Joseph L. Heckman, MPHJoseph L. Heckman, a 2025 Master of Public Health graduate from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, specializing in Epidemiology. He graduated from Rowan University with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health and a minor in Psychology, where he also broadened his global perspective through a Semester at Sea study abroad program. Joseph’s […]Carmen M. Santiago, BFACarmen is a first year graduate student in the Masters of City and Regional Planning program at the Bloustein School of Rutgers-New Brunswick. During her time at Kean, she studied Interior Design which had sparked her interest of researching how certain environments impact the success and health of individuals within certain spaces. She has conducted […]John Paul (JP) RosewaterJohn Paul Rosewater is a graduate student in his third year of the Public Policy and Community Development program at Rutgers University-Camden. His research interests include power disparities, material inequality, and the impact of market-based ideologies. Over the last two years he has been proud to work with both the Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community […]Mnguashima V. Soomiyol, MSMnguashima V. Soomiyol is a Ph.D. student in the Public Affairs and Community Development program at Rutgers University–Camden. Her research interests focus on livelihood, nonprofit organizations, community-based research, and interventions and initiatives aimed at improving access and fostering social justice in distressed and vulnerable communities. Mnguashima is dedicated to studying and understanding interventions and public […]Talha Mobin, MPHTalha Mobin, a 2024 graduate of Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health in Philadelphia, PA, holds a major in Epidemiology and a minor in Infectious Disease and Population Health. His research passion lies at the intersection of infectious diseases and cardiovascular health, with a specific focus on urban health contexts. During his tenure at Drexel, Talha undertook […]Yanan LiYanan Li is a Ph.D. candidate in Public Affairs at Rutgers University-Camden. Her research focuses on social capital and social class mobility, with a particular emphasis on spatial analysis. She has received comprehensive training in both quantitative and qualitative analysis and has a strong ability in data visualization. Melissa A. Thompson, M. EdMelissa A. Thompson is a Ph.D. student in the Public Affairs and Community Development program at Rutgers University Camden. Melissa’s research interests center around pathways for Black liberation, youth and urban poverty, education, and housing. Melissa was a former Teach for America corps member and currently lives in and serves on multiple non-profit boards in […]Betty Cui, MSBetty Cui earned her master’s degree in Biostatistics from New York University in 2023 after completing her bachelor’s degree in Nutritional Science at the University of British Columbia in 2021. Betty had many experiences in public health research, focusing on disease outcomes and health disparities. She now serves as a part-time Data Analyst at the […]Robert R. Weaver, PhD (Interim Co-lead 2024-2025; Former Oversight Committee Member)In 2016 Robert Weaver joined the faculty of Health and Exercise Science at Rowan University, after serving as a faculty member in Sociology at Youngstown State University and in Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University. A graduate of the University of Connecticut, Dr. Weaver has taught numerous classes in Sociology and the Health Sciences and […]Crashell A. Allen, MEd, MS, CCC-SLPCrashell Allen, M.Ed., M.S., CF-SLP is a Speech Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow. She works as an Speech Pathologist for Burlington County Special Services School District full time. She currently holds two master degrees in Speech Language Pathology and Higher Education. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Speech Language Hearing Science in 2018 and a […]
Joseph L. Heckman, a 2025 Master of Public Health graduate from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, specializing in Epidemiology. He graduated from Rowan University with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health and a minor in Psychology, where he also broadened his global perspective through a Semester at Sea study abroad program. Joseph’s […]
Carmen is a first year graduate student in the Masters of City and Regional Planning program at the Bloustein School of Rutgers-New Brunswick. During her time at Kean, she studied Interior Design which had sparked her interest of researching how certain environments impact the success and health of individuals within certain spaces. She has conducted […]
John Paul Rosewater is a graduate student in his third year of the Public Policy and Community Development program at Rutgers University-Camden. His research interests include power disparities, material inequality, and the impact of market-based ideologies. Over the last two years he has been proud to work with both the Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community […]
Mnguashima V. Soomiyol is a Ph.D. student in the Public Affairs and Community Development program at Rutgers University–Camden. Her research interests focus on livelihood, nonprofit organizations, community-based research, and interventions and initiatives aimed at improving access and fostering social justice in distressed and vulnerable communities. Mnguashima is dedicated to studying and understanding interventions and public […]
Talha Mobin, a 2024 graduate of Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health in Philadelphia, PA, holds a major in Epidemiology and a minor in Infectious Disease and Population Health. His research passion lies at the intersection of infectious diseases and cardiovascular health, with a specific focus on urban health contexts. During his tenure at Drexel, Talha undertook […]
Yanan Li is a Ph.D. candidate in Public Affairs at Rutgers University-Camden. Her research focuses on social capital and social class mobility, with a particular emphasis on spatial analysis. She has received comprehensive training in both quantitative and qualitative analysis and has a strong ability in data visualization. 
Melissa A. Thompson is a Ph.D. student in the Public Affairs and Community Development program at Rutgers University Camden. Melissa’s research interests center around pathways for Black liberation, youth and urban poverty, education, and housing. Melissa was a former Teach for America corps member and currently lives in and serves on multiple non-profit boards in […]
Betty Cui earned her master’s degree in Biostatistics from New York University in 2023 after completing her bachelor’s degree in Nutritional Science at the University of British Columbia in 2021. Betty had many experiences in public health research, focusing on disease outcomes and health disparities. She now serves as a part-time Data Analyst at the […]
In 2016 Robert Weaver joined the faculty of Health and Exercise Science at Rowan University, after serving as a faculty member in Sociology at Youngstown State University and in Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University. A graduate of the University of Connecticut, Dr. Weaver has taught numerous classes in Sociology and the Health Sciences and […]
Crashell Allen, M.Ed., M.S., CF-SLP is a Speech Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow. She works as an Speech Pathologist for Burlington County Special Services School District full time. She currently holds two master degrees in Speech Language Pathology and Higher Education. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Speech Language Hearing Science in 2018 and a […]