Undergraduate Public Health Club (UPHC)
The Undergraduate Public Health Club (UPHC) brings together multiple groups of students interested in advancing population-based health through leadership, scholarship and research with the ultimate goal of promoting better health across the Georgia State campus.
Executive Board Members
Executive Board Members (2022 – 2023):
President: Sofina Tran
Vice President: Sangeeta Persaud
Treasurer: Rashell Vasquez
Social Media/Communications: Sangeeta Persaud
Event Planner/Coordinator: Fayja Habib
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Adrienne King
Connect and Engage
Public Health Student Association (PHSA)

The Public Health Student Association (PHSA) is the graduate student organization of the School of Public Health. PHSA seeks to develop well-rounded public health professionals and promote meaningful interactions among students, faculty and staff, and public health professionals. Throughout the school year, PHSA organizes social events, professional development opportunities and public service events for students, faculty and staff.
Board Members
President: Jalissa Shealey
Vice President: Tahira Scott
Treasurer: Amber Hubert
Secretary: Clarissa Seay
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lisa Casanova
Connect on Social Media
Events
Public Health Doctoral Research Network (PHDRN)
The Public Health Doctoral Research Network (PHDRN) is a student organization founded in 2020 to create an environment for public health doctoral students to share, exchange, and collaborate on academic, professional, and community opportunities. We aim to strengthen the network between doctoral level students training to be future public health researchers and practitioners.
Activities:
- Academic Workshops/Training
- Comprehensive Exam Study Sessions
- Dissertation Writing Support
- Professional Mixers
- Community Outreach Projects
- Connect with Other Public Health Classes
The PHDRN stays connected, posts upcoming events, and shares resources on a Teams group. Request to be added by contacting [email protected]
The virtual writing group is space for each of us to have dedicated time to work on our various projects. You can be added to multiple writing sessions and attend the ones that fit your schedule depending on the week. Please send any questions to [email protected].
Executive Board Members
Executive Board Members (2021 – 2022):
President: Elizabeth Fallon, MPH
Vice President: Erin Stokes, MPH
Secretary: Meagan Davis, MPH
Treasurer: Josephine Mhende, MPH
Faculty Advisor: Carlos A. O. Pavão, DrPH
Connect and Engage
- Group Contact: [email protected]
- PHDRN LinkedIn: bit.ly/PHDRNLinkedIn
- Panther Involvement Network (PIN)
Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health

The Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health was founded in 1924 at Johns Hopkins University to promote the study of public health, which at the time was a relatively new field. The Gamma Upsilon Chapter at the School of Public Health at Georgia State was established in 2014 to recognize its students and public health professionals who are dedicated to advancing the wellbeing of all people. The chapter now includes more than 70 members. The chapter inducts no more than 10 percent of the school’s current graduating student body annually, and all student inductees must be in the upper 25 percent of their class.
Delta Omega Member | Membership Type | Induction Year |
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Adidja Amani | Alumni | 2020 |
Arif Budiman | Student | 2020 |
Bayan Ali M. Almohaime | Student | 2020 |
Chinyere Nwamuo | Alumni | 2020 |
Claire A. Spears | Faculty | 2020 |
Courtney Leigh Strosneider | Student | 2020 |
Dina Marie Jones | Student | 2020 |
Elizabeth Wattles Perry | Student | 2020 |
Fiona M. Bethea | Student | 2020 |
Hannah Elizabeth Fast | Student | 2020 |
Kane Pankaj Patel | Student | 2020 |
Kimarie Bugg | Honorary | 2020 |
Portia C. Buchongo | Alumni | 2020 |
Samantha Williams | Student | 2020 |
Suzanne Bock | Student | 2020 |
Tina Gardner Kilpatrick | Student | 2020 |
Vinay Rudresh | Student | 2020 |
Whitney Fields | Student | 2020 |
Ashley O’Neill | Student | 2021 |
Ashwini Sangaraju | Student | 2021 |
Audrey Price | Student | 2021 |
Barbara Dyleski | Student | 2021 |
Christine Nguyen | Student | 2021 |
Christine Stauber | Faculty | 2021 |
DeAndre Cain | Student | 2021 |
Desiree Mustaquim | Student | 2021 |
Elizabeth Pollak | Student | 2021 |
George Huntzicker | Student | 2021 |
Ji Soo Jeon | Student | 2021 |
Joshua Brandenburg | Student | 2021 |
Jyll Walsh | Student | 2021 |
Kadi Dial | Student | 2021 |
Katherine Moran | Student | 2021 |
Katie Franchot Gainer | Alumni | 2021 |
Kimberlyn Roosa | Student | 2021 |
Lauren Salamacha | Student | 2021 |
Mariana Umbria | Student | 2021 |
Rochelle Walenzky | Honorary | 2021 |
Roman Ivasiy | Student | 2021 |
Sarah Roby | Alumni | 2021 |
Shanice Battle | Alumni | 2021 |
Allegra Yeley | Student | 2022 |
Alyssa Bartlett | Student | 2022 |
Amber Schmidtke | Honorary | 2022 |
Amy Schnall | Student | 2022 |
Ashley O’Neill | Student | 2022 |
Ayeesha Sayyad | Student | 2022 |
Cailee Hill | Student | 2022 |
Camille Piccione | Student | 2022 |
Catherine Brailer | Student | 2022 |