trainees
Iris Bai
Mentor: Hassan Ghomrawi, PhD, MPH
Project Title: Examining the association between heart rate variability(measured by a consumer wearable)and pain in pediatric patients undergoing appendectomy
Megan Ezeude
Mentor: Jaehyuk Choi, MD, PhD
Project Title: Molecular analyses of cutaneous lymphomas in skin of color
Taylor Keys
Mentor: Tara Lagu, MD, MPH
Project Title: Development, Validation, and Results of Model to Measure Rates of Cardiac Rehabilitation Use after Myocardial Infarction or Cardiac Surgery
Oluwadamilola Omojola
Mentor: Lisa Hirschhorn, MD, MPH
Project Title: Sexual Health and Functioning in Older Adults in Countries in Africa
Hannah Soltani
Mentor: Amy Paller, MD
Project Title: Identifying Druggable Targets of Acanthosis Nigricans via Bulk Transcriptomics
Fatoumata Sylla
Mentor: Patricia Durkin Franklin, MD, MPH
Project Title: Investigating the Impact of a Web-Based Decision Aid in Shared Decision Making When Treating Hip and Knee Arthritis
Connor Workman
Mentor: Amisha Wallia, MD; Vehniah K Tjong, MD
Project Title: The Epidemiology of High School Sports Injuries Related to Obesity and Chronic Disease: A National 10-Year Comparison and Retrospective Cohort Analysis
Qihan Yu
Mentors: Norrina Allen, PhD, MPH
Project Title: Neighborhood characteristics and childhood inflammation
2022 Trainees
Chorine Adewale
Mentor: Lauren Beach, PhD
Project Title: Investigating Socially Determined Disparities in Metabolic Syndrome Biomarkers in People with HIV
Adrienne Chen
Mentor: Josh Levitsky, MD
Project Title: Improving Living Liver Donor Informed Consent: What Do Donors Want to Know
Diamond Dominguez
Mentor: Lisa Hirschhorn, MD, MPH
Project Title: Implementation outcomes of an intervention to improve Diabetes care, knowledge, and quality in Belize
Merve Ertem
Mentor: John Pandolfino, MD
Project Title: Esophageal Dysmotility and Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)
Megan Halkett
Mentor: Michael Ison, MD
Project Title: Safety of Shingrix Vaccination in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients: A Single Center, Retrospective Study
Bonnie Huang
Mentor: Amani Fawzi, MD
Project Title: Studying Blood Vessel Changes in Diabetic Retinopathy using Adaptive Optics Scanning Laser Ophthalmology
Alexander Huang
Mentor: Daniela Ladner, MD
Project Title: Epidemiology of Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
Katie Owens
Mentor: Kiarri Kershaw, PhD, MPH & Daniela Ladner, MD
Project Title: Effects of Food Environment on Liver Disease Outcomes