Maya Thirkill

Maya Thirkill, MPH, is a 2021 Public Health Post fellow and graduated from the Boston University School of Public Health with a certificate in epidemiology and biostatistics. She currently serves as an ORISE Fellow at the U.S. Human Resources and Services Administration in the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Maya’s experience volunteering with community health organizations in underserved communities has shaped her interest in reproductive and social epidemiology. She is fascinated by storytelling as a tool for health literacy and constructing a culture of health. Maya spends her leisure time hiking, writing, and watching documentaries. She plans to merge her passion for storytelling and health education in health-oriented films and literature in the future.
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All Pregnancies End

All reproductive experiences should be supported whether they end in childbirth, miscarriage or termination.

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Stephen Salloway

Alzheimer’s researcher Stephen Salloway talks about caregiving, conquering stigma and why there’s hope in this work.

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Wearing Your Health on Your Sleeve

Researchers evaluated the feasibility of using biometric monitoring systems to detect pre-symptomatic viral infections such as Covid-19.

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Monsters in Your Bed

Employing a professional exterminator may seem like the obvious choice for a bedbug infestation, but the price is out of reach of many.

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I’ll Call the Uber

Does the availability of ride sharing services change how people consume alcohol?

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M. Daniele Fallin

M. Daniele Fallin, PhD, is the chair of the Department of Mental Health at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. She studies how environments, behavior and genetic variation contribute to the risk of psychiatric disease.

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Ruqaiijah Yearby

Ruqaiijah Yearby is a Professor of Law and member of the Center for Health Law Studies at Saint Louis University School of Law. She specializes in racial disparities within health care, the political economy of health care, and social justice in medical research.

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