Kendra Smith – Coverdell Fellow
- Undergrad: BS Sociology; University of Wisconsin-River Falls
- Peace Corps: Health Volunteer, Uganda
- Department: GCHB International Health and Development
Kendra Smith will be pursuing her masters of public health in international health and development. She is from Hudson, Wisconsin, which runs along the beautiful St. Croix river bordering Minnesota and not far from the Twin Cities.
She received her bachelor of science in sociology and minor in anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UWRF) in 2010. At UWRF she participated in various study-abroad programs traveling to Belize, China, and Europe. Those experiences drove her passion for travel and culture. She decided to continue to follow this passion and joined the Peace Corps shortly after she graduated. She served as a community health volunteer in a rural village in Southwestern Uganda from 2012-2014. Peace Corps was one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences in her life thus far. Many of the amazing experiences and memories from her time in Uganda included participating in co-directing youth camps, community outreaches, educational trainings on malaria and HIV prevention, building a library out of recycled plastic bottles, and experiencing the ecotourism that Uganda has to offer.
Over the past two years working as a phlebotomist, she has enjoyed interacting with patients and talking about her Peace Corps experience whenever the opportunity presented. She is extremely honored to be a Coverdell Fellow! She looks forward to experiencing the New Orleans culture and getting to know Tulane students and faculty.
Tiphaine Monroe – Coverdell Fellow
- Undergrad: BA International Development and Political Science; McGill University
- Peace Corps: Health Volunteer, Botswana
- Department: GCHB International Health and Development
Tiphaine Monroe grew up as the child of a state department officer and as a result moved to new countries every two or three years. After graduating from high school in France, she attended McGill University in Montreal to study international development and political science. When she completed her degree, Tiphaine joined the Peace Corps and served in Botswana as a health volunteer from 2014 to 2016.
