Ms. Woo is a current doctoral student in at the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in the Health Policy and Management Department, working in reproductive, maternal, and neonatal health in both low and middle income countries and the United States.
Melody Benton is a New Orleans native, graduating from Eleanor Laura McMain Magnet Secondary School. She then decided to leave New Orleans and attend the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor for undergrad where she started her clinical research career in internal medicine, and graduated with a BS in Biological Anthropology.
Kim Wu is a dedicated community health professional from New York City. Kim has over 10 years of experience in education, community centered health programs management, grassroots development, social justice, and capacity building to foster cross-sector collaboration in projects of health promotion, sexual health education, and mental health.
Shokufeh Mojgani Ramirez is the Associate Director of the Tulane Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health (CEMCH), a training grant funded by the HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). In this role, she mentors and provides leadership development experiences for maternal and child health graduate students, helping them prepare to enter the public health workforce. She has been affiliated with the training grant for fifteen years, in various staff roles.
Naomi’s hometown is Hilton Head, SC but her childhood was spent abroad, moving from country to country. After living in El Salvador, Zimbabwe, and Nepal, with annual trips home to South Carolina, she developed a desire to address the health disparities she saw during her travels. She completed her undergraduate studies at Williams College in Massachusetts as a double major in Biology and Anthropology. At Williams, she conducted research in a microbiology lab focused on an infectious disease that affects plants.
Tejal (she/her) is an applied researcher utilizing an interdisciplinary approach to address emerging issues in maternal and child health. As a former preschool teacher and current public health professional, Tejal seeks to create a collaborative sector of community-informed health and well-being research, practice, and policy. Her specific research interests include examining how parental mental health literacy impacts children's mental health outcomes.
Miguel Ángel López is a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) trained in epidemiology. He received his Bachelor of Science (BS) in Nutritional Science from Texas Christian University (TCU) and completed his Master of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, where he recently successfully defended his PhD dissertation in the department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences.
Steven Dominguez Jr. (he/him) is a dedicated global health professional pursuing his PhD in International Health and Sustainable Development. Mr Dominguez is primarily interested in health systems and health workforce development, specifically in understanding factors that influence health workers preferences and choices, with an area focus on Southeastern Europe. At Tulane, he has assisted teaching Design Strategies for Public Health Programs and Health & Human Rights in Latin America.
