Welcome New Graduate Students
We are pleased to introduce this year’s beginning graduate students. Please join us in welcoming them to the program.
Himali Bhatt: We all know Himali, who joins us as part of our Integrated Graduate Studies program. She will complete her BA and MA in Anthropology in May 2010. She is interested in international health, particularly pregnancy practices in India and other areas in Asia.
Melissa (Ariel) Cascio: Melissa joins us with a BA in anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis. She is interested in the intersection of medicine, psychology and the family. She is interested in autism and the neurodiversity movement in the United States.
Leah Dennis: Leah also joins us as part of our Integrated Graduate Studies program. She will complete her BA and MA in Anthropology in May 2010.
Drew Helmus: Drew received his BA in anthropology from the University of Florida and an MA in anthropology from Washington State University. He is interested in environmental health, including pesticide exposure among farm workers in South Africa. He is in the joint MPH program.
Christopher Kaps: Chris is our third IGS student. He will complete her BA and MA in Anthropology in May 2010.
Molly Mead: Molly has a BA in anthropology from the University of Cincinnati. She is interested in health care decision making, HIV/AIDS, and Latin America.
Alison Schlosser: Allison has a BS in Psychology from University of Illinois – Urbana- Champaign and an MSW from Washington University in St. Louis. She is interested in using a cultural studies of science perspective to examine health interventions, especially for substance abuse.
Nicole Ureda: Nicole studied environmental science at UC Berkeley. She is interested in political economy and health care access.
Jennifer Zabel: Jennifer received her undergraduate degree in Anthropology from the University of Notre Dame. She is interested in HIV/AIDS and prevention in southern Africa. She is in the joint MPH program.