Gillings Merit Scholars
Current Scholars
- Evan Rhodes, Department of Biostatistics
- Elizabeth Thomas, Department of Epidemiology
- Megan Yu, Department of Epidemiology
- Joji Sherman, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Jordan Taylor, Department of Maternal and Child Health
- Victoria Behm, Department of Nutrition
- Jessica Liu, Department of Nutrition
- Alexander Caismir, Department of Public Health Leadership and Practice
- Cathleen Beliveau, Department of Public Health Leadership and Practice
- Nadeem Ramadan, Department of Health Policy and Management
Previous Scholars
Select the years below to meet previous Gillings Merit Scholars.
2023-2024- Joel Begay, Department of Epidemiology
- Alexis Bryant, Department of Biostatistics
- Katie Conners, Department of Epidemiology
- Shayna Farris, Department of Health Behavior
- Brooke Jones, Department of Maternal and Child Health
- Emma Kerr, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Mackenzie Lamb, Department of Biostatistics
- Jonathan Lara, Department of Nutrition
- David Lopez, Department of Biostatistics
- Isabel Morgan, Department of Maternal and Child Health
- Sarah Rossi, Department of Health Behavior
- Aditya Shetye, Department of Nutrition
- Lauren Sprouse, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Anthony Wang, Department of Biostatistics
- Samira Zahedrozegar, Public Health Leadership Program
- Robert Anderson, Department of Nutrition
- Loren Barcenas, Department of Health Behavior
- Nari Beatty, Department of Nutrition
- Joline Hartheimer, Public Health Leadership Program
- Zane Carroll, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Shahar Stern-Yosha, Department of Epidemiology
- Guang Lin, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Carson Telford, Department of Epidemiology
- Hannah Tuckman, Public Health Leadership Program
- Romaniya Voloshchuk, Department of Nutrition
- Ayotomiwa Oludahunsi, Department of Maternal and Child Health
- David Gaviria, Department of Nutrition
- Elena McDermott, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Tamara Paris-Davila, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Abigail Morrison, Department of Health Behavior
- Sara Chadwick, Public Health Leadership Program
- Michelle Carreno, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Bruce Williams III, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Ting Chen, Department of Maternal and Child Health
- Matthew Dunn, Department of Epidemiology
- Sarah Koenigsberg, Department of Epidemiology
2020-2021
- Samuel Hawke, Department of Biostatistics
- Michael Jetsupphasuk, Department of Biostatistics
- Brooke Bullington, Department of Epidemiology
- Kelly Hoffman, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Berkley Wood, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Mannat Malik, Department of Health Behavior
- Jared Brown, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Thomas Grant, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Cameron Mardan, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Paripuranam Saravanan, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Greeshma James, Department of Maternal and Child Health
- Trevor Hamlett, Department of Nutrition
- Ivonne Headley, Department of Nutrition
- Allie Harbert, Public Health Leadership Program
- Kathryn Horneffer, Public Health Leadership Program
2019-2020
- Theo Beltran, Department of Epidemiology
- Angela Bittner, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Covington Brown, Department of Nutrition
- Jenny Bui, Public Health Leadership Program
- Alexandra Cocco, Department of Health Policy and Management
- David Gaviria, Department of Nutrition
- Wei Yi Kong, Department of Health Behavior
- Amanda Levinson, Public Health Leadership Program
- Wenwen Mei, Department of Biostatistics
- Caden Nixon, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Alexandra Reimold, Department of Health Behavior
- Lauren Richardson, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Laura Schmiel, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Elizabeth Simmons, Department of Maternal and Child Health
2018-2019
- Enam Aidam, Department of Maternal and Child Health
- Diana Allotey, Department of Nutrition
- Deborah Baron, Department of Health Behavior
- Sara Berney, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Stephanie Cleveland, Department of Environment Sciences and Engineering
- Emilya Huseynova, Department of Epidemiology
- Sian Lewis-Bevan, Public Health Leadership Program
- Yiqing Qian, Department of Health Behavior
- Elsa Sanabria, Public Health Leadership Program
- Jake Thistle, Department of Epidemiology
- Joshua Zeitlin, Department of Health Policy and Management
2017-2018
Gillings Merit Scholars and Gillings Dissertation Awards announced
- Yunwei Chen, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Holly Deng, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Katherine Dickson, Public Health Leadership Program
- Shara Evans, Department of Maternal and Child Health
- William Green, Department of Nutrition
- Mandy Horner, Public Health Leadership Program
- Andrew Koltun, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Amalia Lee, Public Health Leadership Program
- Molly Remch, Department of Epidemiology
- John Sperger, Department of Biostatistics
- Sydney Hartsell , Public Health Leadership Program
- Miriam Tardif-Douglin, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Aurore Victor, Department of Nutrition
