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Past Editors

Editors of Volume 2

Alexandra Nelson, MPH - Editor in Chief;

Alex is a second-year student in The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. She is concentrating in Public Health Communication and Marketing and plans to graduate in May 2008. Alex has maintained a rigorous class schedule while working full-time at After The Fall, Inc., located in Virginia. She is currently completing her practicum at Spectrum Science Communications.

Alex graduated from George Mason University in 2005 with B.A. in Anthropology, and chose to pursue a MPH degree. After graduation (and her June wedding), Alex plans to continue working in health communications and marketing.

Lauren Sogor, MPH - Managing Editor;

Lauren is also a second-year student in the in Public Health Communication and Marketing at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. During her time at GW, Lauren has interned at Mental Health America and Hager Sharp Communications.

Lauren obtained her B.S. degree from the University of Michigan in 2006. Her experience as a sexual violence peer educator, combined with her passion for reproductive rights, led her to public health school. After graduating in May, Lauren hopes to continue working in the health communications field. She is originally from Cleveland, Ohio.

Guisou Zarbalian, MS, MPH - Managing Editor;

Guisou is also a second-year student at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. Guisou is completing her MPH in the Maternal and Child Health program. She currently works on the National Children's Study. Guisou has a Master's degree in Pharmacology from Georgetown University but chose to pursue a career in public health in order to better combine her science and language skills (she is learning her fourth language). After completing her MPH degree, Guisou plans to continue working on women's and children's health issues, eventually focusing her career on health issues in the Middle East. Guisou graduated from Tulane University in 2002 with a dual Bachelor's degree in Neuroscience and French. She is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Editors of Volume 1

Jenna Williams-Bader, MPH - Managing Editor;

Graduated from The George Washington University in May 2007 with a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Public Health Communication & Marketing Program. During her time at GW, Jenna managed a suicide prevention grant at the University Counseling Center. She completed her practicum at the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine. Jenna first became interested in behavior change as a Psychology major at Duke University. Her love for public health grew from her extracurricular activities as a peer health educator. While she has many professional interests, Jenna would like to one day apply public health communication and marketing to the field of mental health.

Ellen Sowala, MPH - Editor in Chief;

Received her Master of Public Health with a concentration in Public Health Communication & Marketing Program from The George Washington University in May 2007. In addition to her coursework and responsibilities as an editor of Cases, over the course of the two-year graduate program, Ellen was a part-time program analyst in the Office of Business Transformation at the U. S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Prior to attending graduate school, Ellen worked in the Sales Operations Department of Pfizer from 2001 to 2005. At Pfizer, she was responsible for preparing and executing a comprehensive communication strategy to educate the national sales force about their sales bonus plan. She also developed and facilitated training sessions to sales representatives, district managers and regional managers on their sales bonus. Ellen earned her BA in Economics and Sociology from Tufts University in 2001. She is originally from New York City.

Jennifer Colburn, MPH - Managing Editor;

Is a recent graduate of The George Washington University's School of Public Health and Health Services with a Master of Public Health concentrating in Public Health Communication & Marketing Program. During her time at GW, she also worked at the Alexandria Department of Health on a mental health anti-stigma campaign targeting youth and at the Federal Occupational Health Training Center.

Jennifer, a Certified Athletic Trainer, earned her BS in Physical Education concentrating in athletic training at the University of South Carolina. As an athletic trainer, Jennifer has worked in rehabilitation settings and with the University of South Carolina Gamecock baseball and football teams. She is originally from Nashua, New Hampshire.