Alumni Network Officers.

Jesse Anderson is a seasoned government administration professional in the Washington, DC metro area with over 5 years of experience in the federal government sector. Currently, he is a Project Manager at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. He runs two programs dedicated to evaluating the data quality and performing exploratory safety analyses in support regulatory drug review. In addition, he contributes to internal regulatory documentation working groups to establish data submission policies and procedures, and he attends industry conferences to provide pharmaceutical industry representatives recommendations for standardized data submitted to FDA. Prior to his tenure at FDA, he worked at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where he served as a senior project officer on the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative.

Jessica (Jess) Christian is a public health practitioner and advocate. A first-generation Indian-American from Brooklyn, Jess brings an understanding of a diverse lived experience and a deep passion to eliminate disparities in health access among racial and ethnic minorities. Jess’ research and advocacy are dedicated to the understanding of the intersections between violence, racial discrimination, and health outcomes. Community engagement, coalition building, citizen leadership, and mentorship are at the core of her professional and personal goals. Jess continues to serve through her passion for people and insistence on the restoration of justice and is dedicated to mobilizing communities of color to bring about positive health outcomes.

Tiffany graduated in 2017 with an emphasis on Social and Behavioral Health. While at BUSPH, she worked at the Rothman Violence Prevention Research Lab assisting research being done in sexually explicit media literacy, dating abuse perpetration, and the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC). Currently, Tiffany works at Washington State Department of Health as the Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program Manager. In this role, Tiffany and her team develop and implement programs designed to increase adolescent protective factors and improve communities’ access to sexual health resources.

Katherine Gambir, BUSPH ‘15 is a dynamic and effective reproductive health researcher with 7 + years of combined research management and public-private health consulting experience. As a Global Health concentrator, she specialized in applied research methods and sexual and reproductive health program management. In her current position at the Population Council, she conducts adolescent sexual and reproductive health research, including qualitative studies in Zambia and Sierra Leone, and oversees a research portfolio of over 60 projects in 30 countries that focus on improving the lives of adolescent girls, and other marginalized populations. In collaboration with the World Health Organization, she led a systematic review, including meta-analysis, on the comparative effectiveness, safety, and acceptability of self-administered medical abortion compared to healthcare provider administration. Prior to the Population Council, Katherine held positions at the Clinton Global Initiative, Dalberg Global Development Advisors, Akros Global Health, and Cross Sector Consulting. As a reproductive health activist, Katherine is a certified labor doula, providing evidence-based education, emotional, and physical support to birthing women and their support networks.

Quinn Hirsch graduated Boston University School of Public Health as part of the class of 2017 and has a Bachelors in Public Health from American University. Quinn concentrated in Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights. During her time at BUSPH, Quinn worked with numerous local partners, including the Alzheimer’s Association and the Museum of Science. Quinn is currently a Policy Analyst at the Office of Management and Budget. Her work is focused on health regulations and use of data to inform policy. Originally from Illinois, Quinn enjoys exploring DC on foot, trying new restaurants, and listening to podcasts at double speed.

Rory Moore (She/Her/Hers) is a recent alumnus of BUSPH that concentrated in Health Policy and Law with a certificate in Sex, Sexuality and Gender. She is passionate about reducing HIV racial and gender disparities and inequities domestically through community advocacy and policy. Currently, she serves as the STI/HIV Community Events Organizer at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). At CDPHE, he coordinates, manages, and markets Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) community events to prevent HIV amongst populations at high risk for HIV infection.

Madeline Pearse is a Health Research Analyst at Mathematica in Oakland, California. At SPH, her public health education focused in health policy & management with an interest in transforming health care delivery systems. Additionally, she worked in clinical research at Boston Children’s Hospital. Madeline’s older siblings, who live in the Bay Area, encouraged her to move to the West Coast following graduation from SPH and she found that her policy and research background made her an ideal fit for Mathematica. In her analyst work, she supports the development, testing, and maintenance of clinical quality measures and analyzes state Medicaid data.
While a graduate student, she interned for the health finance chairman at the Massachusetts House of Representatives, participated in meaningful healthcare management projects within the Boston community, and worked as a research assistant at an academic medical center. Prior to Mathematica, she worked as a project coordinator in clinical research where she managed a multisite study quantifying pediatric cardiology nurses workload in the ICU through a measurement tool.

Paul Rohde is a Boston University School of Public Health graduate, class of 2018. Paul concentrated in Social and Behavioral Sciences. During his time at BUSPH, Paul worked at JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) as a project associate on several local and large scale federal public health projects. Now, in Denver, Paul is a Project Manager for AFL Enterprises, a Quality Improvement consulting organization working to increase access and improve dental health outcomes in populations such as 0-5-year-old Medicaid beneficiaries through implementing the IHI Breakthrough Series with dental providers. As a returning resident to Denver, he hopes to help connect recent graduates and early career professionals to work and life in the Rockies.