Munazza is the Research Study Assistant for MASALA study at Center for Community Health at Northwestern University. After graduating from medical school in 2016, she practiced Family medicine and focused on the prevention of Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular diseases in pregnant women. Her several years of experience in medical research allowed her to develop practical strategies to improve patient compliance in a low-resource setting. She worked with the patients affected by COVID-19 before joining the MASALA team in 2023. She is now excited to focus on the prevention of cardiovascular disease burden on the South Asian population residing in Chicago.