Global WACh
June 5, 2026
Global WACh Student Poster Symposium Round-Up 2026
On June 2nd in the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, Global WACh hosted its annual Student Poster Symposium that featured 11 graduate student research posters focused on maternal-child health.
The majority of presenters are enrolled in the Global WACh Graduate Certificate Program and are graduating in the 2026 academic year. The certificate program offers opportunities for additional learning about woman, adolescent, and child health topics through 12 credits of coursework and a 90-hour capstone. We wish these students the very best in their future endeavors as public health professionals.
See a list of featured students and poster titles.
Featured Students
| Student Name | Academic Program | Poster Title |
|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Aluoch Auma | PhD Student in Implementation Science, Department of Global Health | Partner Dynamics and Intimate Partner Violence Influence on Women’s PrEP Uptake in Kenya |
| Amanda Debuo Der | MPH Student, Department of Global Health | Post-abortion contraception in telehealth medication abortion: patient decision-making, preferences, and experiences |
| Brooke Erickson | MPH Student, Department of Global Health | Barriers and Facilitators to Perinatal Mental Health Research Recruitment: A Qualitative Study with Clinical Teams |
| Vimathi Gummalla | PhD Student, UW Medical Scientist Training Program | Clinical Outcomes of Neonates Treated with bCPAP: A 10-Year Retrospective Cohort Study from Kiwoko, Uganda |
| Hafsa Hariir | MPH Student, Department of Health Systems and Population Health | Developing Dissemination Materials for the RISE Consortium |
| Chidozie Iwu | PhD Candidate, Department of Epidemiology | Stigma as a barrier to the uptake of HIV prevention services in family planning clinics in Kenya |
| Angella Kim | MPH Student, Department of Health Systems and Population Health | Advancing Maternal Immunization (MI) Engagement: A Scoping Review to Inform Community Health Worker Communication Practices to Address MI Hesitancy in Washington State |
| Mapenzi Kinege | MPH Student, Department of Global Health | The Influence of WASH-Related Menstrual Hygiene Management Interventions on School Attendance Among Adolescent Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Jade Minzlaff | PhD Student, Department of BioEngineering | Calibration of Portable XRF as a Non-invasive Screening Method for Neurotoxic Heavy-Metal Exposure Using Hair and Other Biological Samples |
| Margaret Nickel | MPH Student, Department of Global Health | Improving Perinatal Outcomes among Kenyan Women with Integrated STI Testing: The PrIMI Study |
| Anusha Sulladmath | MPH Student, Department of Health Systems and Population Health | From Tortillas to Tacuazín: Localizing Dietary Diversity Measurement in Rural Q’eqchi’ Communities |