Undergraduate + Graduate Interns

Colleen McGrath

Colleen is a PhD Candidate at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health studying Population Health Sciences with a focus in Epidemiology; she holds a MS in Epidemiology from HSPH. Her research interests include cancer survivorship, quality-of-life, and psychosocial factors. Her dissertation focuses on prostate cancer survivorship, aiming to identify factors that influence long-term survivorship outcomes of quality-of-life, cancer- and treatment-related health impacts, and cardiovascular disease, a major cause of morbidity and mortality for prostate cancer survivors; such factors being explored include social integration near diagnosis and experiences and wellbeing of informal cancer caregivers.

Annika Toivonen

Annika is a student at Northeastern University in the class of 2025, majoring in Health Science and Psychology and minoring in Data Science. She works with Dr. Lucy Finklestein-Fox on developing a mind-body intervention to promote the sexual well-being of female GI cancer survivors, supported by the Osher grant. Her research interests include psychoeducational intervention development and efficacy and asset-based community development in mental healthcare spaces.  

Ava Whalen

Ava is currently a student at Boston College, class of 2025, majoring in Psychology with a concentration in Clinical Psychology and a minor in Medical Humanities, Health, and Culture. She works with Dr. Elyse Park on project SPARK. Her main interests include clinical psychology and interventions for adverse childhood experiences.  

Brandon Nies

Brandon is a sophomore at Tufts University, double majoring in Clinical Psychology and Child Studies Human Development. He is currently working with Dr. Daniel Hall on the Sleep Survivorship Program. Brandon’s interests are finding novel ways to improve the wellbeing of young people globally and advancing our knowledge of psychotherapies. 

Clara Sorkin

Clara is currently a student at Tufts University in the class of 2027, majoring in Community Health and Psychology. She works with Dr. Elyse Park on the HINT-II study on health insurance literacy in childhood cancer survivors. Her main research interests lie in the intersections between gerontology, women’s health, and mental health.  

Esha Kelkar

Esha is currently a student at Northeastern University majoring in Behavioral Neuroscience and Philosophy, class of 2027. She is working on screening patients and assisting with other projects under the Smoke-Free Support Study with Dr. Rachel Rosen.  

Shravya Sathi

Shravya is currently a student at Northeastern University, class of 2026, majoring in Behavioral Neuroscience. She works with Dr. Christina Luberto on her SCAD project. Her main interests include clinical psychology and perinatal health.

Tolulope Adewumi

Tolulope is currently a senior at Tufts University double majoring in Biotechnology and Spanish Cultural Studies. She works with Dr. Hall on the Sleep Survivorship study. She is interested in continuing to conduct research in fields related to oncology, prevention medicine, and epidemiology with a focus on culturally competent approaches.