Meredith is the Research Project Manager for the MASALA studies at Northwestern University. She earned her BA in Psychology from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2006 and her MPH in Epidemiology at UIC in 2012, where she investigated the lack of representation of African American populations in HIV-AIDS research trials. She brings to the team a 15 year career in research, 7 of those at Northwestern University, where she was involved in infectious diseases, cancer, and stroke projects. Meredith has dedicated her personal and professional efforts to reducing health disparities in Chicago area communities and she’s excited to now focus her attention on South Asian communities under Dr. Namratha Kandula.