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:
Boston University
Co-President: Tim Levengood
Co-President: Shannon Ogden
Co-President: Sarah Zahakos
Co-President: Cara Safon
Faculty Advisor: Steven Pizer
Brown University
President: Hannah James
Faculty Advisor: Vincent Mor
Dartmouth College
President: Vrushabh P. Ladage
Faculty Advisor: James O'Malley
George Mason University
President: Mary Louise Pomeroy
Vice President: Vismaya Vasanth
Treasurer: Christian Betancourt
Community Liaison: Jonathan Sanchez
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Debora Goetz Goldberg
George Washington University, VSTC, School of Nursing
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Mance
Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis, IU Fairbanks School of Public Health
President: Yvette Tran
Vice President: Ashlyn Burns
Recruitment and Membership Chair: Jyotsna Gutta
Treasurer: Kevin Wiley
Faculty Advisor: Olena Mazurenko
Faculty Advisor: Sharron Crowder
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
President: Lois Dankwa
Vice President: Andrew Jopson
Faculty Advisor: Jill Marsteller
Penn State University
Co-President: Soumyadipta Roy
Co-President: Nigel James
Treasurer:Di Yang
Secretary: Di Yang
Faculty Advisor: Yunfen Shi
Texas A&M, School of Public Health, Health Services Research
Secretary: Nikita Wagle
Faculty Advisor: David J. Washburn
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
President: Kelsey Owsley
Vice President of External Affairs: Elleni Mehari
Vice President of Membership Activities: Deena Brosi
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: Leah Owens
Vice President: Sienna Mark
Advocacy Chair: Natalie Lawson
Professional Development: Marie Montas
Education Chair: Hannah Lane
Finance Chair: Amira Haidar
University of Minnesota
AcademyHealth Liaison: Tyler Boese
Faculty Advisor: Karen Kuntz
University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry
Chair: Ming-Ting Yang
Secretary: Esperance Mutoniwase
Treasurer: Suiyue Cui
Faculty Advisor: Elaine Hill
University of Washington
President: Jamie Wallace
Vice President: Taylor Rapson
Vice President: Jennifer Im
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 November 2021