News from the School of Nursing & Health Studies

Category: MS Community Health & Social Justice

Harkirat Kaur

As a graduate student majoring in Community Health & Social Justice, Harkirat Kaur aims to use storytelling as a bridge between communities and decision makers. Read about Harkirat in the article, “A Voice for Building a Resilient Future.”

July 22, 2026

Meet Laniqua Bell, MS Student and Advocate for Justice in Healthcare

Born in Seattle, Bell was a first-generation student when she completed a bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a pre-law option at Eastern Washington University. College was difficult for her, and she said she wouldn’t have made it through if not for the support of her family and her community. Aware of Bell’s career aspirations and desire to promote representation in...

July 22, 2026

Meet Tasha Le!

Tasha Le is a graduate student in the Master of Science in Community Health & Social Justice and a representative on SNHS’s Health Studies Curriculum Committee. Her academic and professional interests include disability justice, public health policy, inclusive education, accessible health care and community-centered systems change. She is also a student member of several public...

July 22, 2026

Dr. Kenworthy Receives Two Awards

Dr. Nora Kenworthy, who has worked in the School of Nursing & Health Studies for over a decade, received two university accolades. Kenworthy was awarded the Distinguished Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities Award and the Outstanding Public Service Award.  You can learn more about Kenworthy’s research and public service by reading the complete news article, A Twice...

May 29, 2026

Fostering Global Community Engagement by Connecting Classrooms Across Borders

“Do you know the Model Minority Myth? What is social justice?” Haruka Furusho, a graduate student in the Master of Science in Community Health & Social Justice (MSCHSJ), and her mentor, Dr. Kosuke “Ko” Niitsu, Associate Professor in the School of Nursing & Health Studies at the University of Washington (UW) Bothell, delivered a special...

May 20, 2026

MS Student Published in NAMI

Harkirat Kaur, student in the Master of Science in Community Health and Social Justice program, was published in the National Alliance on Mental Illness on November 21, 2025. Harkirat’s article, “Building a Resilient Future: Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention,” is a call to action: “youth suicide prevention must become a statewide-and nationwide-priority.” Read Harkirat’s...

November 25, 2025

SNHS Student Story for Narrative Matters

Eirene Fudenna, Master of Science in Community Health & Social Justice student, will be published in “Narrative Matters” in January 2026. The article, “Learning the Limits of Health Care Sharing Plans,” details a medical crisis Fudenna experienced 5 years ago. As a member of a health care sharing ministry, Fudenna experienced issues paying for the...

November 21, 2025

Fellowship Informs Curriculum

For Dr. Stefanie Iverson Cabral, associate teaching professor in the School of Nursing & Health Studies, the search for opportunities to grow her knowledge and advance her teaching led her to something of a mecca in her field: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  During the 2024-25 academic year, Iverson Cabral was selected as a science ambassador fellow for...

September 26, 2025

Justice in Public Health: Jacqueline Richards, MS ’25

“My personal experiences pushed me to continue exploring what public health means,” Richards said. “I think using those experiences and identities that you have in your personal life to fuel you is really important — and those perspectives are needed in the health field.”  In June, Richards graduated from the University of Washington Bothell with a master’s degree...

September 19, 2025