Meet Our Students

The admissions ambassadors are current students representing our many programs at the Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Our ambassadors interact with prospective students via email and during school visits and events. We would be happy to connect you with one of our admissions ambassadors!

If you would like to connect or become an admissions ambassador, please email the Director of Admissions, LeShawn Simplis-Barnes, at lsimplisbarnes@tulane.edu.

2024-2025 Cohort of student ambassadors

Meet Master's Students

Click on a profile below to meet an MPH, MSPH, MS, MPHTM, or MHA student. 

Master of Health Administration (Spring 2027)

BSPH 
Tulane University, New Orleans

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

MS in Tropical Medicine (Spring 2026)

BS, Biology 
Dillard University, New Orleans

Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK

MPH in Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences (Spring 2027)

BS in Biology
Duke University, Durham

Hometown: Chicago, IL

MPH in Epidemiology (Fall 2025)

Doctor of Medicine
Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, India

Hometown: Chennai, TamilNadu, India

MPH in Epidemiology (Fall 2025)

Doctor of Medicine
Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, India

Hometown: Chennai, TamilNadu, India

MPH in Epidemiology (Spring 2026)

MD, Family Medicine
University of Lome, Togo

Hometown: Lome, Togo

Master of Health Administration (Spring 2027)

BS in Public Health with a minor in Biology
Xavier University, New Orleans

Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA

MPH in Epidemiology (Spring 2026)

BSMS, Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery
The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Hometown: Tamil Nadu, India

MPH in Tropical Medicine (Spring 2026)

Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University

Hometown: Cairo, Egypt

MPH in Biostatistics (Spring 2026)

BS, Healthcare Administration and Minor in Business 
University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee

Hometown: Milwaukee, WI

MPH in International Health and Sustainable Development (Spring 2027)

TBD
University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg

Hometown: Stafford, VA

MPH in Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences (Spring 2027)

BS in Anthropolgy and Sociology
Hendrix College, Conway

Hometown: Little Rock, AR

TBD

BS in Public Health with a minor in Spanish
Xavier University, New Orleans

Hometown: Jefferson City, MO

MPH in Health Policy (Spring 2027)

BS in Microbiology and Immunology
The University of Miami, Miami

Hometown: Westchester, NY

MSPH in Biostatistics (Fall 2025)

BSPH, Public Health
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

Hometown: Chicago, IL

MPH in Epidemiology (Spring 2027)

BDS, Bachelor of Dental Surgery

Hometown: Varanasi, India

MPH, Epidemiology(Spring 2026)

Doctor of Medicine
Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China

Hometown: Addis Abba, Ethiopia

MPH in Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences (Spring 2026)

BS, Biology 
Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA

Hometown: Chicago, IL

MPH in Maternal and Child Health (Spring 2026)

BS in Nutrition with a Minor in Africana Studies
University of Northern Colorado, Greely

Hometown: Denver, CO

MPH in Epidemiology (Spring 2026)

BS, Biology and Minor in Public Polic
Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL

Hometown: Kenya

MPH in International Health & Sustainable Development (Fall 2026)

BDS, Dental Surgery
Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals,  Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Hometown: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

MCH Online (Summer 2027)

TBD
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook

Hometown: Canton, CT

MPH in Epidemiology (Spring 2026)

BSc. BDS, Dental Surgery
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 
Kumasi, Ghana

Hometown: Mampong, Ashanti Region, Ghana

MPH in Health Policy (Spring 2026)

MBBS
Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi

Hometown: Karachi, Pakiston

Master of Health Administration (Spring 2027)

BSPH 
Tulane University, New Orleans

Hometown: Los Angles, CA

MSPH in Nutrition (Spring 2026)

BS, Nutrition
Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX

Hometown: Harker Heights, TX

MPH in Epidemiology (Spring 2026)

BS, Biology
University of El Salvador,

Hometown: San Salvador, El Salvador

MPH in Epidemiology (Spring 2026)

BS, Medical Biology
University of Lome, Togo

Hometown: Lome, Togo

MSPH in Biostatistics (Spring 2026)

BDS, Dental Surgery
Sathyabama University, Chennai, TN, India

Hometown: Chennai, TamilNadu, India  

MPH in Maternal and Child Health (Spring 2026)

BS, Neuroscience
Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi

Hometown: Slidell, LA

MPH in Health Policy (Spring 2027)

BS in Biological Science
University of Missouri, Columbia

Hometown: Flower Mound, TX

MPH in Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences (Spring 2027)

BS, Health Information Management, Western Governors University
BS, Behavioral and Social Sciences, North Carolina Central University

Hometown: Durham, NC

MPH in International Health and Sustainable Development (Spring 2027)

BSPH
Tulane University, New Orleans

Hometown: Karachi, Pakiston

MHA (Spring 2026)

BA in Healthcare Administration and Management
Jackson State University, Jackson, MS

Hometown: Oakland, CA

MPH in International Health and Sustainable Development (Fall 2027)

BS in Animal and Dairy Sciences with a minor in International Studies in Agriculture
Mississippi State University, Starkville

Hometown: Bossier City, LA

MPH in International Health & Sustainable Development (Fall 2026)

BPT, Physical Therapy
Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research

Hometown: Andhra Pradesh, India

Master of Health Administration (Spring 2027)

MBSS
Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China

Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana

Master of Health Administration (Spring 2027)

BS in Neuroscience with a minor in African Studies
Tulane University, New Orleans

Hometown: Birmingham, AL

MSPH in Industrial Hygiene (Fall 2026)

BS, Biology
University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

Hometown: New Orleans, LA

MPH in Tropical Medicine (Spring 2027)

BS in Population Health
Lehigh University, Bethlehem

Hometown: Canton, CT

Meet Doctoral Students

Click on a profile below to meet a doctoral student. 

PhD in Environmental Health Sciences (Spring 2025)

BS, Biochemistry (pre-med)
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point

Hometown: Plainview, MN

PhD in Tropical Medicine (Fall 2026)

BSPH
Tulane University, New Orleans

Hometown: New Orleans, LA

DrPH in Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences (Spring 2028)

International Relations, Minors in French/Public Health
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

PhD in Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences (Spring 2025)

MS, Health Education 
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI 

BS, Geography
University of California – Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 

Hometown: Stockton, CA
 

PhD in Tropical Medicine (Fall 2026)

BSc Microbiology, Osun State University, Osogbo
Kansas State University MS Entomology

Hometown: Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state, Nigeria

PhD in Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences (Spring 2027)

BS in Microbiology and Immunology
The University of Miami, Miami

Hometown: Delray Beach, FL

DrPH in Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences (Spring 2026)

MPH, Public Health specialization in Indigenous and Northern Health
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario

BS, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry 
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia

Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

DrPH in Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences (Fall 2027)

BS in Public Health
National University, San Diego

Hometown: Houston, TX

DrPH in Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences (Fall 2027)

Bachelors of Science in Animal and Dairy Sciences with a minor in International Studies in Agriculture
Mississippi State University, Starkville

Hometown: Decatur, GA

PhD in Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences (Spring 2025)

MS, Economics
The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

BS, International Studies, BS Economics, BS Mass Communication
The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT

What can you do with a Tulane public health degree?

 

The words "Alumni Stories" are punched out on a parchment background, and a Black student's photo is seen in the words' letters.

What can you do with a public health degree – especially one from the Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine?

The answer: Just about anything. Check out these alumni stories