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: Tim Levengood
Co-President: Natrina Johnson
Co-President: Sarah Zahakos
Faculty Advisor: Steven Pizer
Brown University
President: Shekinah Fashaw
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 School of Public Health
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
George Washington University, VSTC, School of Nursing
Co-President: Amanda Avenoso
Co-President: Lindsay Beattie-O'Connor
Secretary: Karen Hamblin
Communications & Events: Christina Rogers
Faculty Advisor: Anne-Marie O'Brien, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC
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: Olena Mazurenko
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: Yinan Wang
Vice President: Hannah Ahn
Treasurer: Katherine Callahan
Secretary: Di Yang
Faculty Advisor: Yunfen Shi
Rutgers University
President: Kathryn Riman
Co-President: Rishi Desai
Co-President: Ameya Jindia
Faculty Advisor: Pamela de Cordova
Texas A&M, School of Public Health, Health Services Research
President: Nima Khodakarami
Vice President: Mohammad Karim
Treasurer: Eniola Olatunji
Secretary: Nikita Wagle
Faculty Advisor: David J. Washburn
Thomas Jefferson University, College of Population Health
President: Michelle Kavin
Vice President: Hema Gandhi
Treasurer: Carrie Kanzinger
Secretary: Alison Brecher
Faculty Advisory: Marianna LaNoue, PhD, MS
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: Taylor Rogers
Faculty Advisor: Thomas Rice
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
President: Maggie Reid
Vice President of External Affairs: Kelsey Owsley
Vice President of Membership Activities: Mika Hamer
Faculty Advisor: Glen Mays
University of Florida
President: Samantha Larson
Vice President: Raj Desai
Faculty Advisor: Nicole Marlow
University of Iowa
President: Hannah Rochford
Vice President: Redwan Bin Abdul Baten
Secretary/Treasurer: Stevland Sonnier
Faculty Advisor: Hari P. Sharma
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 Maryland, School of Nursing
President: Lucie Roach
Secretary: Lucy Plaugher
Junior Secretary: Dana Frank
Research & Policy Chair: Salma Sharaf
Faculty Advisor: Sherrie Lessans
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: Sharon Thomas
Vice President: Sarah Rosenblum
Treasurer: Virginia Lefever
Education Chair: Sharoni Bandyopadhyay
Professional Development Chair: Rebecca Copeland
Advocacy Chair: Stephanie Hughes
Faculty Advisor: Holly Jarman
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: Yoonhee Ha
Faculty Advisor:
University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry
Chair: Yechu Hua
Co-Chair: Di Yan
Secretary: Yunjiao Mao
Treasurer: Tianwen Huan
Faculty Advisor: Elaine Hill
University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health
Co-President: Anthony Akande
Co-President: Bethanne Moskov
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: Paul Fishman
Virginia Commonwealth University
Co-President: Augustus White
Co-President: Heather Saunders
Vice President: Erin Britton
Treasurer: Muloongo Simuzingili
Webmaster: Sandra Lamm
Faculty Advisor: Andrew Barnes
Faculty Advisor: Jan Clement
Faculty Advisor: Sarah Raskin
*AcademyHealth Student Chapter leadership was last updated January 2020.