Meet the Capital Peers!
Amal Hassan
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Hometown: Northern VA
Majors/Minors: Public Health
Fun Fact: Prayer serves as a way for me to maintain mindfulness and accept the moment despite the hardship I find myself in.
Anar Parmar
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Hometown: Memphis, TN
Majors/Minors: Nutrition Science; Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Fun Fact: I love Brussel sprouts.
Anissa Williams
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Hometown: Henderson, NC
Majors/Minors: MPH in Health Promotion
Fun Fact: One day I hope to create my own nonprofit to promote health and provide access to resources for rural communities!
Anna McDonald-Martin
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Hometown: Cambridge, MA
Majors/Minors: Biology; Pre-Med
Fun Fact: I like to drink tea and practice mindfulness when I am stressed out.
Annika Schmid
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Hometown: Petaluma, CA
Majors/Minors: Biophysics
Fun Fact: I do the New York Times crossword puzzle to keep my mind on point.
Bree Elgart
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Hometown: Manalapan, NJ
Majors/Minors: Public Health; Psychology; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Fun Fact: I love doing Zumba!
Caileigh Lydon
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Hometown: Park City, UT
Majors/Minors: International Affairs and Public Health
Fun Fact: I like to box as self care. It’s a great form of anger management!
Carrie Kowalyk
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Hometown: Greensburg, PA
Majors/Minors: Public Health
Fun Fact: I play club volleyball for GW!
Defne Aybar
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Hometown: Annapolis, MD
Majors/Minors: Biological Anthropology; Public Health
Fun Fact: I can speak 3 languages!
Jason Lei
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Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Majors/Minors: Public Health; Chinese
Fun Fact: I try to drink 8 cups of water a day.
Julia Hyatt
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Hometown: Rockland, NY
Majors/Minors: Public Health; Psychology
Fun Fact: I love doing face masks after a stressful day!
Maddy Hraber
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Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Majors/Minors: Public Health; Sustainability; Computer Science
Fun Fact: I love to run and ski!
Marjanna Smith
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Hometown: Huntingdon Valley, PA
Majors/Minors: Public Health; Business
Fun Fact: I am going to run my first race (a 5k) this semester!
MG Holloway
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Hometown: Monroe, LA
Majors/Minors: Public Health
Fun Fact: I enjoy rock climbing.
Nikki Vivekanandan
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Hometown: Columbus, OH
Majors/Minors: Nutrition Science; Chemistry
Fun Fact: You can follow my health and wellness blog @livemashealthy on Instagram :)
Sarah Lawrence
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Hometown: Staten Island, NY
Majors/Minors: International Affairs
Fun Fact: I am a dancer!
Sophie Hirshfield
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Hometown: Marlton, NJ
Majors/Minors: International Affairs; Global Public Health
Fun Fact: I take different LSPAs every semester for a fun and free way to have a workout class!
Theresa Buechler
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Hometown: Bel Air, MD
Majors/Minors: Doctorate of Physical Therapy Candidate
Fun Fact: I've hiked a volcano in Ecuador.
Xinyu Liu
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Hometown: New York, NY
Majors/Minors: Cognitive Neuroscience; Psychology
Healthy Fun Fact: I like to journal the events of my day every night to destress/vent to myself. I've been doing this for almost 4 years now!
Zack Love
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Hometown: Talladega, AL
Majors/Minors: Public Health; Pre-Health; Emergency Health Services
Healthy Fun Fact: I played varsity tennis in high school and love playing in my free time as a college student!