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Learning and Leadership for Khushi Gandhi, Undergraduate Researcher
By Sadeem Al-Nadhi At the Center for Health Informatics, student-led research conducted through CHIME-in often sits at the intersection of data science and real-world public health challenges. This semester, that intersection was embodied in a project examining how climate change and migration patterns affect the spread of dengue and malaria in South America, led by student…
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A PhD Candidate’s Path from Community Advocacy to Climate & Health Research
By Sadeem Al-Nadhi Dua’a Sha’alan, known by her CHIME-in colleagues as Dua, has always carried a deep commitment to community impact. For more than 13 years, she has been involved in initiatives supporting marginalized groups across the Middle East, contributing to programs that advance education, economic development, and life skills. Many of these efforts centered…
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What Social Media Tells Us—and Doesn’t—About Medical Supply Chains
By Sadeem Al-Nadhi When Emmy Tither joined the Center for Health Informatics a little over a year ago, she wasn’t coming from a public health background. Instead, she brought a PhD-level perspective in Informatics, specializing in sociotechnical systems and the movement of national-level statistical data across borders and multilateral organizations. What she really wanted, she explained,…
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A Student-Led Approach to Health Misinformation on TikTok
By Sadeem Al-Nadhi In an online world where health advice spreads faster than peer-reviewed science, short-form videos on platforms like TikTok play a huge role in shaping how people understand everything from vaccines to weight-loss drugs. This summer, second-year MS in Information Management student Pranav Charakondala joined the Center for Health Informatics’ CHIME-in research program…