AcademyHealth encourages students from a wide range of academic backgrounds to participate in the Student Chapter Program. Following are student chapters based in various schools and disciplines including health services research, health policy, public health, medicine, nursing, economics, health administration, pharmacy, and a number of health-related subjects. While AcademyHealth recognizes the importance of specialized training, we believe that through multidisciplinary collaboration students can have a more comprehensive learning experience.
AcademyHealth is proud of its growing list of student chapters. If you want to participate in an existing chapter, simply email one of the officers listed below. If your university does not have an AcademyHealth student chapter, it's easy to start one, and AcademyHealth staff will assist you every step of the way. Our Chapter Toolkit has everything you need to get started.
*Student chapter leadership:
Arizona State University - Health Data Academy
Contact: Dalena Kensington
Faculty Advisor: Sean Dudley
Boston University
Co-President: Jackie Ellison
Co-President: Natrina Johnson
Co-President: Sarah Zahakos
Faculty Advisor: Steven Pizer
Brown University
Co-President: Margot Schwartz
Co-President: David Meyers
Faculty Advisor: Vincent Mor
City University of New York
President: Brooke Prashker
Vice President of Professional Development: Erin Rogers
Vice President of Communication: Kristen Cribbs
Vice President of Membership: Jack Hayes
Board Member at Large: Shirley Berger
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Alexis Pozen
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health
President: Susan Refice
Treasurer: Nabeel Qureshi
Faculty Advisor: Miriam Laugesen
Drexel University, Health Management and Policy
President: Katie Nelson
Faculty Advisor: Jonathan Purtle
Emory University
Co-President: Ellen Walker
Co-President: Gabriel Rodriguez
Special Events Chair: Subha Shanmugavel
Faculty Advisor: Fred Sanfilippo
Georgetown University
President: Eytan Gittler
Director of Communications: Emily Baccaglini
Faculty Advisor: Michael A. Stoto
George Mason University
President: Mary Louise Pomeroy
Vice President: Eric Beinhart
Secretary: Dina Abdo
Treasurer: Iqrah Ehsan
Community Liaison: Constance Owens
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Thomas Henderson
George Washington University
President: Atlang Mompe
Vice President: Sara Balsam
Secretary: Nikki Kanthety
Communications: Bianca Desai
Treasurer: Stephen Bowden
Recruitment Chair: Vinay Naidu
Recruitment Chair: Alyssa Llamas
Faculty Advisor: Wayne Psek
Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
President: Allen Johnson
Vice President: Dayna Alexander
Treasurer: Kellie Penix
Secretary: Ravneet Kaur
Recruitment Coordinator: David McDermott
Faculty Advisor: Gulzar H. Shah
Howard University, College of Pharmacy
President: Adaku Ofoegbu
Vice President: Iman Ahmed
Faculty Advisors: Mary Maneno
Earl Ettienne
La’Marcus Wingate
Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis, IU Fairbanks School of Public Health
President: Heather Taylor, MPH
Vice President: Carol Mills, RN, MS
Recruitment and Membership Chair: Katie Allen
Data and Methods Chair: Elizabeth Danielson
Treasurer: Kevin Wiley
Faculty Advisor: Christopher Harle
Faculty Advisor: Sharron Crowder
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
President: Mani Keita
Vice President: Chelsea Liu
Faculty Advisor: Jill Marsteller
Oregon State University
President: Diana Govier
Faculty Advisor: Jangho Yoon
Penn State University
President: Bobbie Lynn Johannes
Vice President: Hannah Ahn
Treasurer: Katherine Callahan
Secretary: Erin McGinley
Faculty Advisor: Yunfen Shi
Rutgers University
President: Kathryn Riman
Co-President: Rishi Desai
Co-President: Ameya Jindia
Faculty Advisor: Pamela de Cordova
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
President: Mir Ail
Vice President: Neeraj Dayama
Secretary: Clare Brown
Faculty Advisor: Holly Felix
University of California Los Angeles
President: Kate McBride
Vice President of Internal & External Affairs: Tim Copeland
Faculty Advisor: Thomas Rice
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
President: Venice Williams
Vice President of Recruitment: Roman Ayele
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Adam Atherly
University of Florida
President: Samantha Larson
Vice President: Raj Desai
Faculty Advisor: Nicole Marlow
University of Iowa
President: Ellie Keuter
Vice President: Kate Kornfiend
Secretary/Treasurer: Alton Croker
Faculty Advisor: Brad Wright
University of Kansas Medical Center
President: Tiffany Pothapragada
Vice President of Operations: Dorothy Hughes
Vice President of Finance: Jonathan Hamdorf
Faculty Advisor: Jessica Williams
University of Kentucky, College of Public Health
Co-President: Keith Branham
Co-President: Phuc Dang
Faculty Advisor: Dr. F.D. Scutchfield
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Glen P. Mays
University of Maryland, School of Nursing
President: Chanelle Hutchinson
Vice President: Chigoziem Oguh
Secretary: Lucy Plaugher
Treasurer: Susan Prentice
Communications Chair: Jestina Spaine
Faculty Advisor: Catherine Kelleher
University of Maryland, School of Public Health
President: Aitalohi Amaize
Vice President: Deanna Barath
Secretary/Treasurer: Ellesse Akre
Faculty Advisor: Luisa Franzini
University of Miami
Co-President: Emely Sanchez
Co-President: Melissa Santiago
Faculty Advisor: Adriane Gelpi
University of Michigan
President: Haley Haddad
Treasurer: Pat Oungpasuk
Education Chair: Liz Kelman
Professional Development Chair: Hayatt Ali
Advocacy Chair: Janelle Papin
Communications Chair: Kim Pham
Faculty Advisor: Peter Jacobson
University of Minnesota
Co-Presidents: Alex Everhart
Brent Leininger
Ian Williamson
Reporting: Colleen Longacre
AcademyHealth Liaison: Zach Levin
Faculty Advisor: Karen Kuntz
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
President: Tsion Ghedamu
Treasurer: Anne Achieng Murunga
Faculty Advisor: Morris Weinberger
University of Pennsylvania
Chair: Kara Freeman
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Daniel Polsky
University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry
Chair: Alina Denham
Co-Chair: Chinmayee Katragadda
Secretary: Di Yan
Treasurer: Yunjiao Mao
Faculty Advisor: Orna Intratorz
University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health
Co-President: Hadley Smith
Co-President: Vidya Venkataraman
Secretary: Jarrod Eska
Faculty Advisor: David R. Lairson
University of Toronto
President: Kristen Pitzul
Vice President: Jocelyn Pang
Communications Officer: Avi Biswas
Communications Officer: Sara Clemens
Outreach Officer: Juliana Yi
Student Liaison Officer: Kailean McKellar
Student Liaison Officer: Anum Khan
Faculty Advisor: Walter P. Wodchis
University of Washington
President: Raymond Ruiz
Vice President: Tessa Matson
Faculty Advisor: Norma Coe
Virginia Commonwealth University
President and Board Chair: Sandra Lamm
Vice President: Heather Saunders
Secretary: Lauryn Walker
Treasurer: Augustus White
Board Member: Augustus White
Faculty Advisor: Andrew Barnes
Faculty Advisor: Jan Clement
Faculty Advisor: Marianna Baernholdt
Faculty Advisor: Sarah Raskin
*AcademyHealth Student Chapter leadership was last updated July 2019.