Lisa Floran completed an internship with the City of Tucson where she worked on a project exploring health and chronic homelessness.
Ariel Tarango completed an internship with Desert Senita Community Health Center in Ajo, Arizona, where she administered a community health needs survey and compiled the data to generate a community health needs assessment.
Anna Dobbins completed an internship with the Nevada Office of Minority Health and Equity, where she organized a webinar series on COVID-19 response.
Austin Whitted completed an internship with the Minority Genetic Professionals Network where he explored new methods and initiatives to increase member engagement.
Maiya Block completed an internship where she researched seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccination attitudes among Pima County residents.
Sage Beard completed an internship with the Nevada Office of Statewide Initiatives where she helped educate policymakers about the need to improve rural Nevada’s public health services capacity.
Mackenzie Abramson completed an internship with Green Advantage, The Nevada Office of Minority Health and Equity and The Nevada Public Health Training Center to evaluate the effectiveness of a Pre-Construction Risk Assessment/Infection Control Risk Assessment (PCRA/ICRA) certificate program.
Alexa Roy completed her MPH internship project with the Arizona End of Life Care Partnership where she sought to learn more about the mental health of older LGBTQ adults, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Carah Solemsaas completed an internship project with the NVPHTC where she worked on the Nevada Public Health Workforce Health Equity Needs Assessment.
Blanca Plascencia-Reyna completed a needs and asset assessment of Latinos in Northern Nevada with the Latino Research Center at the University of Nevada Reno.