2021-2022 Winston Fellows
Lauren Battle, MSPH
Columbia University
Lauren Battle received her Master’s in Public Health from Columbia Mailman School of Public Health (MSPH) in April 2021. While at Columbia MSPH, Lauren’s focus was at the intersection of health equity and policy. Lauren led the Food Systems Justice Project, a research lab that studies how state-level law, policies, and litigation can promote racial equity in food access and ownership. In 2020, she joined the student-led, COVID-19 SNAP Project and helped to develop an emergency SNAP waiver database for researchers and policymakers. She was awarded the Columbia MSPH Food Fellowship for her involvement with these projects. Lauren served as President of Greater Community Reach, a student organization committed to community service, engagement, and empowerment, and also sat on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee for her academic department. Throughout her graduate degree program, Lauren held positions at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, The Access Challenge, and Columbia MSPH as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Prior to graduate school, Lauren attended The George Washington University and received her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. She is originally from Cleveland, Ohio.
I am incredibly honored to have been selected as a David A. Winston Health Policy Fellow. The unparalleled opportunities and exposure provided by this Fellowship will prepare me to serve as an asset to the health policy field. I strive to aid in the elimination of health disparities among systemically marginalized populations with equitable policy interventions, and I am confident that the Fellowship will place me on a trajectory toward helping to achieve this goal.
Nadia Laniyan, MS
Northwestern University
Nadia Laniyan received her Master of Health Communication from Northwestern University’s School of Communications in August 2020. During her studies, Nadia worked as a project coordinator at the Feinberg School of Medicine Center for Child Trauma Assessment, Services, and Interventions supporting projects that focused on training frontline providers in trauma informed care, building and enhancing trauma-informed and strengths-based practices for Transition Age Youth, and the intersection of race and trauma. She additionally interned at the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) as a CARES intern focusing on telehealth policy changes being implemented by state and jurisdiction during the COVID-19 pandemic that impacted the Maternal and Child Health Population. Prior to entering graduate school and working at the Center for Child Trauma Assessment, Services, and Interventions, Nadia worked for the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) on the Women’s and Infant Health Team. During Nadia’s time at AMCHP she supported projects focused on maternal and infant mortality as well as breastfeeding. Originally from Baltimore, MD, Nadia attended the University of Maryland College Park and received a Bachelor of Arts in Public Health Equity a major she developed in the Individual Studies program.
It is a great honor to be placed in such distinguished ranks as those of the past honorees and to be selected by such an accomplished Board. I look forward to taking part in this invaluable opportunity to learn about health policy from leading experts. It is my undoubted belief that this experience will
be transformational to my career in health policy as I aspire to have an impact on health inequities in the United States. I also look forward to wholeheartedly embracing the spirit of David A. Winston's esteemed legacy of bipartisanship and partnership between the public and private sectors of health policy.”
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The Fellowship was a wonderful opportunity that provided unparalleled access to health policy experts. Every day of my one-year stint, I met with individuals from the top of their field and learned about the nuances of the issues from them. The Fellowship continues to be a resource and asset for my career in health policy.