Aminata Jalloh
Aminata Jalloh graduated from Oakwood University with a BS in Biology. She is currently working as a Blog Editor at Greater Influence Inc. A native of Brooklyn, NY, and the daughter of Sierra Leonean immigrants, she is no stranger to the various injustices that plague disadvantaged populations locally and globally. Understanding how these injustices affect health outcomes is a great passion of hers. In the future, she wants to use an interdisciplinary approach to improve public health, combining clinical medicine, research, and advocacy to champion for change.
As a SUMR Scholar, Jalloh worked on two projects. The first, entitled “Public Libraries as Partners for Responding to the Opioid Crisis”, was led by Dr. Carolyn Cannuscio, ScD and Dr. Maggie Lowenstein, MD, MPhil, MSHP. This project used qualitative and quantitative research methods to investigate the role of libraries in the opioid crisis and improve readiness to respond to overdoses. The second project, which focused on Personal Health Information (PHI) privacy, was led by Mr. Arnold Rosoff, Dr. Robert Field, and Dr. Anthony Orlando. The advent of widespread genetic testing and creation of genetic databases poses new risks that previous federal regulations don’t cover. This research focused on examining ways to safely use technology to improve health outcomes, while protecting PHI and genetic data.
At Oakwood University, Jalloh was the Club Development Officer for the Oakwood Biomedical Association and the Event Coordinator for the Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students, organizations dedicated to exposing minorities to careers in the biomedical sphere and providing them with the resources and knowledge necessary for success. Also, she was the co-founder of “The iLearn Initiative”, a student-led organization aimed at improving students’ performance in STEM classes. She was also an active member of the “REACH Community Service Organization”, that provided mentorship for at-risk children and outreach projects in the local community. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, traveling, learning new things, and spending time with friends and family.