About Us -
Editors of Volume 4
Gerda Gallop-Goodman, MPH Candidate - Editor
Gerda is a third-year student at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. In May 2010, she will graduate with an MPH in Public Health Communication and Marketing. She is currently a research assistant at the University of Pennsylvania and a senior writer/editor at MEE Productions Inc., which develops social marketing and public awareness campaigns for urban populations.
Prior to pursuing her MPH, Gerda worked as an editor and writer at several publications, organizations and nonprofits and was an education and outreach coordinator at Living Beyond Breast Cancer. She also founded 3G Media Inc., a communications consulting firm.
Gerda graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Editorial Journalism. After graduation, she plans to work on health communication and social marketing projects that target underserved and minority populations and focus on eliminating health disparities. She is originally from Rochester, NY.
Megan Jacobs, MPH Candidate - Editor
Megan is a second year graduate student pursuing an MPH in Public Health Communication and Marketing at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. She currently works for the DC Department of Health's HIV/AIDS Administration in two capacities, producing social marketing materials and evaluating the service needs of District residents.
Megan graduated from University of Michigan in 2007 with a dual B.A. in English and French, where she worked as a Program Assistant in Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention at University Health Service's Health Promotion and Community Relations office. She has written and edited for The Michigan Daily and The Jerusalem Post, and hopes to always find ways to integrate creativity with risk reduction in future careers in health marketing. Megan is originally from Bloomfield Hills, MI.
Alexis Johnston, MPH Candidate - Editor
Alexis is a part-time student in the Public Health Communications and Marketing department at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. She currently works full time as a technical writer on a health communications contract for the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health.
Alexis graduated from American University in 2005 with a B.A. in Public Communications. After graduation, she hopes to pursue a career in health communications and social marketing. Alexis is originally from Long Island, New York.
Silje Lier, MPH Candidate - Editor in Chief
Silje is a second year graduate student at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. In May 2010, she will graduate with an MPH in Public Health Communications and Marketing. She is currently working in communications and public relations for the Pappas Group, a creative design agency which builds brands for clients. She has also worked at JVR Communications in Silver Spring, MD and served as a graduate student assistant in GWU's Department of Prevention and Community Health.
Silje graduated from the University of Delaware in 2008 with a B.A. in Communications and a minor in English. After completing her MPH, she hopes to pursue a career in social marketing, focused on the creative implementation of health marketing campaigns. She is originally from Newtown, Pennsylvania.
