About Us
Mission
MCHSA connects multidisciplinary undergraduate and graduate students with interests in the maternal and child health (MCH)-related careers and topics, which include the health and well-being of mothers, infants, children, and adolescents. MCHSA offers a platform for students to meet and discuss MCH-related practice, research, careers, and current events.
MCHSA holds monthly general meetings as well as additional events including seminars, career development opportunities, and networking opportunities with students at USC and other universities.
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Membership Requirements
- GPA ≥ 2.0
- completed membership application
- attend one MCHSA general meeting within 60 days.
- attend at least 50% of all general meetings and 50% of events held by MCHSA except a preapproved absence due to emergencies
Executive Board
Marion Granger
President
Marion is currently a 2nd year PhD candidate in Epidemiology and specializes in maternal, fetal, and infant disease and health outcomes. Marion’s family has been impacted by high risk pregnancies which has driven her passion for becoming a researcher in this area. In her free time Marion likes to go on outdoor adventures, read, and pet her cats.
Jaiden Branch
Secretary
Jaiden is a Master of Public Health student in the Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior Program. She has had opportunities to work in different areas such as teen reproductive health, maternal and child health, and cancer prevention research. She is passionate about using her background in anthropology to better understand health behavior. In her free time Jaiden likes to read, listen to new music, and play with her dog.
Kaaliyah Harris
Treasurer
Kaaliyah am a senior Public Health and Neuroscience major and this is her second year as a part of the MCHSA EB. Her interest areas include maternal and child health, infectious disease, and neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson’s. After finishing her undergraduate coursework, Kaaliyah will be completing her masters in Epidemiology here at USC and hopes to eventually obtain her MD/PhD to work as a physician scientist.
Peyton Moore
Director of Communications
Peyton is a second year MHA student working at McLeod Physician Associates in Florence, SC. Currently, she is working to get a certificate in Maternal and Child Health. Peyton is excited for the year to come!
Hannah Parker
Director of Graduate Student Outreach
Hannah Parker is a fourth-year PhD student in Exercise Science at UofSC. She is a graduate research assistant with the Arnold Childhood Obesity Initiative (ACOI). At UofSC, Hannah’s research is focused on examining day-level factors that are associated with healthier 24-hour movement behaviors in children.
Sharraf Samin
Director of Undergraduate Student Outreach
Sharraf Samin is currently a doctoral student pursuing his PhD in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior. His research is centered around understanding drivers of food choices and food safety for mothers, children, and adolescents within households. His primary goal is to promote proper nutrition during pregnancy, childhood, and adolescence to ensure better antenatal and post-natal care, child development in early ages. Sharraf is eager to engage with fellow scholars and researchers who share a common passion for the well-being of mothers and children. In his free time, he enjoys playing sports, traveling, and indulging in the joy of music.
Olivia Johnson
Website Administrator & Coordinator
Olivia is a third-year biology student with aspirations of becoming a Physician Assistant. She is interested in healthcare disparities of African American children. The issues that she is interested is infant mortality rate and how race effects diagnosis of African American children.