Claire is a graduate of Connecticut College where she received her BA in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and was also a part of the Public Health Pathway. She grew up in Newtown, Pennsylvania, and plans to pursue an MPH in the near future. Her interest is in using community health data to inform policymaking around social determinants of health. She is also in training to work as a doula and believes strongly in the ability of compassion to effect positive change in the world of health and beyond. She has been working part-time as a barista, and in her free time plays very amateur guitar and tries to spend quality time with her people.