Meet the 8th Cohort of ABH’s Public Health Advocacy Fellowship
ABH is thrilled to celebrate the start of our eighth Public Health Advocacy Fellowship cohort of medical, dental, and nursing students and mentors! This year’s cohort marks our second interdisciplinary cohort, and we are excited to learn from and alongside our student and mentor pairs.
At our opening workshop in September, we got to know one another and explored what it means to cultivate the cultural soil of our advocacy areas of interest with Narrative Strategist and Facilitator, Eleonore Wesserle. Students worked together to explore current beliefs about their issue and how we can work to counter toxic beliefs with nutritious, values-driven amendments. Below, catch a glimpse of our opening workshop and meet this year’s cohort.
2025 Public Health Advocacy Fellowship Cohort
Andrea Lawrence, Year 2, Medical School
Nicole Chaisson, MD, MPH
Healthcare and reproductive care access & affordability
Bill Keute, Year 4, Dental School
Oral health care for rural communities and patients with MA
Ethan Robertson, Year 2, Medical School
Ryan Kelly, MD
SUD support, especially in emergency care settings
Faraz Fardi, Year 2, Medical School
Michael Aylward, MD, FACP, FAAP
Increasing access & availability of preventative screening
Fiza Alam, Year 2, Medical School
Naheed Murad, MD, MPH
Health literacy, patient agency especially for immigrant populations
Hanna O'Neill, Year 3, MPH/MD Program
Abbie Begnaud, MD
Improving cancer care and addressing disparities within Indigenous communities
Henry Baer-Benson, Year 2, Medical School
Sara Hartfeldt, MD
Serving immigrant communities esp. support for people who are undocumented
Jasmine Tatah, Year 4, Medical School
Sofi Ali, MD, MPH
Supporting aging adults so they can thrive
Jodi Roberts, Year 3, Nursing PhD Program
Katie Freeman, MD
Equitable care for rural populations especially children; rare disease research
Jovany Betancourt, Year 3, MD/PhD Program
Edward Ehlinger, MD, MSPH
Community engagement events with physicians and scientists to increase public trust
Katharine Cunningham, Year 2, Medical School
Healthcare access especially for currently or previously incarcerated people
Maymuna Elmi, Year 2, Medical School
Zeke McKinney, MD, MHI, MPH
Health literacy especially vaccinations
Nabiha Chaudhry, Year 2, Medical School
Aarti Bhatt, MD
Pediatric health especially dermatology for children of color
Nicole Ivanova, Year 3, Dental School
Sheila Riggs, DDS, MS, DMSc
Oral health care for marginalized immigrant communities
This program is made possible through the generous support from individual donors and small grants. We gratefully welcome your financial support of ABH’s Public Health Advocacy Fellowship.