Program Role: Alumni

Dr. Alyce Hays is an assistant professor in the College of Health Sciences/Health Policy and Management Department at Jackson State University. She also serves as advisor to the inaugural Bachelor of Science in Public Health Student Association (BSPHSA). Prior to her role at Jackson State University, Dr. Hays served as Bureau Director at the Mississippi…

I am a broadly trained health geographer who uses spatial analysis methods to advance our knowledge of health and cancer disparities. I use my expertise in GIScience and big geospatial computation to understand spatial-temporal patterns of population health and cancer disparities. I also employ community based participatory methods to develop Health Information Technology to answer…

I am a PhD student in joint Biomedical Engineering and Scientific Computing program, with an interest in using machine learning to understand the complex nature of the immune system in immune dysregulated disease states.

Brittany is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Systems, Analytics, and Operations at the University of Louisville College of Business. Her research focuses on investigating the social justice impacts of algorithmic decision-making systems and developing responsible statistical and machine learning methodologies to handle large, complex data.

I am in my 14th year of education as an instructor. Currently, I serve scholars at Jackson State University. My background consists of private and public education and community outreach. Throughout my career in education, I have learned that the most important aspects of my work are people, relationships, and data. Most recently, I earned…

I am a native of the Mississippi Delta, currently pursuing my Ph.D. at Jackson State University, specializing in Public Policy and Administration. My educational foundation comprises dual Master’s degrees: a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and a Master of Science in Genetics within Life Sciences. Throughout my academic journey,…

I completed my PhD in Psychological Sciences at the University of Connecticut where I primarily worked on issues in language processing, event cognition, and episodic memory. During this time I developed expertise in the analysis of neuroimaging data (primarily fMRI and EEG) and an interest in statistical and computational modeling more generally. I moved to…

Karen D’Souza is a postdoctoral research associate – computational scientist at Idaho National Laboratory in probabilistic risk modeling. At the laboratory, she applies her expertise to develop generative AI applications for nuclear science and technology. Her research focuses on developing innovative solutions using multimodal AI, computer vision, speech, and natural language processing techniques. She is…

Caitlin Dreisbach, PhD, RN, is an assistant professor at the University of Rochester School of Nursing and the Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. Her research focus is on the use of quantitative methods to make better clinical assessments during pregnancy. Further, she is interested in the health of women over the course…

Dr. Naomi F. Campbell is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Jackson State University. She is an analytical biochemist by training and has transitioned to chemical education research in the last five years. She has assisted in the redesign and teaching of undergraduate chemistry courses to implement evidence- and inquiry-based approaches, and in instructing and…