Current Scholars

  • 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

Previous Scholars

Select the years below to meet previous Gillings Merit Scholars.

2022-2023
  • 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

 

2021-2022
  • 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

 

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

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