Meet the 7th Cohort of ABH’s Public Health Advocacy Fellowship
ABH is thrilled to celebrate the start of our seventh Public Health Advocacy Fellowship cohort of medical, dental, and health administration students and mentors! This year’s cohort is our first interdisciplinary group, and we are excited to learn from and alongside our student and mentor pairs.
At our opening workshop in September, we got to know one another and explored what it means to cultivate the cultural soil of our advocacy areas of interest with Narrative Strategist and Facilitator, Eleonore Wesserle. Students worked together to explore current beliefs about their issue and how we can work to counter toxic beliefs with nutritious, values-driven amendments. Below, catch a glimpse of our opening workshop and meet this year’s cohort.
2024 Public Health Advocacy Fellowship Cohort
Briana Clifton-Hassan, Year 3, Medical School
Nicole Chaisson, MD, MPH
Gender affirming reproductive justice especially for marginalized communities
Christina Lan, MS3
Sofi Ali, MD, MPH
Working with FQHCs and community health workers to support communities most impacted by structural racism
Claire Collins, MS3
Tom Kottke, MD, MSPH, FACC, FAHA
Lung health, commercial tobacco prevention and cessation support
Dominique Earland, MS2 MD/PhD
Beth Thielen, MD, PhD
Recruitment and retention of students of color in medicine and public health
Fatma Diefalla, Dental School Year 4
Sheila Riggs, DDS, MS, DMSc
Increasing access to dental care in underserved communities
Hannah Maher, MS2
Hannah Lichtsinn, MD
Research as an advocacy tool for reproductive health and sickle cell disease
Ifrah Noor, Masters of Health Administration, Year 2
Taj Mustapha, MD
Equitable healthcare and safety across systems
Kamar Abdullahi, MS2
Angela Vong, MD
Patient education and communications for surgery for immigrant communities
Kimberly Clinch, MS2
Aarti Bhatt, MD
Community-oriented housing and reproductive justice
Nick Badhwa, MS4
Kristina Krohn, MD
Equitable care for immigrant and refugee communities
Paige Hill, MS2
Kate Shafto, MD, FAAP, FACP
Community health and policy work within the field of integrative medicine
Quyen Coro Nguyen, Dental School Year 4
Katie Freeman, MD
Patient education and navigation for immigrants & veterans
Saahiti Denduluri, MS1
Janna Gerwitz O’Brien, MD, MPH
Reproductive and sexual health for adolescent girls and physical health for girls of color
Sey Lee, MS1
Ed Ehlinger, MD
Systems-based changes to ensure our healthcare system fully takes care of everyone
Tasneem Issa, MS2
Viviane Tchonang Leuche, MD
Increasing healthcare accessibility through mobile health clinics and community workshops
This program is made possible through the generous support from individual donors and small grants. We gratefully welcome your financial support of ABH’s Public Health Advocacy Fellowship.