Commencement Program

2024 graduates of the Brown University School of Public Health

Sunday, May 26, 2024

Providence, Rhode Island

Undergraduate Concentration in Public Health

Director of Undergraduate Studies and Honors:
Patricia Risica DrPH

Concentration Advisers:
Jasjit S. Ahluwalia M.D., MPH, M.S.; Tayla von Ash Sc.D., MPH;
John P. Fulton Ph.D.; William Goedel Ph.D.; Kaley Hayes PharmD, Ph.D.;
David Meyers Ph.D., MPH; Jennifer Pellowski Ph.D.;
Nisha Trivedi M.D., MPH; and Tongzhang Zheng Sc.D.

A.B. Public Health

Megan Aho
Sarah Albert-Rozenberg † *
Janelle Barnett **
Helena Bates †
Emma Beier
Eliana Blumberg
Evelyn Calhoon
Michael Calixto †
Hailey Chen †
Jadis Chen †
Jennifer Cheng †
Rohan Cherukuru *
Angelina Cho †
Briannah Cook
Naomi Desalegne †
Imran Dharamsi †
Meehir Dixit †
Claudia Dyer †
Emily Faulhaber
Nina Faynshtayn †
Ava Glazier
Mia Harris
Arenal Haut †
Rahmla Jones
Grace Jordan †
Austin Joseph
Alexandra Josephson † **
Joseph Kahn
Ellie Karniadakis
Sanjana Konda †
Evelyn Lai †
Camille Leung
Annie Liang †
Zachary Lin †

Alison Lu
Olivia Lu *
Alaia Maldonado *
Constance Maranjian *
Olivia Mariotti
Rachel Mashek †
Ariel Montague
Nikolas Montaquila
Danna Ofek
Amanda Page
Zain Peerbhoy
Gaurav Rathore
Leadra Reeves
Ethan Register
Anne-Emilie Rouffiac
Ava Scherlag †
Serin Shin
Daniela Siegal
Noah Soutier
Mahadevan Subramanian † **
Riley Suh
Hailey Tomashek
Zoe Ubamadu
Kota Uchino
Brooke Ury
Jane Vaillant †
Olivia Vavasour
Anne Wang †
Chilsea Wang †
Elaine Wang
Grace Williams
Brayden Windes
Jocelyn Yang †
Jasper Yeh †

† Departmental Honors
** December 2023 Graduate
* December 2024 Graduate

Undergraduate Concentration in Statistics

Director, Undergraduate Statistics Concentration:
Roee Gutman Ph.D.

Sc.B. Statistics

Morgan Cunningham *
Kameel Dossal †
Neha Narayan †
Carissa Chae
Roxana Scott
John Chung

† Departmental Honors
* December 2024 Graduate

Graduate Program in Behavioral and Social Health Sciences

Chair, Behavioral and Social Health Sciences:
Katie Biello Ph.D.

Director, Behavioral and Social Health Sciences Doctoral Program:
Kate Carey Ph.D.

Ph.D. Behavioral and Social Health Sciences

William Lodge II

“Syndemic Barriers and Intersectionality:
Understanding Multilevel Factors Impacting Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence
Among Transgender Women Living with HIV in Mumbai and New Delhi India”
Dissertation Advisers:
Katie Biello, Matthew Mimiaga

Madeline Montgomery

“Multilevel Determinants of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care
Access Among LGBTQIA+ Young Adults With a Cervix: Implications for Public Health and Health Care Practice”
Dissertation Adviser:
Madina Agenor

Graduate Program in Biostatistics

Chair, Biostatistics:
Joseph Hogan Sc.D.

Director, Biostatistics Master’s Programs:
Stavroula Chrysanthopoulou Ph.D.

Director, Biostatistics Doctoral Program:
Zhijin Wu Ph.D.

Ph.D. Biostatistics

Taylor Fortnam

“Using Real-World Data to Answer Real-World Questions:
Statistical Methods for Pandemic Response Data”
Dissertation Adviser:
Joe Hogan

Kexin Qu

“Bayesian Methods for Analyzing Individual-Level Data from Multiple Trials Considering Correlation, Non-compliance, and N-of-1 Designs”
Dissertation Adviser:
Christopher Schmid

Patrick Gravelle

“Bayesian Latent Models and Causal Inference for Biological and Health Experiments”
Dissertation Adviser:
Roee Gutman

Sc.M. Biostatistics

 

Tara Amruthur
Keviner Asigi
Himashree Chandru
Wanyi Chen
Tabib Chowdhury
Hannah Eglinton
Amirah Fawziyyah
Victoria Grase ‡
Tova Ibbotson
Han Ji

Yiwen Liang
Jialin Liu
Destiny Rankins ‡
Alitzel Serrano Laguna ‡
Haiyue Song
Caiwei Xiong
Yu Yan
Yayi Ye
Anqui Zheng
Zihan Zhou

 

‡ NextGen Scholar

Doctoral Program in Epidemiology

Chair, Epidemiology:
Joseph Braun Ph.D.

Director, Epidemiology Doctoral Program:
William Goedel Ph.D.

