AN SPH’21 ALUM who studied epidemiology and biostatistics, Omobolanle Adams served as the treasurer and events and partnership coordinator for SPH Students of Color for Public Health, as well as student representative for the school’s Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Group. She also volunteers for ABCD Health Services under the Boston Public Health Commission, where she helps with health promotion and disease prevention programs targeting young girls and women of color, including Let Girls Learn and Sisters2Sisters. Adams is dedicated to amplifying the voices of marginalized communities to ensure they are seen and heard. Her work—both on and off campus—strives to create much-needed spaces for communities of color and shines a light on issues that disproportionately affect these communities. “As a Black woman, nothing, to me, is more important than being active in these spaces for communities of color, to support, learn, and be rooted in this work,” she says. 

Program

Master of Public Health-Epidemiology, Biostatistics

Origins

Nigeria