Global Health - PhD Students

I am a global health researcher with a focus on infectious diseases and the effects of conflict and humanitarian emergencies on health. I have previous experience researching vector-borne diseases in central and east Africa and water-borne diseases in the Americas.

Zuhrat is a PhD student and a graduate research assistant in the Department of Global Health with research interests in humanitarian crisis, sexual and reproductive health and rights, mental health, health equity, and impacts of climate change on health. She holds undergraduate degrees in Economics and Political Science from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, a MSc in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and an MPH in Humanitarian Health from the George Washington University.

I am currently pursuing a PhD in Global Public Health Sciences in the health systems track, having earned an MPH from GW and a Bachelor's in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neuroscience, and Psychology from Johns Hopkins University. My research interests include health systems strengthening, digital health, and non-communicable diseases.

As a medical doctor from Bogotá, Colombia, now pursuing a PhD at GW, I'm passionate about health systems research and implementation research that empowers communities worldwide. My work focuses on developing and implementing context-sensitive solutions by asking, "What works, for whom, in what circumstances, and how?" With a background in public health and policy, I'm committed to addressing health disparities through participatory approaches. At GW’s Gill-Lebovic Center [https://gilllebovic.publichealth.gwu.edu],  I collaborate to create tangible improvements, bridging the gap between research and practice to build a healthier, more equitable future for the Caribbean and Latin America.

I am a PhD student and a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Global Health where I studied maternal and child health. 

Victoria was born and raised in Georgia, where she received her BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Georgia in 2018 and her MPH from Walden University in 2021.
Currently, she works as a Senior Research Associate at GWSPH in the Department of Global Health focusing on maternal health clinical trials in Tanzania. Her primary research interests include maternal and newborn epidemiology.

Sindhu is a PhD student and doctoral research assistant in the Global Health Department, with research interests in health system quality, urban health, health equity, and climate change impacts on health. She holds undergraduate degrees in Biology and International Studies from North Carolina State University and an MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Oxford. With a decade of experience as a global health practitioner, Sindhu currently also serves as the Vice President of Global Health Strategy at the Fast-Track Cities Institute.

Su is passionate about health equity in the global health field. She has prior experience in researching emerging zoonotic diseases and implementing behavior-focused risk mitigation strategies in LMICs. Su is currently a Senior Research Associate in the Epidemiology Department working on Health intervention study among people living with HIV enrolled in the DC Cohort.

I work with emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases including international projects studying the spread and impact of acute febrile illnesses and laboratory capacity building for detecting and preventing outbreaks in LMICs.

I am a microbiologist/virologist by training, and am interested in improving our ability to respond to emerging and re-emerging diseases through scientific innovation and by bringing scientific research and global health practice closer together.

I am a pediatrician and public health researcher interested in the intersection of the healthcare system and maternal and child health.

I hold a bachelor's degree in Human Health from the Emory College of Arts and Sciences, minoring in Theater Studies. I received my MPH with a concentration in Health Policy and Management from the Emory Rollins School of Public Health, where I completed over 400 hours of supervised practice in community settings and worked on HIV vaccine trials recruitment and retention. I am a health educator and researcher at Emory, where I focus on mental health among college students. I am interested in researching chronic diseases in vulnerable populations and community-based intervention methods. I currently work with the Equity Center at GW, where I focus on systems dynamic modeling to analyze the impact of health policies on community health.