Intern Program

We offer a paid graduate student internship program for students pursuing Master's degrees in different disciplines, including public health, public policy and/or administration, social work, etc.

The intern will participate in a 9-month educational and mentoring program and will work approximately 10 hours per week. The emphasis of the internship is health equity within the field of maternal mental health.

We expect to start recruitment for this position in July 2025. Please complete the form below to express your interest and receive updates. If you have any questions, please contact Mara Child (mchild@mmhla.org). Thank you!

Contact us if you’re interested in our intern program.

Current Intern

Shamyah Stone

2024-2025

Shamyah is currently interning at MMHLA while pursuing a Masters of Public Health at the University of Arizona.

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Previous Interns

  • Daria James, MPH

    2023-2024

    Daria was a communications intern at MMHLA while pursuing her Master’s degree in public health at Florida International University. She is now a Communications Associate at MMHLA.

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  • Maureen Johnson

    2023-2024

    Maureen was a policy intern at MMHLA while pursuing her Master’s degree in public health at Brown University.

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  • Jennie Scheerer

    2022-2023

    Jennie was an intern while double majoring to obtain her Master’s in Public Health and Public Policy at the University of Michigan She currently is a 2024 MPH/MPP Candidate at the University of Michigan.

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  • Niaja Nolan, MPH

    2022-2023

    Niaja was an intern while studying to obtain her Masters in Public Health from George Washington University. Now, she works as a freelance Public Health Officer.

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  • Dagmawit Teka

    2021-2022

    Dagmawit was an intern while studying at George Washington University.

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  • Swetha Kota

    2021-2022

    Swetha was an intern while studying at The University of Virginia and will be working with the Durham VA Healthcare System as a biostatistician.

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  • Madison Allen

    2021-2022

    Madison was an intern while studying at the University of Virginia and is now an advocacy manager at the Center of Public Justice in Washington DC.

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  • Rana Abdel-Rahman

    2020-2021

    Rana was an intern while studying at George Washington University and is now a senior clinical research coordinator at Brigham & Women’s Hospital.

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  • Aminat Balogun, MPH

    2020-2021

    Aminat was an intern while studying at George Washington University. Following her internship, Aminat became MMHLA’s first Postgraduate Fellow and then first full-time employee.

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