Feda Wesam

Background

About Feda Wesam

Feda is pursuing her Master’s in Public Health at Rollins Emory School of Public Health in Atlanta, GA. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Illinois at Chicago where she pursued a B.A. in Public Health with minors in Public Policy and Political Science. She is passionate about solving complex problems related to social determinants of health, demonstrated by her experiences in health promotion. She has previously served as the Research and Education Core Manager with the Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative (ChicagoCHEC), where she assisted in program development and coordination. Feda has been involved in community organizing for several years. Her long-term goal is to commit to public health research in the Southwest Asian and North African regions, primarily in regard to psychosocial health in communities affected by war, violence, and forced displacement.