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CoE Welcomes 2023 Cohort of Diversity Research Trainees to Support Early Career Investigators
The VA Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention (CoE) is proud to introduce its second cohort of Diversity Research Trainees. Participants were selected as part of competitive application process and are currently enrolled graduate or medical school students interested in a career in research. The trainees in The Diversity in Suicide Prevention Research Program received one-on-one mentorship from CoE experts and participated in hands-on training to prepare them for a career in suicide prevention research.
Meet the 2023 Cohort
Sarah Alhakimi
UC BerkelyMPH
Mentors: BRADY STEPHENS & SYBIL MORLEY
Deon Auzenne
Howard UniversityPHD - Clinical Psychology
Mentor: NICHOLAS ALLAN
Wendy Bogil
Tulane UniversityMPH
Mentors: LISHAM ASHRAFIOUN & TRACY STECKER
Olivia Boyd
Pacific UniversityPhD - Clinical Psychology
Mentor: WIL PIGEON
Tess Cottrell
New York UniversityMPH
Mentor: DeLisa Brown & LISHAM ASHRAFIOUN
Maame Duah
New York UniversityMPH
Mentor: CARA STOKES
Laura Herrman
Tulane UniversityMPH
Mentor: PETER BRITTON
Cosima Lenz
The Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns HopkinsDoctorate of Public Health
Nikita Patkar
New York UniversityMPH
Mentor: DEV CRASTA
Tashnim Rafa
The Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns HopkinsMHS in Epidemiology
Mentor: ELIZABETH KARRAS
Joseph Waring
Johns Hopkins UniversityPhD in Mental health
Mentor: TRACY STECKER
Learn more about the program →