Adaeze Okorie

Adaeze majored in Biology and Society in CALS with a minor in Health Equity. As an undergraduate student at Cornell, she was involved with the Nigerian Students Association, Baraka Kwa Wimbo All-Female Gospel A Cappella Ensemble, Cornell Fitness Centers, Scholars in Our Society and Africa (SOSA), Cornell Prison Education Program, and Meinig Family Cornell National Scholars. She first explored her passion for public health while working as an intern with the Division of Public Health and Community Services in her hometown of Nashua, NH, under their Substance Misuse Prevention Coordinator. After serving as a Public Health Fellow, she will pursue her MPH.