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.

Meet Master's Students
Click on a profile below to meet an MPH, MSPH, MS, MPHTM, or MHA student.
MS in Tropical Medicine (Spring 2026)
BS, Biology
Dillard University, New Orleans
Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
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
MSPH in Biostatistics (Fall 2025)
BSPH, Public Health
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Hometown: Chicago, IL
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 Epidemiology (Spring 2026)
BS, Biology and Minor in Public Polic
Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL
Hometown: Kenya
MPH in Epidemiology (Spring 2026)
BSc. BDS, Dental Surgery
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kumasi, Ghana
Hometown: Mampong, Ashanti Region, Ghana
MSPH in Nutrition (Spring 2026)
BS, Nutrition
Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Hometown: Harker Heights, TX
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
MHA (Spring 2026)
BA in Healthcare Administration and Management
Jackson State University, Jackson, MS
Hometown: Oakland, CA
MSPH in Industrial Hygiene (Fall 2026)
BS, Biology
University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
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 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
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 (Spring 2027)
BA, Psychology and Communication Studies
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
MA, Mass Communication, specialization in Visual Communication
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
Hometown: Jacksonville, NC
Doctor of Public Health (Spring 2026)
MPH, Epidemiology
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
BS, Health Science
California State University – Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA
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?

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.