- Yuzhu Xia, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Belinda-Rose Young, Department of Health Behavior
2016-2017
Gillings Merit Scholars and Gillings Dissertation Awards announced
- Marwa Elnagheeb, Department of Maternal and Child Health
- Rose Ewald, Department of Nutrition
- Erin Frey, Public Health Leadership Program
- Herodes Guzman, Public Health Leadership Program
- Gilson Honvoh, Department of Biostatistics
- Rae-Anne Martinez, Department of Epidemiology
- Christina Palazzo, Public Health Leadership Program
- Audra Reiter, Public Health Leadership Program
- Blythe Rhodes, Department of Health Behavior
- Alex Sanchez, Department of Maternal and Child Health
- Jen Stutsman, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Christine Walsh, Department of Health Behavior
- Yiqing Wang, Department of Nutrition
- Corinne Wiesner, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
2015-2016
- Anna Austin, Department of Maternal and Child Health
- Shekinah Fashaw, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Ida Griesemer, Department of Health Behavior
- Ruixue Hou, Department of Nutrition
- Kathryn Magee, Public Health Leadership Program
- Ronald Nemeyer, Public Health Leadership Program
- Nidia Rodriguez Ormaza, Department of Epidemiology
- Natalie Blackburn, Department of Health Behavior
- Kaitlyn Phillips, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Anandita Pal, Department of Nutrition
- Kristin Said, Public Health Leadership Program
- Karen Setty, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Ilana Trumble, Department of Biostatistics
- Kim Vuong, Public Health Leadership Program
2014-2015
- Divya Ajay, Public Health Leadership Program
- Arkopal Choudury, Department of Biostatistics
- Margaret Gichane, Department of Health Behavior
- Deen Gu, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Joie Hsu, Public Health Leadership Program
- Madison LeCroy, Department of Nutrition
- Courtney Luecking, Department of Nutrition
- Brianna Fleming Meier, Public Health Leadership Program
- Grace Onyebuchi, Department of Maternal and Child Health
- Kathryn Starr, Department of Maternal and Child Health
- Elizabeth Suarez, Department of Epidemiology
- Tainayah Thomas, Department of Health Behavior
- Martha Scott Tomlinson, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
2013-2014
Sixteen students awarded Gillings Merit Scholarships
- Nicole Bailey, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Caroline Carnevale, Department of Health Policy and Management
- May Chen, Department of Health Behavior
- Camille Grant, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Avner Halevy, Department of Biostatistics
- Lorenzo Hopper, Department of Maternal and Child Health
- Cristina Leos, Department of Health Behavior
- Yemeng Lu, Public Health Leadership Program
- Kathryn McKenney, Public Health Leadership Program
- Erline Miller, Department of Epidemiology
- Julian Oliver, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Omotomike (Tomi) Ogunwumiju, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Vishal Rao, Public Health Leadership Program
- Jamaul Stephens, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Alberto Vargas, Department of Nutrition
- Brittany L.White, Public Health Leadership Program
2012-2013
Twelve receive Gillings Merit Scholarships
- Maria Priscilla Brietzke, Department of Health Behavior
- Eboneé Butler, Department of Epidemiology
- Rachel Clad, Department of Health Behavior
- Daniel Douthit, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Heidi Anne Harkins, Public Health Leadership Program
- Erika Helgeson, Department of Biostatistics
- Shane Khan, Department of Maternal and Child Health
- Virginia Moye, Public Health Leadership Program
- Julia Naman, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Gina Tripicchio, Department of Nutrition
- Meredith Webb, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Lei Zhou, Department of Health Policy and Management
2011-2012
Gillings Merit Scholars selected for 2011
- Marissa G. Hall, Department of Health Behavior
- Lauren Mary Hill, Department of Health Behavior
- Alexandre Lockhart, Department of Epidemiology
- Autumn Locklear, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Wendy Marth, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Stephanie Mazzucca, Department of Nutrition
- Makenzie McIntosh, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Jennifer Neumann, Public Health Leadership Program
- Scott Owens, Public Health Leadership Program
- Molly Ruben, Department of Maternal and Child Health
- Melissa Sanchez, Department of Maternal and Child Health
- Valerie Smith, Department of Biostatistics
- LeVelton Thomas, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Emma Tziomis, Department of Nutrition
- Kerone Walker, Department of Health Policy and Management
2010-2011
Ten Gillings Merit Scholarships awarded to new graduate students
- Maura C. Allaire, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Eve Erber, Department of Nutrition
- Fiona Hahn, Public Health Leadership Program
- Kapuaolaokalani (Kapuaolao) Gellert, Department of Epidemiology
- Sarah B. Lesesne, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Jennifer L. Moss, Department of Health Behavior
- Alane (Kasrarwi) Murdock, Department of Maternal and Child Health
- Vann R. Newkirk II, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Pratyaydipta Rudra, Department of Biostatistics