Students
Meet Our Students
Students in the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health come from a rich variety of academic backgrounds and each student brings their unique worldview and experience to our community. Get to know our Master's and Doctoral students, learn why they chose Bloomberg School of Public Health, and what draws them to the work of PFRH.

Student Spotlights

Student Spotlight: Daisy Zapata
First-generation American Daisy Zapata originally planned to pursue a career medicine. However, minoring in public health as an undergraduate led her to shift her focus to health inequities in Black and immigrant communities, and pursue her MSPH at the Bloomberg School.

Alea Lopez Follows Her Calling to Annapolis
Through the Bloomberg School's Health Policy Institute, PFRH student Alea Lopez found unexpected connections to her passions—and to the Department—in the Annapolis State House.

Elena Kern Finds Her Voice
Elena Kern, MSPH ’24, shares what she learned—and what surprised her—during her MSPH field placement in Ecuador.