Q4A Lab Alumni

Tarunima graduated with a Public Health major at UMass Amherst and now pursing a MPH at Johns Hopkins University. While at Umass, she served as President of the UMass Amherst Public Health Club and as a member of the SPHHS Dean’s Student Advisory Board. An international student from New Delhi, India, Tarunima is passionate about addressing health care inequities and plans to focus her studies on how disparities manifest in ethnic and immigrant populations and young women.

Sahana graduated from UMass Amherst with a Master of Public Health ('24) and dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Psychology and an Individual Concentration ('23). While at UMass, Sahana served as a career advisor for the College of Natural Sciences; was an EMT, CPR Instructor, and Field Supervisor for UMass Amherst EMS; a peer advisor for the BDIC department; and was selected to be the student speaker at graduation for the BDIC program. After graduating, she spent one year as a staff member of the Q4A Lab while preparing to apply to medical school. 

Sanjana graduated from UMass Amherst in May 2024 with a BS in Public Health Sciences on the pre-med track. Sanjana spent two years with the Q4A Lab, winning 1st place poster in the 2023 Research Day for her poster titled, Unmet Support Needs of Black Birthing People in Greater Springfield: Insights from Community-Based Organizations, a summary of the Q4A Lab's BESIDE project. Currently, she works as a Clinical Research Coordinator at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in the Breast Oncology Program as she prepares to apply to medical school.

Saanvi graduated with a public health major and minors in microbiology and business. She is currently at Dartmouth University pursuing a Masters' in Public Health degree. Throughout her undergraduate career she served in leadership positions such as a career peer-adviser for the School of Public Health and Health Sciences and served on the executive board of her sorority rooted in the philanthropy of cancer awareness.

Siri graduated from Amherst College with a Bachelors in Biology and English. She began working in the Q4A Lab in her junior year, worked as an EMT on campus and serves on the board of her college's student-run EMT squad. 

Marisa DaCosta ’22 graduated from UMass Amherst with a degree in public health sciences on the pre-med track, and certificates in Spanish and health, the International Scholars Program, and civic engagement and public service. Marisa currently attends medical school at UMass Chan Medical School. While working with the Q4A Lab, Marisa won the prestigious Rising Researcher Award in 2021.

Katie was a public health sciences major ('21) with a focus area in women's health at UMass Amherst. As a student in the 4+1 BS/MPH in Epidemiology Program, she is completed her MPH in epidemiology ('22). She worked for the Center for Health Information Analysis while pursuing her studies and currently works with the VA in Leeds supporting a health services research team.