Category: Five Questions With

  • Five Questions With Humanitarian And Advocate Emma Barrett Palmer

    Five Questions With Humanitarian And Advocate Emma Barrett Palmer

    Name:  Emma Barrett PalmerPlaces Lived: UK (St. Albans, Nottingham, London, Canterbury), France, GuadeloupeHobbies: Music, Art, Photography Culture, DancingFavorite Movie: The Commitments I’ve always believed that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. For me, social innovation is about caring, creating together and a genuine togetherness where people are able to…

  • Five Questions With Declutterer And Organizer Carrie Noel-Nosbaum

    Five Questions With Declutterer And Organizer Carrie Noel-Nosbaum

    Name: Carrie Noel-NosbaumPlaces Lived: Takoma Park, USA; Oberlin, USA; and Viña del Mar, ChileHobbies: Scrapbooking (my travels!), Playing games, Photography, DanceFavorite Movie: The Sound of Music Carrie grew up in the DMV (the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia), surrounded by a diverse population. She went to a Spanish immersion school and used that…

  • Five Questions With Data Analyst Arpita Sharma

    Five Questions With Data Analyst Arpita Sharma

    Name: Arpita SharmaPlaces Lived: USA and IndiaHobbies: Art, Filmmaking, Taekwondo, CyclingFavorite Movie: Anastasia Arpita Sharma is a researcher, artist, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. As a data analyst at the University of Southern California Equity Research Institute, Arpita tells stories using data to help activists, philanthropists, policymakers, and academics tackle social issues.…

  • Five Questions With Crop Scientist Anne Chisa

    Five Questions With Crop Scientist Anne Chisa

    Name: Anne ChisaPlaces Lived: Malawi and South AfricaHobbies: Cooking and Reading Favorite Movie: Romantic Comedies of the 2000s Anne Chisa is a Malawian living and studying in South Africa. Anne is a Ph.D. Candidate in Crop Science at the University of KwaZulu Natal, where she also completed her Masters in Agricultural Sciences. Her…

  • Five Questions With Molecular Biologist Mo Al-Khalaf

    Five Questions With Molecular Biologist Mo Al-Khalaf

    Name: Mo Al-KhalafJob: Cardiac Immunology Research FellowCountry: CanadaAge: 36 Dr. Mo Al-Khalaf is a graduate from the University of Ottawa, with a PhD in Cellular and Molecular Medicine. He also holds a Bachelors’ and Masters’ in Science in the field of Biochemistry from Concordia University (Montreal, QC). He is currently the University of…

  • Five Questions With Mental Health Advocate Drona Dewi

    Five Questions With Mental Health Advocate Drona Dewi

    Name: Drona DewiJob: Author and Mental Health First AiderCountry: Malaysia and NepalAge: 35 Drona Dewi is a holistic wellness trainer from a biotechnology background with more than ten years of experience in research and development. Dewi is a triple threat: she is a certified trainer, certified image consultant, and certified skincare consultant. She works…

  • Five Questions With Physician And Bioethicist Dr. Sarab Sodhi

    Five Questions With Physician And Bioethicist Dr. Sarab Sodhi

    Name: Dr. Sarab SodhiJob: Emergency Physician, Bioethicist, Ultrasonographer Country: United States and IndiaAge: 31 A currently practicing Emergency Physician and Ultrasound Faculty Member at Cooper University Hospital, Dr. Sarab Sodhi trained in medicine and bioethics at Temple University School of Medicine, after an undergraduate biochemistry and philosophy degree at Albright College. He did his…

  • Five Questions With Medical Scientist Dr. Michelle Caunca

    Five Questions With Medical Scientist Dr. Michelle Caunca

    Name: Dr. Michelle CauncaJob: Epidemiologist and Fourth-Year Medical Student Country: United StatesAge: 29 Dr. Michelle R. Caunca is a Ph.D. in Epidemiology and Fourth-Year Medical Student in the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She is a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (F30) Fellow,…

  • Five Questions With HealthTech Futurist Nataša Lazarevic

    Five Questions With HealthTech Futurist Nataša Lazarevic

    Name: Nataša LazarevicJob: eHealth PhD Fellow, STEM Advocate, and IllustratorCountry: Germany, Serbia, Botswana, UAE, AustraliaAge: 25 Nataša Lazarevic is completing a PhD in the fields of digital health, machine learning, and anatomy at the University of Sydney, where she previously obtained an Honours degree in Immunology and Infectious Diseases. She…