Focus: Community Health, Communications, and Health Equity; Current MPH student at BUSPH in Community Assessment, Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation (CAPDIE) and Health Communication & Promotion certificates.

Previous/Other Current Work: Mariah previously supported immigrant and refugee populations in Boston as the Social Media & Communications Specialist and Patient Advisory Council Coordinator at Boston Medical Center’s Immigrant & Refugee Health Center. She previously worked as a communications specialist for the nonprofit Nature and Culture International, promoting environmental and community health in Mexico and South America. Mariah is currently CHEERing’s first ever fellow, coordinating various aspects of CHEERing’s preventative health program in Greece.

Activities of Choice: Hiking; Gardening; Cooking; Traveling; Spending Time with Friends and Family.

Fun Fact: I absolutely love animals! Probably because I grew up in a household with 10+ pets…

Work Email: mariah.banks@bmc.org