Hi from Ashley Mitchell

Hi from Ashley Mitchell

by Ashley Mitchell -

  • What is your name? Hi, I'm Ashley Mitchell!
  • How would you like to be addressed in this course? Ashley (she/her)
  • Stage in training – Resident/Fellow – PhD – Faculty – PhD Student – Other? I am a first-year doctoral student in the Global Health Sciences program, my background includes a masters in public health.
  • Are you designing a study? I'm not yet designing a study, though I will be in years three and four of my program.
  • Do you have a data set that you are analyzing? Yes, I'm currently a Research Assistant with Dr. Nadia Diamond-Smith within UCSF analyzing both quantitative and qualitative data.
  • Are you in the process of collecting your own data? No, not yet! I intend to do this as a PhD Candidate as part of my dissertation work.

I'm looking forward to learning with and from everyone in the course! I also feel particularly grateful to be enrolled during Dr. Allen's final term teaching this course. 

Cheers,

Ashley

p.s. I just moved to the Bay Area with my family (spouse and two young children) from Minnesota. 


Re: Hi from Ashley Mitchell

by Priya Parikh -
Hi Ashley! So nice to "e-meet" you. I am so curious to hear about your qualitative work especially in a global health/public health setting. What topics do you study?

Wow Minnesota to SF! What is your favorite part about the west coast so far?

Best,
Priya

Re: Hi from Ashley Mitchell

by Ashley Mitchell -
Hi Priya,

Wonderful to connect to you as well :).

With Dr. Diamond-Smith, I'm currently supporting the analysis of a pilot intervention that targeting improving women's status and health among newly married households in Nepal. With Dr. El Ayadi I'll be supporting a new project she has investigating health outcomes and opportunities following the repair of obstetric fistulae among women in Uganda.

What topics are you most interested in or planning to study during your time at UCSF?

We've loved the coast so far. The weather has been favorable and we're in a sunnier spot within the Bay which we're grateful for. It's also been a great relief to be in a place where a majority of the population practices similar values related to the pandemic (seeing people in masks and practicing distancing).

How long have you been in the area?

Ashley