Scholar Profile

Jenesis Duran

Public Health

Biography

Jenesis Duran is a recent graduate of the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, where she earned an MPH in Global Health Policy. She collaborated with the GW Prevention and Community Health Department to develop an innovative service delivery model aimed at enhancing pharmacy-based approaches to PrEP delivery in Washington, DC. For her culminating experience, Jenesis conducted a scoping review on the key facilitators and barriers to mental health service utilization among recent Hispanic and Latino migrants in the U.S.

Jenesis graduated from Yale University in 2021 with a double-major in Neuroscience (B.S.) and the History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health (B.A.). She conducted research with Yale's Ophthalmology and Neuroscience departments, culminating in two thesis projects and a publication in the Journal of Academic Ophthalmology. She deepened her engagement in public health by studying abroad in Cuba and Mexico and serving as a public health intern for the United Nations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Originally from Washington, DC, Jenesis graduated from the Washington Latin Public Charter School.

High school:  Washinton Latin Public Charter School

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