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
Brown University
President: Hannah James
Faculty Advisor: Vincent Mor
Dartmouth College
President: Vrushabh P. Ladage
Faculty Advisor: James O'Malley
George Mason University, College of Public Health
President: Redd Woldeselassie
Vice President: Areej Khan
Treasurer: Carolyn Hoffman
Community Liaison: Jonathan Sanchez
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Debora Goetz Goldberg
Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis, IU Fairbanks School of Public Health
President: Ashlyn Burns
Vice President: Jyotsna Gutta
Treasurer: Emma McCord
Faculty Advisor: Olena Mazurenko
Faculty Advisor: Sharron Crowder
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
President: Jenny Markell
Vice President: Sujay Mehta
Treasurer: Yurie Aiura
Communications Chair: Daniella Leon
Social Chair: Asma Rayani
Faculty Advisor: Jill Marsteller
Penn State University
Co-President: Soumyadipta Roy
Co-President: Barbara McGrath
Vice-President: Haoyu Bi
Treasurer: Yousef Chavehpour
Secretary: Shashim Waghmare
Faculty Advisor: Yunfeng Shi
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
President: Deena Brosi
Vice President of Membership Activities: Elleni Mehari
Faculty Advisor: Glen Mays
University of Iowa
President: Hannah Rochford
Faculty Advisor: Hari P. Sharma
University of Maryland, School of Public Health
President: Portia Buchongo
Faculty Advisor: Luisa Franzini
University of Michigan
President: Amira Haidar
Vice President: Rachel Domzalski
Advocacy Chair: Ketan Revankar
Professional Development: Jumanah Anwar
Education Chair: Abby Lindsay
Marketing and Communications Chair: Kyra Martin
Finance Chair: Hassan Kourani
University of Minnesota
AcademyHealth Liaison: CeRon Ford
Faculty Advisor: Shekinah Fashaw-Walters
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Vice President of Program Coordination: James Kim
Vice President of Finances: Sage Thompson
Vice President of Operations: Laura McFadyen
Vice President of Marketing: Nejma Benzaari
Vice President of Program Coordination for External Relations: Rachel Smith
University of Rochester
Chair: Suiyue Cui
Secretary: Aaron Bloschichak
University of Texas, Health Science Center, School of Public Health
President: Sharmily Roy
Vice President: Cain (Steven) Lara
Treasurer: Jae Man Park
Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Lairson
University of Washington
Officer: Ashlyn Thom
Officer: Harsha Amaravadi
Officer: Pam Bonsu
Officer: Zoe Pleasure
Vanderbilt University
Officer: Emma Achola
Officer: Khrysta Baig
Officer: Robert Besaw
Faculty Advisor: Kevin Griffith
Virginia Commonwealth University
Co-President: Mahmoud Amoli
Vice President: Vimbai Dihwa
Vice President: Gati Wambura
Treasurer: Augustus White
Faculty Advisor: Andrew Barnes
Faculty Advisor: Sarah Raskin
*AcademyHealth Student Chapter leadership was last updated February 2023