Gayle Mendoza (she/her) is a public health practitioner and registered nurse based in Philadelphia, PA. She is focused on advancing strategic development and operational improvement to promote equitable health outcomes. Her background includes health and science communications and program management for domestic and global health organizations, with a focus on infectious disease and maternal and Read more…
Sarah Clifford Glapa, MS, MPH (she/her) is the Associate Director of Marketing & Health Communications for University Health Services at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After receiving dual masters degrees in Public Health and Life Sciences Communication, Sarah started working for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services as the Communicable Diseases Heath Educator. There, she led Read more…
Megan is a current dual degree graduate student at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. She is finishing up her Masters in Public Health and will start medical school in August 2024 to earn her MD. She is excited to explore writing with TNG and learn how she can apply the Read more…
Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, MD is a triple board certified Adult, Child and Adolescent and Forensic Psychiatrist, keynote speaker, educator, community organizer and public health expert based in Texas. Barbara’s expertise advances child, family and community mental health equity and justice. Her work has appeared on NPR, CNN, Psychology Today, Telemundo, San Antonio Express News, among others, Read more…
Poornima is an applied mathematician with a Ph.D from the University of Southern California. She started her career in Citibank’s Global Markets, developing pricing models for derivatives and testing algorithms for trading software. She is now the Director of Financial Operations at Northern Westchester Hospital, part of Northwell Health. In that role, she oversees all Read more…
Misha Rodriguez is the Director of Communications at WOMEN’S WAY, a nonprofit organization located in Philadelphia. In this role, Misha works to connect and mobilize the region to advance gender and racial equity. In addition to her work as a communications professional, Misha has extensive experience in community development and engagement. Her previous work includes Read more…
John Ungar is an experienced nonprofit leader, attorney and licensed real estate broker based in Philadelphia. His work has contributed to the development of hundreds of units of affordable housing, the revitalization of neighborhood business districts, and provided housing for homeless individuals. He is currently Corporate Counsel and Director of Planning for NewCourtland, an organization Read more…
Cathy Greenland is the Director of Individual Giving at Natural Lands, Pennsylvania’s oldest and largest conservation organization. Before Natural Lands, she worked for more than 20 years as the Director of Development at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and prior to that at Hyacinth AIDS Foundation in New Jersey. Her career in the Read more…
Christina is an Assistant Professor at Villanova University Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, and Adult Health-Gerontologic Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. She has more than 15 years of experience as an advanced practice nurse working to improve transitions in care for older adults and their family caregivers. As a Certified Diabetes Education and Care Specialist she has Read more…
Brianna is a Geriatric and Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner with over a decade of nursing experience caring for older adults living with serious illnesses including dementia, cancer, and severe brain injury. Dr. Morgan has a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Basis of Behavior (2008), a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (2012), a Masters in Adult Read more…
Dr. Jennifer Wheeler is a public health researcher passionate about facilitating the use of research and evidence to better design and implement public health programs to achieve global health objectives. Drawing on her native Spanish, she edits, translates, and produces original content for Las Nerdy Girls. She received her MPH and PhD from Tulane University Read more…
Dr. Alexandra Hall is a senior lecturer of Biology at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She earned her B.S. in Science Education from New York University, M.D. from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and residency in Family Practice at the University of Vermont. She has worked as both a full-scope family physician and as a college Read more…
Dr. Stephanie Edmonds is a Nurse Scientist at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and an Associate Adjunct Faculty at the University of Iowa College of Nursing. She is also the co-host of the Woman Centered Health Podcast. Dr. Edmonds has completed a Quality Improvement fellowship at the Iowa City VA Medical Center, obtained Read more…
Nicole is the co-host of the Woman Centered Health Podcast and recently completed a Quality Improvement fellowship at the Iowa City VA Medical Center. She has her PhD in nursing from the University of Iowa and her research interests include understanding how women’s contexts impact their perspectives of sexual health and their sexual behavior. In Read more…
August Burns, PA, MPH, LM is a retired physician assistant, midwife, international consultant, and author who has specialized in teaching women about their bodies and how to care for themselves. With 34 years of experience in all aspects of women’s health, she is a fierce defender of women’s rights and health. In addition to 25 Read more…
“Heidi Schutz is a native Spanish speaker and an organismal biologist specializing in the evolutionary anatomy of vertebrates. All anatomy and physiology fascinates her, but bones are her jam. Heidi’s experience as a college professor and a researcher allows her to combine her interests in data analysis, visualization, and scientific communication to promote access, equity Read more…
Maggie Hayes is a full time student enrolled in her second year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is majoring in both Spanish and Sociology with a certificate in Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies and hopes to use her Spanish skills to work with immigrants along the US-Mexico border after she graduates. After being enrolled in Read more…
Karina López is an Economist born in Mexico and a Fulbright Scholar. Karina received her MSc in Economics from the University of Texas in 2007, prior to becoming a capital markets practitioner. Her expertise areas cover statistics, and she feels passionate about making connections between data and material conditions impacting public affairs, such as health Read more…