Ph.D. Epidemiology

Amiel Bermudez

“Structural and Psychosocial Correlates of Access and
Adherence to HIV Antiretroviral Therapy Among
Cisgender Filipino Men With HIV Who Have Sex With Men”

Dissertation Adviser: Katie Biello

Jorge Ledesma

“Pandemic Preparedness and Health System Resilience:
Comparative Analyses From the COVID-19 Pandemic”

Dissertation Adviser: Jennifer Nuzzo

Shayla Nolen

“Estimating the Impact of Structural Factors on HIV Transmission:
A Spatially Dynamic Agent-Based Modeling Study”

Dissertation Adviser: Brandon Marshall

Doctoral Program in Health Services Research

Chair, Health Services, Policy, and Practice:
Scott Rivkees M.D.

Director, Health Services, Policy, and Practice Doctoral Program:
Omar Galárraga Ph.D.

Ph.D. Health Services Research

Emily O’Neill

“Evaluating Appropriate Medication Usage:
Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa to the European Union”
Dissertation Advisers:
Stefan Gravenstein, Andrew Zullo

Emma Tucher

“The Impact of Expanded Supplemental Benefits on Medicare Advantage Plan Compostition and Member Experience”
Dissertation Adviser:
Amal Trivedi

Nicolas Jone

“"Estimating the Effects of Virtual Care Usage on Heath, Care Utilization, Costs, and Racial Disparities”
Dissertation Adviser:
Ira Wilson

Joe Silva

“Examining Infection Control of Respiratory Viruses in Nursing Homes:
COVID-19 and Influenza”
Dissertation Adviser:
Andrew Zullo

Gaelen Adam

“Advancing the Semi-automation of Literature Identification for Evidence Synthesis:
Evaluation Measure Prioritization, Training Data Development, and Language Model Implementation”
Dissertation Adviser:
Ethan Balk

Graduate Program in Clinical and Translational Research

Program Director:
Amal Trivedi M.D., MPH

Sc.M. Clinical and Translational Research

Yasin Abul
Navneet Singh
Lawren Wellisch

Master of Public Health

Director:
Karen Andes Ph.D.

Nour Abaherah
Jordan Abelson **
Parisa Afsharian
Neelam Ahmed
Tyler Alexander ‡
Leena Ali **
Alyssa Amidei
Nelson Anangwe
Domenic Angelino
Leonardo Arriola Carnicelli
Lia Artis ‡
Rehan Aslam
Shivani Ayalasomayajula
Taiylar Ball ‡
William Bannister Δ
Zubair Bashir Ω
Ameerah Battle ‡
Kiana Beheshtian ‡
Batool Behnam
Vikas Bhatt
Ariana Buterbaugh
Virginia Cafferky ‡
Yuchan Cao
Joan Chepngeno
Olivia Choi
Erum Choudry
Jacob Cousin
Daven Crossland
Katelle Donkor
Katherine Dowling
Funbi Eboda
Emily Elenio
Gabrielle Evans ‡
Owen Fahey
Nargis Faizy
Hannah Fernandez
Elvira Fleury *
Mark Flores *
Alexis Friedman
Nicole Gehret Ω
Elizabeth Gledhill
Senay Gokcebel
Cecy Granados
Kyler Groner Δ
Esgar Guarin-Nieto
Faith Hardy
Elliot Harrison-Lee
Shaw Hubbard *
Jiyoon Hwang
Corban Jackson ‡
Nayeli Jimenez Alvarado
Rosemelly Jimenez Medal ‡
Azia Johnson ‡
Cambridge Jones
Nidhi Kadakia
Elizabeth Kappil

Aleksa Kaye
Gulmeena Khan
Alison Kim
Sophie Lazar
Sydney LeSon
Olivia Lewis
Zhenhuan Li
Daphne Lo
Oriane Longerstaey
Masha Maleki Ω
Calista Manuzza
Celilia Martin Garcia
Melanie Morales Aquino
Alexandria Morgan ‡
Zersha Munir
Stephanie Munthe
Stella Ng
Samantha Parker †
Julia Pierce
Danielle Perry ‡
Geat Ramush
Maryna Rasputna
Hannah Reale Δ
Laura Reich ‡
Tishara Reid ‡
Gage Reitzel †
Adea Rich
Yaideliz Romero-Ramos ‡
Ashley Sanchez
Julia Scheinbach
Reid Secondo Δ
Mriganka Singh
Rachel Slimovitch †
Flora Song
Jessica Spencer
Isabella Steidley
Diane Story
Anna Suben
Julia Teck
Cheyenne Thompson
Michael Thompson ‡
Tiara Thornton ‡
Emily Toma
Nadia Tsado
Isabella Van Wittenberghe
Taylor-Marie Vasil
Olivia Waldman Ω
Olivia Ware
Eli Wasserman
Caroline Welch
Lovisa Werner
Zakiyah Whitaker
Jeffrey White ‡
Katie Yetter ‡
Sereda Yuliia *
Lucy Zheng †

‡ Health Equity Scholar
† Dean’s Scholar
Δ MPH/MPA
Ω Accelerated MPH Program
** October 2023 Graduate
* February 2024 Graduate

MA Integrative Studies

Joshua Taub

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