Caroline Hollahan

Caroline is a second-year Master of Public Health student at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), concentrating in Community Health Services and Maternal & Child Health. Their public health interest is the intersection of violence and sexual & reproductive health at all levels of the socio-ecological model, with a focus on access and equity.

At UIC, they have served as an Irving Harris Scholar for the Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health researching housing instability solutions for survivors of intimate partner violence and serving as the organizing lead for our student-led symposium series, “Current Complexities: Responding to Maternal and Child Health in Crises” focusing on providing equity-focused care to families impacted by perinatal substance use disorder, political activity, environmental disasters, and human rights violations.

They currently serve as an advocacy events coordinator for the Maternal and Child Health National Network, are a member of Radical Public Health, and work on the research team for the Mobile Migrant Health Team with aims to understand the sexual and reproductive health needs of women who have migrated to Chicago during the economic crises in South America.

Before attending UIC, she received her Bachelor of Science in Human Physiology [Minor in Psychology] from Boston University in 2020. During undergrad, she was a research assistant for Dr. Kristin Long in the Child and Family Health Lab. After graduation, they worked at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in their Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care department; the studies focused on symptom management and quality improvement for adult patients with gynecologic and gastrointestinal malignancies.

Fun Fact: Caroline grew up in Nashville and has been to 70+ concerts since she was seven years old.