{"id":63,"date":"2020-10-26T16:55:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T20:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/maub\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2025-10-09T09:27:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:27:19","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/mahjb\/who-we-are\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Urban Bioethics and Health Justice and Bioethics alumni are working nationwide to address health disparities in their communities. We are incredibly proud of their ongoing commitment toward building a more ethical world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/maub\/files\/2022\/05\/Alumni-Map-May-22.png\" alt=\"Map of the United States showing Urban Bioethics alumni's next steps\" class=\"wp-image-906\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>MA Urban Bioethics alumni are taking their commitment to health equity to residencies, jobs, and fellowships across the country.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Class of 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can learn more about our most recent alumni and their theses <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/mahjb\/graduates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alumni Spotlight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We invite you to learn more about our alumni through their interviews, professional accomplishments, and publications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/maub\/files\/2021\/07\/nguyen-1-1024x785.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-600 size-full\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbioethics.medium.com\/interview-with-jenny-nguyen-885545fd80d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interview with Jenny Nguyen<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">(MD &#8217;21, MA &#8217;21)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 20%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbioethics.medium.com\/interview-with-dr-arianna-ahiagbe-md-ma-in-urban-bioethics-aec8205417ad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interview with Arianna Ahiagbe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\">(MD &#8217;20, MA &#8217;20)<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/maub\/files\/2021\/07\/ahiagbe.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605 size-full\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ikenna Achebe (MA &#8217;21)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ertl, M.M., Jones, A., Hickson, R., Achebe, I., Gyamfi, S.L., Sichel, C.E., Campos, S., O&#8217;Grady, M.A., Tross, S., Wilson, P., Cohall, R.M., Cohall, A.T., Elkington, K.S. 2024. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1054139X23005025\">Technology Access and Perceptions of Telehealth Services Among Young Adults Involved in the Court System<\/a>.&#8221; <em>Journal of Adolescent Health<\/em> vol. 74 (3): 582-590. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>O&#8217;Grady, M.A., Elkington, K.S., Robson, G., Achebe, I.Y., Williams, A.R., Cohall, A.T., Cohall, R., Christofferson, M., Garcia, A., Ramsey, K.S., Lincourt, P., Tross, S. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10826099\/\">Referral to and engagement in substance use disorder treatment within opiod intervention courts in New York: a qualitative study of implementation barriers and facilitators.<\/a>&#8221; 2024. <em>Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy<\/em>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Yasmeen Bruton (MA &#8217;15)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Blake CE, JO Fisher, C Ganter, N Younginer, A Orloski, RE Blaine, Yasmeen Bruton, and KK Davison. 2015.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0195666314005182\" target=\"_blank\">A qualitative study of parents&#8217; perceptions and use of portion size strategies for preschool children&#8217;s snacks<\/a>. Appetite 88: 17-23.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DiSantis KI, LL Birch, A Davey, EL Serrano, J Zhang, Yasmeen Bruton, and JO Fisher. 2013.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/pediatrics.aappublications.org\/content\/131\/5\/e1451.long\" target=\"_blank\">Plate size and children&#8217;s appetite: effects of larger dishware on self-served portions and intake<\/a>. Pediatrics 131 (5): e1451-e1458.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Malhotra K, AN Herman, G Wright, Yasmeen Bruton, JO Fisher, and RC Whitaker. 2013.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2212267213011842\" target=\"_blank\">Perceived benefits and challenges for low-income mothers of having family meals with preschool-aged children: childhood memories matter<\/a>. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 113 (11): 1484-1493.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Andrew Coulter (MD &#8217;16, MA &#8217;16)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coulter, Andrew. 2014.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/15265161.2013.879955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lessons from western PA: A proposed local regulatory body for health care advertising.<\/a>&nbsp;The American Journal of Bioethics 14 (3): 49-51.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coulter, Andrew. 2013.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/21507740.2012.748707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deep brain stimulation research protocols and depressive patients with previous suicidality: We can&#8217;t afford to lose focus<\/a>. AJOB Neuroscience 4 (1): 41-2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Adys Mendizabal (MD&#8217;16, MA&#8217;16)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mendizabal A, Thibault DP, Crispo JA, Paley A, Willis AW. &#8220;Comorbid disease drives short-term hospitalization outcomes in patients with multiple sclerosis&#8221; Neurol Clin Pract. 2020 Jun;10(3):255-264. doi: 10.1212\/CPJ.0000000000000838. PMID: 32642327<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mendizabal A, Ngo Vu AT, Thibault D, Gonzalez-Alegre P, Willis A. &#8220;Hospitalizations of Children with Huntington&#8217;s Disease in the United States. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2017 Sep 11;4(5):682-688. doi: 10.1002\/mdc3.12506. eCollection 2017 Sep-Oct. PMID: 30363491 Free PMC article.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mendizabal A, Thibault DP, Willis AW. &#8220;Patient safety events in hospital care of individuals with epilepsy.&#8221; Epilepsia. 2016 Aug;57(8):1301-9. doi: 10.1111\/epi.13440. Epub 2016 Jun 28. PMID: 27350435 Free article.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thibault DP, Mendizabal A, Abend NS, Davis KA, Crispo J, Willis AW. &#8220;Hospital care for mental health and substance abuse in children with epilepsy.&#8221;<br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Research Projects<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Editing Manuscript on &#8220;Adverse Childhood Experiences in Adults with Neurological Disease&#8221; &#8211; Manuscript accepted to Neurology Clinical Practice with Major Revisions (currently working in editing process)<br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Other Activities<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implemented a Health Equities Curriculum for University of Pennsylvania&#8217;s Neurology Residency Program (submitting manuscript with results)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Actively involved with the Huntington&#8217;s Disease (HD) Center of Excellence at UCLA. Career goal is to ultimately be an HD specialist and focus on epidemiology, health equities, and advocacy within HD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Christy Santoro (MA &#8217;21)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Santoro, Christine M., Mari-Carmen Farmer, Gloria Lobato, Monica James, and Sharon J. Herring. 2022.<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/rdcu.be\/c063r\" target=\"_blank\"> Antiracism Training for Nutrition Professionals in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): a Promising Strategy to Improve Attitudes, Awareness, and Actions<\/a>. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Cara Smith (MD &#8217;17, MA &#8217;17)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Smith, Cara. 2014.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/15265161.2014.964875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shifting the balance: Equalizing protection for both participants and beneficiaries of research<\/a>. The American Journal of Bioethics 14 (12): 20-22.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Sarab Sodhi (MD &#8217;15, MA &#8217;15)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sodhi, Sarab. 2015.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/acem.12623\/abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cStayin\u2019 alive\u201d<\/a>. Academic Emergency Medicine 22 (4): 496.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sodhi, Sarab. 2014.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/24798529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A labor of love<\/a>. Annals of Internal Medicine 160 (9): 653.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Urban Bioethics and Health Justice and Bioethics alumni are working nationwide to address health disparities in their communities. We are incredibly proud of their ongoing&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/mahjb\/who-we-are\/alumni\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Alumni<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":12084,"featured_media":0,"parent":57,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-63","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/mahjb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/mahjb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/mahjb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/mahjb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12084"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/mahjb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/mahjb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1965,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/mahjb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions\/1965"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/mahjb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/mahjb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}