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2021 Student Honors

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YSPH Professor Trace Kershaw

Student Award for Outstanding Contributions in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

Jad A. Elharake, Lakai Legg and Crystal Ruiz

Dean’s Prize for Outstanding M.P.H. Thesis:

Krzysztof Chwala. Thesis title: “Overseen and Overlooked: Knowledge Production and Care in Public Health Surveillance.”

Wilbur G. Downs, M.D., M.P.H., Outstanding Thesis Prize in International Health:

Matthew Benczkowski. Thesis title: “Assessing Changes in the Epidemiology of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Southwest Colombia Following the Peace Accord with Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC).”

HenryJ. (Sam) Chauncey Jr. Inspiration Award:

Misikir Wondaferahu Adnew

Lowell Levin Award for Excellence in Global Health:

Haley Anne Case

Teaching Fellow Award:

William Henry Eger

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