Meet The
Youth Advisory Board
Aisha Bhimla
Postdoctoral Fellow
She/Her/Hers
Research interests: Health disparities, physical activity, neighborhood and built environment, immigrant health
Fun Fact: I enjoy running, cooking, coffee, and Florida beaches.
Ra'Ann Merceir
Research Project Associate
She/Her/Hers
Research interests: Sexual health education, immigrant health, mental health
Fun Fact: I *was* an avid concert goer. I have seen over 35 artist perform live.
Student Worker
She/Her/Hers
Research Interests: Immigrant Health, community-based participatory research, perceived institutional racism, health disparities
Fun Fact: I love to swim and do taekwondo in my free time!
Julia Trout
Graduate Student Research Assistant
She/Her/Hers
Research Interests: Cancer survivorship, cancer disparities, cancer prevention
Fun Fact: I met Dwayne Wade on Temple University's campus in 2017!
Raesibe Tanaka Mada
Student Worker
She/Her/Hers
Research Interests: HIV/AIDS
Fun Fact: I enjoy traveling and sightseeing.
Jade Truehart
Research Coordinator
She/Her/Hers
Research Interests: Maternal/child health, social determinants of health
Fun Fact: I like going to museums and exhibits.
Ellen Kim
Research associate
She/Her/Hers
Research interests: health disparities, cancer prevention
Fun Fact: I might be closer to a sloth than a Homo sapien; I once slept 20 hours in one day.
Tiffany Li
MSW student
She/Her/Hers
Research Interests: Maternal & Child Health, Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health, Immigrant Health
Fun fact: I am ambidextrous.