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Meet ASPPH’s This is Public Health® Student Ambassadors for 2026-27

ASPPH proudly welcomes 82 graduate students from 51 member schools as our new This is Public Health® (TIPH) Ambassadors. These students play a vital role on the front lines of recruitment, sharing their experiences to inspire the next generation of public health leaders. We also thank the 2025–2026 Ambassadors for their outstanding contributions over the past year. Their dedication advanced awareness of public health and strengthened connections with prospective students.

Since its inception in 2017, the TIPH Ambassador program has amplified and highlighted our institutions’ best students’ inspiring stories and extraordinary experiences. These exceptional graduate students, nominated by their respective institutions, play a crucial role in fostering interest in public health education and career opportunities.

To learn more about the program or to invite TIPH Ambassadors to present to your group, please contact Mary Beth Carroll, Director of Student Pathways and Recruitment, at mbcarroll@aspph.org

Please help us welcome the 2026-2027 Ambassadors:

Aaron Qian, Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice
 
Abdiel Soto Colón, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus Graduate School of Public Health
 
Allie Murphy, UTMB School of Public and Population Health
 
Allison Tarbotton, Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences
 
Amanda Kim, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
 
Ana Berliner, University of Virginia School of Medicine
 
Anna Kane, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
 
Athena Bruess, University of Delaware Public Health Program
 
Banuka Wijerathne, University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences
 
Blender Muzvondiwa, University at Albany School of Public Health
 
Brad Wang, Texas A&M University School of Public Health
 
Brayden Tanner, Indiana University School of Public Health -Bloomington 
 
Callie Akers, East Tennessee State University College of Public Health
 
Camil Ventura, Binghamton University Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences 
 
Camille Guzzi, Stony Brook University Program in Public Health
 
Cara Sczuroski, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth Master of Public Health Program
 
Clare Chapman, Peter O’Donnell Jr. UT Southwestern Medical Center School of Public Health, 
 
Dana Sakipova, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health
 
Daniela Rochez, Boston University School of Public Health
 
Daphne Bernal, George Mason University College of Public Health
 
David Liendo Uriona, University of Maryland School of Public Health
 
Deborah Shomuyiwa, University of Georgia College of Public Health
 
Elena Gener, University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions
 
Emily Rainey, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health
 
Esohe Owie, University of Maryland School of Public Health
 
Eva Dillaman, West Virginia University School of Public Health
 
Farnese Motto, VCU School of Public Health
 
Genesis Sanchez, University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health
Grace Hayworth, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Gulan Pari, The Ohio State University College of Public Health

Halle Boroski, Colorado School of Public Health
 
Hanna Mohammed, University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences

Holly Dolan, Penn State College of Medicine

Jamella Jackson, Morehouse School of Medicine Graduate Education in Public Health

Jazmine Li, University of California, Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health

Jessica Rice, University of Memphis School of Public Health

Jillian Clack, UTMB School of Public and Population Health

John Pazokian, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Jonathan Cruz, University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions

Josie Moreta, Stony Brook University Program in Public Health

Kailyn Thompson, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Karina Buenrostro, University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health

Kate Walde, University of South Florida College of Public Health

Katherine Rose, LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health

Kathryn Bonilla, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Katie Roman, Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Kelly Cortez, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington 

Kit Cain, Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice

Leylah Esmail, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health

Luce Jean Baptiste, University of South Florida College of Public Health

Mabel Franklin, University of Virginia School of Medicine

Maddy Lazar, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University School of Public Health

Madison Marsee, East Tennessee State University College of Public Health

Madison Clements, Baylor University Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences

Maryam (Niki) Tavallali, Rutgers School of Public Health
Monica Nyang’oro, Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
 
Naomy Espinosa, University of California Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health
 
Nour Selmane, University of Michigan School of Public Health
 
Oluwabusayomi Akeju, University at Albany School of Public Health 
 
Oscar Almaraz, UTMB School of Public and Population Health
 
Rameshwrai Prasad, University of Memphis School of Public Health 
 
Reilly Wade, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
 
Ruihan Huang, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health
 
Ryan Kalina, University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions
 
Sabrina Thorn, West Virginia University School of Public Health
 
Samantha Moreno, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health
 
Samantha Stone, City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
 
Sanjana Doshi, Drexel University Dana and David Dornsife School of Public Health
 
Sanvi Lamba, University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
 
Sophia Hubartt- Gundelach, Colorado School of Public Health
 
Taofik Shittu, Mercer University College of Health Professions
Department of Public Health
 
Thomas Winston, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington
 
Thomas Wilson, George Mason University College of Public Health
 
Thuy-Tam (Tammy) Vo, Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences
 
Tobi Oloyede, Georgia Southern University Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
 
Ursulla Frempong, Penn State College of Medicine
 
Victor Frolenko, Temple University Barnett College of Public Health
 
Vishwa Desai, Boston University School of Public Health
 
Xin (Max) Ma, UT Southwestern Medical Center Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health
 
Yathreb Bayan Mohamed, University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences
 
Youstina Tadros, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
 
Yunuen Cacique-Borja, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health