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Alumni

Julianne Varga, MPH

January 2024-August 2025

  • School and concentration: I am a MPH candidate within Rutgers School of Public Health with a concentration in epidemiology.
  • Research in lab: I am currently exploring how multilevel associations with drinking ultimately effect the likelihood of getting screened within the United States.

Marley Perlstein, MS

Data Analyst/Research Teaching Specialist III (September 2024-August 2025)

I assist Dr. Iyer and other team members with their research and analyses on different ongoing projects. Mainly focusing on the integration of geospatial measures of environmental and social factors with large population-based cancer registry study of prostate cancer.I am skilled in using statistical  techniques to assess prostate cancer outcomes and preparing these findings for publications.

Mingchao He, MS

Data Analyst/Research Teaching Specialist III
(December 2022-September 2024)

Dedicated researcher collaborating with PIs on impactful projects examining the influence of neighborhood environments on cancer screening access and racial disparities. Proficient in advanced statistical and machine learning techniques, contributing to model development for understanding healthcare access patterns. Experienced in designing and maintaining registry-based cohort studies, ensuring data integrity and adherence to protocols. Skilled in preparing research findings for publication, employing data visualizations to communicate results to diverse audiences.

 

Adelaide Asante

June 2024-September 2024

  • School and concentration: I am an undergraduate at Princeton University with a concentration in Psychology (pre-med).
  • Research in lab:I am currently working to help recreate lecture materials that would be used to teach people in Nigeria how to use geospatial data and analyze them to detect how climate change might have an influence on one’s chronic illness or diseases.

Hafsa Khan, MPH

September 2023-August 2024

  • School and concentration: I am an Epidemiology concentration at Rutgers School of Public Health where I am gaining my MPH.
  • Research in lab:I am working with Dr. Iyer on my MPH Capstone Project. I am studying county-level exposures to superfund sites and high-flood areas and childhood cancer rates in NJ.

Loren Odam, BS, MA

June 2023-August 2023

  • School and concentration: I am in the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Class of 2026. I was a summer intern in Dr. Iyer’s lab through the “Oncology Physician Training Initiative to Maximize Diversity” Program (OPTIM).
  • Research in lab: During my time in the lab, I completed a project focused on associations of food environments with obesity and breast cancer mortality among women in New Jersey and Louisiana.