Meet the Interns
Summer 2023
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Summer 2022

Yahia Al-Qudah
UT Rio Grande Valley
Bachelor of Science
Region 11 Communicable Diseases

Sarina Attri
UT Austin
Bachelor of Science
Obesity Prevention Program

Carmen Bartley
UTHealth San Antonio
Masters of Public Health
Center for Health Statistics

Brayden Bowie
UTHealth Houston
Masters of Public Health
Digital Communications

Ross Brooker
UTHealth Houston
Masters of Public Health
Office of Practice and Learning

Alina Cantu
Texas A&M University
Masters of Public Health
Region 8 Communicable Diseases

Eliza Cinca
UT Austin
Bachelors of Science
Fiscal Support and Oversight

Ehino Ehigiator
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Masters of Public Health
Region 2/3 Community Health

Melissa Flores
Baylor University
Masters of Public Health
Region 11 Community Health

Skyler Frey
Southwestern University
Bachelor of Arts
Fiscal Support and Oversight

David De La Fuente
UT San Antonio
Bachelor of Science
Region 11 Communicable Diseases

Lauren Gregory
UTHealth San Antonio
Masters of Public Health
Region 8 Communicable Diseases

Tracy Hoang
UT Austin
Bachelor of Arts
Region 8 Community Health

Su Jin Lim
UTHealth Houston
Masters of Public Health
Fiscal Support and Oversight

Asia Lockwood
Baylor University
Masters of Public Health
Region 8 Worksite Wellness

Kourtney Lopez
UTHealth Houston
Masters in Public Health
Vulnerable Populations and Facilities Taskforce

Karina Lopez
UTHealth San Antonio
Masters of Public Health
Region 8 Epidemiology

Marisol Luna
UT Medical Branch
Masters of Public Health

Urvi Mehta
UTHealth Houston
Masters of Public Health
Oral Health Improvement

Katherine Melito
UTHealth Austin
Masters of Public Health

Amelia Peterson
UT Arlington
Masters of Public Health
Region 2/3 Community Health

Travis Rafferty
Southwestern University
Bachelors of Arts
Fiscal Support and Oversight

Anchita Raybarman
UT Austin
Bachelor of Science
Obesity Prevention Program

Carolina Rios
UT Austin
Bachelors of Science
Region 8 Community Health

Maria Roque
Texas A&M University
Doctor of Public Health
Office of Practice and Learning

Mariah Sanchez
UT Rio Grande Valley
Masters of Science
Fiscal Support and Oversight

Aubrie Sisk
UTHealth Austin
Masters of Public Health
Environmental Epidemiology

Lucas Smith
Texas A&M University
Masters of Public Health
Center for Health Statistics

Jordyn Stanek
UTHealth Houston
Masters of Public Health

Jason Thomas
UT Austin
Bachelor of Science
Fiscal Support and Oversight

Steven Tibbets
Southwestern University
Bachelor of Arts
Fiscal Support and Oversight

Diana Treat
Texas A&M University
Masters of Public Health
Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch

Lily Woytek
Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Science

Farjana Yesmin
UT Arlington
Masters of Public Health
Environmental Epidemiology

Edward Yi
Texas A&M University
Masters of Public Health
Vulnerable Populations and Facilities Taskforce
Spring 2022

Jacqueline Bascom
UTHealth Houston
Masters of Public Health
PHR 6/5S Epidemiology

Angie Benedetto
UTHealth Dallas
Masters of Public Health
Healthcare Safety Unit

Roberto Berrios-Garza
Baylor University
Masters of Public Health
Health Assessment and Toxicology

Mackenzie Filewicz-Ross
Texas Tech University
Masters of Public Health
PHR 1 Worksite Wellness

Hazel Flores
UTHealth Dallas
Masters of Public Health
Healthcare Safety Investigations

Kayla Granado
Texas A&M University
Masters of Public Health
HIV Fiscal Monitoring

Alexis Grasso
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Bachelor of Science
Digital Communications

Boi Ha
University of Houston
Bachelors of Science
PHR 6/5S HIV/STD Prevention

Bianca Henry
Lamar University
Masters of Public Health
Fiscal Support and Oversight

Catie Hessler
Texas A&M University
Masters of Public Health
Center for Health Statistics

Maya Harwood
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelors of Science
Emerging and Acute Infectious Diseases

Jenny Jie
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Arts
Fiscal Support and Oversight

Su Jin Lim
UTHealth Houston
Masters of Public Health
Fiscal Support and Oversight

Emmanuel Legaratta
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Bachelors of Science
PHR 8 Health Disparities

Layla Lustri
Texas A&M University
Masters of Public Health
Environmental Epidemiology

Yilda Macias
New Mexico State University
Masters of Public Health
Office of Border Health

Shivani Mehta
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelors of Science
RLHO: Public Health Finance

Shumaila Moosa
Texas Woman's University
Masters of Healthcare Administration
Financial Analyst

Kirk Niekamp
Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Science
Fiscal Support and Oversight

Cassidy Nussman
George Washington University
Masters of Public Health
PHR 6/5S Community Health

Tasmiah Nuzhath
Texas A&M University
Masters of Public Health
PHR 6/5S Community Health

Nishma Patel
Texas Tech University
Masters of Public Health
PHR 8 Worksite Wellness

Siya Patel
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelors of Science
RLHO: Public Health Finance

Luke Pickerill
UTHealth Houston
Masters of Public Health
Vulnerable Populations and Facilities Taskforce

Dianna Pierson
Baylor University
Masters of Public Health
PHR 8: Health Disparities

Breanna Santos
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Bachelors of Science
Office of Practice and Learning

Jesse Solis
UTHealth San Antonio
Masters of Public Health
PHR 8 Epidemiology

Kaylin Thomae
Texas State University
Masters of Health Education
Health Assessment and Toxicology

Farjana Yesmin
The University of Texas at Arlington
Masters of Public Health
Environmental Epidemiology

Kawtar Zouaidi
UTHealth Houston
Masters of Public Health
Oral Health Improvement