Elise Kreutzer recently earned her bachelor’s degree from Brown University with dual concentrations in public health and visual art. As an undergraduate student, Elise examined complex relationships between public health and public policy, specifically the relationship between healthcare accessibility and corresponding mortality rates among various racial/ethnic groups in the United States. She hopes to work on critical health issues within the United States including public health emergency response, improving access to healthcare, and reducing overall health disparities. Elise was a member of Brown University’s Women’s Swimming & Diving team. She is from Portland, Oregon.