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, LA

Hometown: St. Rose, LA

MD/MPH in Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences (Spring 2028)

BS, Biology
Duke University, Durham, NC

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Master of Health Administration (Spring 2027)

BSPH
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

Hometown: Costa Mesa, CA

Master of Health Administration (Spring 2027)

BS, Public Health and Minor in Biology
Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA

Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA

MPH in International Health and Sustainable Development (Spring 2027)

BS, Biomedical Sciences
University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA

Hometown: Stafford, VA

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

BS, Anthropology and Sociology
Hendrix College, Conway, AR

Hometown: Little Rock, AR

MPH in Health Policy (Spring 2027)

BS, Microbiology and Immunology
The University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

Hometown: Westchester, NY

MPH in Epidemiology (Spring 2027) 

BDS, Bachelor of Dental Surgery
Subharti Dental College, Meerut, India

Hometown: Varanasi, India

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

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

BS, Public Health and Minor in Sociology
Loyola University, New Orleans, LA

Hometown: Memphis, TN

Online MPH in Community Health Sciences (Summer 2027)

BA, Biology
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY

Hometown: Canton, CT

Master of Health Administration (Spring 2027)

BSPH 
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

MPH in Health Policy (Spring 2027)

BS, Biological Science
University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, MO

Hometown: Flower Mound, TX

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

BS, Health Information Management 
Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, UT 

BS, Behavioral and Social Sciences 
North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC

Hometown: Durham, NC

MPH in International Health and Sustainable Development (Fall 2027)

BS, Animal and Dairy Sciences and Minor in International Studies in Agriculture
Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS

Hometown: Bossier City, LA

MPH in International Health & Sustainable Development (Fall 2026)

BPT, Physical Therapy
Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, India

Hometown: Andhra Pradesh, India

Master of Health Administration (Spring 2027)

MBBS
Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China

Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana

Master of Health Administration (Spring 2027)

BS, Neuroscience and Minor in African Studies
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

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, Population Health
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

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, WI

Hometown: Plainview, MN

DrPH in International Health and Sustainable Development (Spring 2028) 

MPH, Health Policy & Management
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

BA, 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) 

MS, Entomology 
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 

BSc, Microbiology
Osun State University, Nigeria 

Hometown: Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state, Nigeria

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

MPH, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

BS, Microbiology and Immunology
The University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

Hometown: Delray Beach, FL

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

MBA, Healthcare Administration
Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX 

MPH, Healthcare Administration
National University, San Diego, CA 

BS in Public Health
National University, San Diego

Hometown: Houston, TX

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

MPH, Health Promotion & Behavior/Graduate Certificate in Public Health and Graduate Certificate in Maternal and Child Health
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

BS, Biology (Pre-Med) with a minor in Sociology
Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA

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