The Wisconsin Population Health Service Fellowship

 2022-2024 COHORT

Cait is from Janesville, WI. She has a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology with a Certificate in Global Health from UW-Madison and earned a Master of Public Health from the University of Pennsylvania in May 2022. Cait's interests are primarily in vaccines/infectious disease and integrating a health equity lens into those realms of public health. During graduate school, she worked for the Pennsylvania Immunization Coalition doing a qualitative and quantitative investigation into disruptions of routine childhood immunization during the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. The investigation will inform an intervention to boost routine vaccination rates and collaborate with a vast network of school health providers. Outside of her professional life, Cait enjoys painting, kickboxing, camping, and hiking. Cait will have a dual placement with the City of Milwaukee Health Department and the Wisconsin Division of Public Health - Communicable Disease.

Cait will be placed with the Milwaukee Health Department & DHS - Communicable Disease.

Originally from Minnesota, Stef grew up gardening and spending time outside with her family. Through her high school and college experiences, Stef became passionate about learning where our food comes from and how to create a positive connection to food. After graduating from UW-Madison with degrees in Environmental Studies and International Studies, Stef worked with non-profits for over 7 years to build garden-based education programs at summer camps, schools, community sites, and early care and education sites. Stef returned to UW-Madison and recently graduated with her Master of Public Health, in order to learn more about community-building, increasing food access, health equity, and early childhood education.

Stef will be placed with DHS - Chronic Disease Prevention.

Jade received a Bachelor of Science in Public Health Sciences with a minor in Art from Xavier University of Louisiana and her Master of Public Health with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health from Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Prior to this fellowship, Jade served as a Research Coordinator aimed to improve policies on corporal punishment and as a Graduate Research Assistant that worked with moms who experienced a maternal miss during pregnancy or postpartum. Additionally, Jade interned with Title V and the Texas State University, which focused on opioid use disorder in pregnant and postpartum women. She is passionate about working with maternal health and maternal mortality, especially among Black women. In her free time, she likes read, watching tv, and taking care of plants.

Jade will be placed at the Office of Population Health - UW Health, Community Health Improvement.

Mariam Sylla is originally from Guinea-Conakry. She received a B.S. in Health Service Management, a B.A. in French with two minors: Health Education and Wellness Coaching, and her Master of Public Health at Indiana University (IUPUI). Mariam devoted her time to working to improve campus and community life through educational programs. In the Division of Student Affairs, she worked as the program assistant for the Office of Health and Wellness Promotion. She planned events and presentations for diverse audiences and students campus wide; around sexual health education, mental health, bystander intervention, and the eight dimensions of wellness. Mariam also worked in the Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion as the Graduate Assistant for the Social Justice Education programs at the Multicultural Center. She organized and implemented campus-wide awareness activities that support the inclusive leadership development of students. She oversaw and advised the SJED program and provided students with the awareness, knowledge, and skills to develop their leadership identity through a social justice framework in order to empower them to create inclusive solutions to address social inequities. Mariam was actively involved within the Indianapolis community, where she developed resource guides for immigrants around Alzheimer's disease and Developmental disability. She also served as a Maternal and Child Health Grassroot Leader. Mariam has received multiple awards on-campus and in the community for her dedication to community engagement and leadership. She is passionate about improving the overall population's health and well-being by addressing health inequity, disparities, and related issues.

Mariam will be placed at Public Health Madison Dane County (PHMDC).

Grant received his BS in Genetics and Cellular biology from the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities. He spent a year in New Orleans as an AmeriCorps City Year before returning to the University of Minnesota where he attained his Master's in Public Health in Community Health Promotion, with a minor in health equity. While in graduate school, he became interested in community based participatory methods and using public health as a power building practice. He was able to work with UMN Extension on a participatory evaluation project using a "data party" framework to connect people across the state of Minnesota who were a part of the project. Grant is also interested in exploring interaction between people and place to create healthy living. During an internship with HealthPartners, he worked on evaluation of a school based health and nutrition program to see how people, place, and program all work together to create healthy lives.

Grant will be placed at the Eau Claire City County Health Department.