Our Intern Program
We offer a unique intern program for graduate school students studying public policy or public health. Interns spend the academic year (September through April) learning about maternal mental health and contributing to our policy and programmatic work. If you have questions about our intern program, contact us at info@mmhla.org.
Current Interns
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Daria James
2023-2024
Daria is working as a communications intern at MMHLA while pursuing her Master’s degree in public health at Florida International University.
djames@mmhla.org
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Maureen Johnson
2023-2024
Maureen is working as a policy intern at MMHLA while pursuing her Master’s degree in public health at Brown University.
mjohnson@mmhla.org
Previous Interns
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Aminat Balogun
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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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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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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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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Dagmawit Teka
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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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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.