09/29/2025
2025-2026 Health Justice Fellows Announced
The Social Mission Alliance’s Health Justice Student Assembly is a trainee forum for health professional students interested in using their talents to advance health justice and social mission. The Social Mission Alliance is committed to supporting these students in growing their passion for health justice and social mission by sharing webinars, fellowships, internships, conferences and networking opportunities via email and social media. Through engagement with the Health Justice Student Assembly, the Alliance seeks to infuse trainee perspectives into all work we do. The Health Justice Council is the leadership body of the student assembly tasked with facilitating this effort. We are elated to welcome the 2025-2026 class of Health Justice Council!
Alisa Chew (she/her) | Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, Class of 2029 | Alisa grew up in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles, where her passion for health justice was driven by a multi-generational legacy of health advocacy. In her tenure as teacher at a Title I school, Alisa was inspired to tackle gaps in oral healthcare and nutrition. Alisa is a certified yoga teacher who is passionate about incorporating patient-centered approaches like mindfulness to ease patient anxiety. Her professional interests include advancing structural competency in health education and expanding access to care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). She believes that by preparing health professionals to ask the right questions and understand the unique challenges of their patients, we can create a more inclusive and effective healthcare system for everyone.
Miranda Harris Martinez (she/her) | University of Minnesota Medical School, Class of 2026 | Miranda’s upbringing between Ecuador and South Florida forms the foundation of her commitment to serving migrant and Spanish-speaking communities. She plans to enter family medicine with the goal of expanding access to primary care by advocating for universal healthcare and anti-racist approaches to medicine.
Kendall R. Scott, Jr. (he/him) | Brown University School of Public Health, Master of Public Health, Class of 2026; Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine, Master of Science in Implementation Science, Class of 2026 | Kendall is an enrolled member of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma and a descendant of the Meskwaki Nation. Originally from Oklahoma, he now lives in Rochester, New York, where he serves as Director of the Future Stewards Program at Rochester Institute of Technology, supporting Indigenous student success and cultural visibility. Kendall’s professional interests include Indigenous health equity, tribal sovereignty in healthcare, and the integration of Indigenous knowledge systems into public health and policy. His long-term goal is to advance health justice and human rights through law, research, and advocacy, ensuring that Indigenous communities have greater access to equitable healthcare, education, and representation in policy spaces.
Sharmain Siddiqui (she/her) | Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Class of 2026 | Sharmain is a farmer and medical student born and raised in Chicago. She is invested in community organizing and her professional interests include addiction medicine, abolition medicine, and harm reduction services.
Vicky Vo (they/them) | University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (BSN) & Master of Public Health (MPH), Class of 2027 | Vicky is a first-generation, low-income, queer Southeast Asian and Native Hawaiian student from the Southwest. Their professional interests lie at the intersection of nursing, law, and public health, with a focus on advancing health justice, systems reform, and health equity. Vicky’s long-term goal is to transform healthcare systems by integrating clinical practice, research, legal advocacy, and public policy to improve health outcomes, particularly for historically disadvantaged communities.
Queena Asabere Williams (She/Her) | University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Physician Assistant Program, Class of 2026 | Queena is a first-generation Ghanaian American raised in Prince George’s County, Maryland. She is deeply passionate about health equity and social advocacy. Her participation in the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program has reinforced her commitment to serving in disadvantaged communities. Looking ahead, Queena plans to develop a non-profit organization in Ghana focused on providing healthcare to the underserved and improving access to essential resources.
