2019 | MHIRT | Minority Health And Health Disparities International Research Training Program

Summer 2022

MHRT scholars and mentors 2022

Row 1: Kaitlyn Gomez, Mariella Florimonte, Niaja Nolan, Amal Mohamud
Row 2: Mya Arellano, Kimberly Castillo Garcia, Nima Aminzadeh
Row 3: Dr. Marcelo Tolmasky (Director), Citlaly Corrales, Jinyi Li, Jenny Mai, Dr. Maria Soledad Ramirez (US mentor), Dr. Michele Wood (US mentor), Regina Merrill, Dayna Melton (Administrative Assistant).

Scholars

Kimberly Castillo Garcia

Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, College of Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA

Mentor: Dr. Cynthia Davis

Present position: In training

Amal Mohamud

Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, College of Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA

Mentor: Dr. Cynthia Davis

Present position: In training

Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: What is preventing the utilization of PrEP and/or PEP among at risk African Americans in 5 U.S. cities?

Niaja Nolan

Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, College of Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA

Mentor: Dr. Cynthia Davis

Present position: In training

Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: What is preventing the utilization of PrEP and/or PEP among at risk African Americans in 5 U.S. cities?

Citlaly Corrales

Department of Public Health, College of Health and Human Development, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA

Mentor: Dr. Michele Wood

Present position: In training

Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Changes of depressive symptoms among youth of diverse communities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Jinyi Li

Department of Public Health, College of Health and Human Development, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA

Mentor: Dr. Michele Wood

Present position: Graduate Student, University of California, Irvine

Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Perceived risk of getting cancer with depression: comparative analysis between males and females

Jenny Mai

Department of Public Health, College of Health and Human Development, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA

Mentor: Dr. Michele Wood

Present position: Graduate Student, CSUF; Clinical Research Assistant, University of California, Irvine, Health

Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Exercise equivalent information: a case study of snack labels

Regina Merrill

Department of Public Health, College of Health and Human Development, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA

Mentor: Dr. Michele Wood

Present position: Infection Preventionist at Southwest Healthcare, Wildomar, CA. Nursing student

Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Flavored tobacco ban in Orange County, CA

Mya Arellano

Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC
Avance Center for the Advancement of Immigrant/Refugee Health, , Washington, DC

Mentor: Dr. Mark Edberg

Present position: Specialist, Department of Hematology/ Oncology, University of California, Irvine, CA

Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: Investigating the association of COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy and trust in the Latino Community

Kaitlyn Gomez

Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC
Avance Center for the Advancement of Immigrant/Refugee Health, , Washington, DC

Mentor: Dr. Mark Edberg

Present position: In training

Seminars, Publications, and Conference Presentations: La brigada digital de salud: combatting COVID-19 vaccine misinformation among Spanish-speaking communities within the United States