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Miraya Jun
Miraya Jun holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania received her Master of Health Sciences from Johns Hopkins in Fall 2010. In the meantime, she received a 2010-2011 Fulbright Grant which supported her research into adolescents’ drinking habits in Mongolia and afforded her the opportunity to work with the Mongolia Public Health Professionals Association (MPHPA) on an alcohol advocacy campaign. Miraya’s field experience also includes academic research and volunteer work in several contexts in inner-city Philadelphia.
Saranchuluun Otgon of the School of Public Health, Health Sciences University of Mongolia, commented that Miraya’s "dedication to both her research and community involvement is very remarkable. I am confident her research experience and knowledge, her commitment to building community relations and her passion for working in health policy will serve her exceptionally well within the unique philosophy of the David A. Winston Health Policy Fellowship and in a future career in health policy."
Responding to her selection as one of this year’s Winston Fellows, Miraya says, "I am honored and grateful to be a Winston Health Policy Fellow as it provides me the extraordinary opportunity to immerse myself in Washington's health policy environment and to gain a first hand look into the nation's health reform process at this exciting time."
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Jennifer Schmitzer
With a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland in hand, Jennifer Schmitzer is a May 2011 candidate for her Master’s in Public Health from Yale University, where she will be before coming to Washington as the other 2011-2012 recipient of the David A. Winston Health Policy Scholarship. Jennifer first became involved in public advocacy as a high school student participating in long-term fundraising to support a Masai village school in Kenya. Over the course of several field trips to Africa during the next few years, her main interest shifted from education to health and matured into a professional commitment to public health policy. Most recently, in 2010, she served as a Student Ambassador at the Global Health Leadership Institute (GHLI) in New Haven, Connecticut and Monrovia, Liberia.
Dr. Elizabeth H. Bradley, Director of the Yale Global Health Initiative, said of Jennifer, "After understanding the role of the US in global health, she was eager to receive training and be exposed to the US policy making process with an understanding of its impact on health care delivery."
Jennifer says of her selection, "I am honored to accept to the Winston Fellowship. Having worked primarily in global health, I am eager to enhance my understanding of U.S. health policy on the national level. Additionally, I intend to take full advantage of access to the Winston Foundation's distinguished Board of Directors, whom I wish to thank for this exceptional opportunity."
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