Hosted by the GPH Office of Undergraduate Programs
The Office of Undergraduate Programs invites you to join us for our "At a Crossroads?" series event featuring Mentalla Ismail, DrPH Student. Mentalla is a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) student in NYU GPH. She earned her BS in Biology and Neuroscience at the University of Cincinnati. As an undergraduate student she founded Refuge-UC, a student organization focused on mitigating educational barriers refugee students face after resettlement. Mentalla later continued her studies at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine earning her MPH in Public Health with a Global Health concentration. She completed her master’s thesis on refugee health literacy, developing a study to evaluate the functional and comprehensive health literacy rates of adult Syrian refugees.
Inspired by the impact of Refuge-UC undergraduate mentors, Mentalla honed in on creating a space for student-led initiatives through the founding of Refuge Collaborative. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the non-profit organization, leading education and health promotion initiatives for refugee youth. Throughout her public health journey Mentalla has drawn on the idea of turning privilege into action.
Open only to current members of the NYU community. Refreshments will be served!