2017 Cohort Profiles
Fatima Ajose
Education: Tufts University, Senior
Major: Community Health
SEP Internship Placement: Henry Ford Health System
Research Project Title: “Farmer’s Markets: Community Impact and Factors that Determine their Success”
Philip Cooper
Education: Brandeis University, Senior
Major: Business & Health: Science, Society and Policy
SEP Internship Placement: Beaumont Hospital
Research Project Title: “Nursing Retention: A Special Look at Beaumont Hospital Royal – Oak”
Celina DeFigueiredo - Dusseau
Education: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Senior
Major: Kinesiology & Movement Science
SEP Internship Placement: Trinity Health - St. Mary Mercy Livonia
Research Project Title: “The Efficacy of Hospital Community Benefit Efforts in Improving and Maintaining Community
Health, Safety and Wellbeing”
Amani Echols
Education: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Junior
Major: Community & Global Health
SEP Internship Placement: St. John Providence
Research Project Title: “Mother Nurture: Making Baby-Friendly Hospital Policies more Health Equitable for
African American Women”
Rayanne Farhat
Education: Barnard College, Senior
Major: Neuroscience & Behavior
SEP Internship Placement: Beaumont Hospital
Research Project Title: “Delivering Empathetic Patient Care within a D&I Framework”
Dalton Akeim George
Education: Duke University, Junior
Major: Neuroscience
SEP Internship Placement: Trinity Health - Senior Living Communities
Research Project Title: “Network Integrity: Implementation and Referral Patterns”
Cassandra Granville
Education: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Junior
Major: Community & Global Health
SEP Internship Placement: Joy Southfield Community Development Corporation
Research Project Title: “Positive Coping Mechanisms for Black Women as it relates to Race-related Stress”
Sofia Hinojosa
Education: American University, Junior
Major: Public Health
SEP Internship Placement: University of Michigan Health System
Research Project Title: “The American Health Care Act efforts on Medicaid Recipients and Health Systems”
Chanice Howard
Education: University of Florida, Senior
Major: Anthropology & Women Studies
SEP Internship Placement: New Center Community Services
Research Project Title: “Black Girl Magic The Glow Up: An Empowerment Workshop”
Stephanie Hughes
Education: University of North Carolina - Greensboro, Senior
Major: Public Health
SEP Internship Placement: Trinity Health - St. Joseph Mercy Hospital (Oakland)
Research Project Title: “The Repeal and Replace of the Affordable Care Act: A Double-Edged Sword in the Healthcare
Industry”
Diana Jauregui Iñiguez
Education: University of California - Berkeley, Senior
Major: Public Health
SEP Internship Placement: Detroit Community Health Connection
Research Project Title: “Is the Quality of Health Care that Patients Receive in FQHC and CHC Meeting their
Needs?”
Sierra Kintigh
Education: Michigan State University, Senior
Major: Nursing
SEP Internship Placement: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Research Project Title: “Disparities in Mental Healthcare: Improving Health Inequities Through Clinical Intervention”
Jaren Kirkland
Education: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Junior
Major: Community & Global Public Health
SEP Internship Placement: Trinity Health - St. Joseph Mercy (Ann Arbor)
Research Project Title: “Lack of Emergency in Emergency Departments and its Effects on Racial Disparities”
Ameera Kuforiji
Education: Brown University, Junior
Major: Public Health
SEP Internship Placement: Corner Health Center
Research Project Title: “Let’s Talk about Sex: Theater Troupe’s Impact on STI Preventative Knowledge of Black
Girls”
Neha Kumar
Education: Clemson University, Senior
Major: Genetics
SEP Internship Placement: Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation
Research Project Title: “Health Workers: Current Barriers and Future Recommendations”
Tiffany Loh
Education: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Junior
Major: Public Policy
SEP Internship Placement: The Wellness Plan
Research Project Title: “Assessing the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on the Previously Incarcerated Population”
Jude Carlo Ocampo
Education: University of California - Berkeley, Senior
Major: Public Health
SEP Internship Placement: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Research Project Title: “Value-Based Drug Contracting and Pricing: Implementation Models and Impact on Costs
and Quality”
Halimat Olaniyan
Education: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Junior
Major: Public Health
SEP Internship Placement: University of Michigan Depression Center
Research Project Title: “The Built Environment and Mental Health in the Workplace”
Oreoluwa Oloruntoba
Education: Brandeis University, Senior
Major: Health: Science, Society & Policy
SEP Internship Placement: Trinity Health - Mercy Primary Care
Research Project Title: “Promoting Cultural Competency and Sensitivity in Health Literacy among Healthcare
Professionals”
David Padilla
Education: University of California - Berkeley, Junior
Major: Political Economy
SEP Internship Placement: Community Health and Social Services (CHASS)
Research Project Title: “Assessing Asthma: A Southwest Detroit Analysis”
Carla Stephens
Education: Pennsylvania State University, Junior
Major: Health Policy & Administration
SEP Internship Placement: Neighborhood Services Organization
Research Project Title: “CHELP Community Health Education and Literacy Program at the Neighborhood Service
Organization”
Brenda Vasconcelos - Ramirez
Education: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Junior
Major: Latino/a Studies
SEP Internship Placement: Community Health and Social Services (CHASS)
Research Project Title: “Volunteer Program at Community Health and Social Services”
Kenya Wright
Education: Vanderbilt University, Senior
Major: Medicine: Health & Human/Organizational Development
SEP Internship Placement: The University of Michigan Health System
Research Project Title: “Birth Center Utilization among Black Women”