Current Students
Terynn Young
Terynn Young is a member of Syracuse University’s honors class of 2020. She is currently studying public health in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics. After completion of her undergraduate studies, she plans on eventually earning a Ph.D. in Public Health. Ideally, she would like to become an epidemiologist working for the CDC. Terynn has recently become involved with research concerning rooftops and Ae. aegypti risk. Locally, she helps to improve public health on campus by being an active member of the Society of Public Health Education.
Catherine Dobens
Catherine Dobens is in the class of 2020, majoring in public health and minoring in applied statistics. Following graduation she would like to pursue graduate school in the fields of Biostatistics or Epidemiology. She has an interest in infant and maternal health but also has an interest in studying sports injuries and prevention. She is currently the learning community residential advisor for the Sport Analytics Learning Community which has piqued her interest in study sports medicine.
Kyle Salmon
Kyle is a junior studying public health and nutrition, and received a Syracuse University Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement grant to conduct research on dietary diversity among children in lower-income countries. After graduating from Syracuse University she plans to attend graduate school to pursue a Masters in Public Health. Eventually she intends to pursue a PhD in Nutrition Epidemiology. Ultimately she wants to do research in low and middle income countries to see how certain foods with specific vitamins and minerals can improve health outcomes. Outside of the classroom, she has been shadowing a Pediatric Infectious Disease doctor at SUNY Upstate Medical University.
rachael church
Rachael Church is in the class of 2020 studying Biology with minors in Public Health and in Geography, and is conducting research in the Larsen Lab through the Biology with Distinction program and with a Undergraduate Research and Creative Works grant from the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Engagement. Her research is on insecticide resistance in mosquitoes and how it affects the ability of Insecticide Treated Mosquito Nets to prevent malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa. She become interested in the spread of disease in developing countries after spending the summer of 2018 in Uganda as an HIV/AIDS Education Volunteer though IVHQ. After completing her degree, she plans to go on to get her Master's in Public Health, specializing in International Development and/or Epidemiology of Infectious Disease. She is also interested in gaining more experience in the use of Geographic Information Technology in the analysis of Public Health issues.