Ellie Graff is the Public Service Pathways graduate assistant. In her role, she assists in the curation and cohesion of the biweekly newsletters, as well as various other tasks to support the Pathways team. She is a first-year graduate student in UVA’s Master of Public Health program and is passionate about health equity and community-minded approaches to public health research, especially in rural communities. Ellie comes from Appalachian State University, where she received a BS in Biochemistry and upon graduation, established the position of supplemental instruction coordinator for the LEAD program, which she held for two years. She is also certified in Mental Health First Aid and Safe Zone.