
Meet The
Youth Advisory Board

Aisha Bhimla
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Research interests: Health disparities, physical activity, neighborhood and built environment, immigrant health
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Fun Fact: I enjoy running, cooking, coffee, and Florida beaches.

Ra'Ann Merceir
Research Project Associate
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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
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Research Interests: Immigrant Health, community-based participatory research, perceived institutional racism, health disparities
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Fun Fact: I love to swim and do taekwondo in my free time!

Julia Trout
Graduate Student Research Assistant
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Research Interests: Cancer survivorship, cancer disparities, cancer prevention
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Fun Fact: I met Dwayne Wade on Temple University's campus in 2017!

Raesibe Tanaka Mada
Student Worker
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Research Interests: HIV/AIDS
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Fun Fact: I enjoy traveling and sightseeing.

Jade Truehart
Research Coordinator
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Research Interests: Maternal/child health, social determinants of health
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Fun Fact: I like going to museums and exhibits.

Ellen Kim
Research associate
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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
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Research Interests: Maternal & Child Health, Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health, Immigrant Health
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Fun fact: I am ambidextrous.