Heewon L. Gray, PhD, RDN

Gabriella is a second-year graduate student pursuing a Masters in Public Health, concentrating in Maternal and Child Health. She earned her Bachelors of Science in Biological Science from Florida State University. Her research interests range from pediatric food insecurity, pediatric unintentional injury prevention with special interest in gun violence prevention, and health education. After graduation, she plans to attend medical school to become a pediatric physician. She intends to use this position to advocate for comprehensive health education programs for youth in her community, advocate for national policy-level child health and wellbeing initiatives, assist in integrating public health education into medical school curriculums, and to create more equitable access to healthcare and other social services for children and youth.

Marco is a first year-graduate student that is pursuing a Master of Public Health, concentrating in Applied Biostatistics. During his undergraduate, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. He has worked as a research assistant within the Department of Psychology and Child/Family Studies at USF as well. His research interests are cancer, obesity, nutrition, and prevention. After graduation he hopes to work for government or research hospitals as a data (research) analyst with the skills he attained throughout his research experience as well as graduate program. He also hopes to be able to advocate for marginalized populations of people that do not have proper access to food or healthcare through extracurricular activities within his community.

Alanis is a third year medical student at USF MCOM and is interested in the field of pediatrics. Her passion for helping children, along with her interests in nutrition and lifestyle modifications, have motivated her to do research in these areas and she hopes to take the knowledge from it and be able to apply it with her future pediatric patients.

William is a second-year medical student at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, and has a strong research interest in nutrition, public health, and health policy. He is originally from Miami, Florida, and went to Rice University in Houston, Texas for undergraduate degree in Sports Medicine & Exercise Physiology.

Carissa is a 2nd-year medical student at USF MCOM with a scholarly concentration in nutrition. She is interested in specializing in family medicine or internal medicine. She wants to incorporate nutrition research and education into clinical therapies for future patients. 

Austin is a second-year medical student at USF MCOM. He earned his BA in Human Biology at the University of California, Berkeley and his experience working with neurodivergent children sparked an interest in improving pediatric nutrition and wellness. He is passionate about improving health outcomes in his community through nutritional education.

Jana is an undergraduate student at the University of South Florida pursuing Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Sciences. Her next step after graduating is applying to medical school and becoming a physician. Her passion is combining medicine and public health in her future career. 

Amanda is an undergraduate student in the USF Judy Genshaft Honors College with a major in Biomedical Sciences and a minor in Spanish. As a pre-medical student, she hopes to work with underserved communities in the field of immunology.

Gabrielle is an undergraduate student in the College of Public Health majoring in Health Sciences and minoring in Nutrition. Her plans after completing her undergraduate degree are to pursue a Master’s in Nutritional Science and a dietetic internship in order to become a Registered Dietitian.  

Ryan is an undergraduate student in the University of South Florida Judy Genshaft Honors College, pursuing a degree in Biology with a concentration in Medical Biology. His future goals include becoming a physician and specializing in the fields of obesity and nutritional medicine to promote healthier lifestyles.