The Our Voice Team
Abby King
Faculty Director
Dr. King, PhD, is a professor of the Department of Epidemiology & Population Health and of Medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center. She leads an interdiscplinary research team aimed at creating cutting-edge behavioral and technological programs promoting the healthy lifestyles necessary for living long and productive lives. Her teams' borderless health promotion solutions seek to create health programs that break down barriers related to education, literacy, language, and computer knowledge and access.
Ankita Kaulberg
Head of Product, Our Voice Platform
Ankita Kaulberg, BS, MBA, is a social impact-driven product leader focused on education and healthcare technologies. Her prior work has ranged from building research-backed learning platforms used by millions worldwide, to early detection systems tracking the spread of infectious diseases through community health data. Ankita is passionate about inclusive tech development and has traveled to all continents (excluding Antarctica) to connect with diverse communities. She champions building equitable, efficacious, and engaging experiences - which she seeks to also help do at Our Voice at scale.
Zakaria Doueiri
Research Assistant and Implementation Coordinator
Zakaria Doueiri (he/him) is a research assistant and implementation coordinator at the Stanford Prevention Research Center. During his undergraduate career, he studied the intersection of neurobiology and social determinants of health and developed an interest in learning how technology can be leveraged to offer more equitable outcomes for underserved populations. For his senior capstone project, he investigated the integration of virtual reality into the Our Voice method to better visualize and document the perspectives of unpaid care workers in Bogotá, Colombia.
Patricia Rodriguez Espinosa
Researcher
Dr. Patricia Rodriguez Espinosa, PhD., MPH, is a native of Habana, Cuba, and clinical psychologist by training. She is an Assistant Professor in the Epidemiology and Population Health Department and also serves as the Associate Director of Research for the Office of Community Engagement at Stanford Medicine. Her research concentrates on health equity issues (particularly among Latinxs and immigrant communities), cardiovascular disease prevention, racial residential segregation, well-being across cultures, and the science of Community-Based Participatory Research, citizen science, and other participatory research approaches.
Maja Pedersen
Research Consultant
Dr. Pedersen’s research in grounded in community-based and participatory research approaches. Her work is focused on the inter-related themes of (1) improving understanding of individual, social, and environmental determinants of and barriers to physical activity, especially among girls and women; and (2) developing and implementing behavioral interventions for health promotion and disease prevention in complex community settings. In recognition of her work, she has been a Fulbright Scholar to Norway and a U.S. Sports Diplomacy Delegate to Peru. She is currently a National Cancer Institute K00 Fellow, using a CBPR approach to promote physical activity among rural Indigenous communities.
Praveena Fernes
Research Consultant
Praveena K. Fernes (PhD Candidate) is a Marshall Scholar in the UK, where she studied political ecology at SOAS University of London and now public health and policy at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. As a Fulbright Research Scholar, she curated Visible Ghosts, a virtual installation that illuminates villagers’ evolving relationship to the Mun River and wetlands in Thailand over the past quarter century through objects, maps, and Our Voice research. She is currently exploring the place-based experiences of people who are homeless and seek drug and alcohol services in East London.
Ines Campero
HEARTS Clinical Research Operations and Project Implementation Lab Manager
Maria Ines Campero has nearly two decades of experience conducting community-based e-health behavioral clinical trials focusing on ethnic minority groups and populations traditionally underrepresented in research studies. In recent years she has led innovative studies that evaluate the impacts of Our Voice interventions on health and wellbeing. These interventions aim to engage community members in enhancing their local built environments with the purpose of facilitating the adoption of healthy lifestyles that lead to an increase in the wellbeing of the community.
Cesar Gabriel Lopez
Social Science Research Professional
Cesar Lopez is a Social Science Research Professional at the Stanford University School of Medicine’s HEARTS Lab. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health from San José State University. Cesar is committed to advancing behavioral medicine research and healthcare initiatives, contributing his expertise to the fields of strategic intervention, community health outreach, and healthcare.
Dulce Maria Garcia
HEARTS Lab Assessment Team Manager
Dulce Maria Garcia holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from San José State University. She has worked on community-based clinical research studies with Dr. Abby King for over 15 years. During this time, she has led study recruitment efforts, physical activity interventions and for the past 10 years she has led the assessment team. Assessments include environmental audits using observational tools (e.g. SOPARC, PARA, and MAPS) as well as physical function testing and data collection via Actigraph accelerometers. Dulce is also part of the Our Voice data management team where she builds and maintains study databases.
Katie Jennifer Wu
PhD Student
Katie is a PhD student in Environment and Resources (E-IPER). Her research focuses on the intersection of urban ecology, well-being, and climate resilience. She uses large-scale data analysis and AI to examine the impact of urban infrastructure development on human and planetary health. Katie holds a Master of Engineering Management from Duke University, an M.S. in Medical Science from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and a B.S. in Animal Science from Cornell University. She is a Dean's Graduate Scholar, a Stanford Dalai Lama Fellow, and a Graduate Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI).
Sofia Analise Portillo
Research and Program Assistant
Sofia Analise Portillo (she/her) is a Master’s student in the Community Health and Prevention Research program at Stanford School of Medicine. In undergrad, she studied psychology and comparative studies in race and ethnicity, examining how power structures affect everything from how white families talk about race to how we promote healthy eating. She is interested in place-based initiatives with an emphasis on food as medicine.
Our Voice Tech Team
Community Engagement Student Interns
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Shirley Thuy Le
Class of 2026
Shirley Thuy Le (she/hers) is a Vietnamese American junior at Stanford University. She is majoring in Human Biology as a pre-medical student with the goal of becoming an emergency medicine physician while working in public health. Born and raised in Oakland, California from a first-generation and low-income background, she has seen first-hand the barriers to equitable and accessible healthcare. Having volunteered with various community organizations in social-justice related service projects has further fueled her passion for community health. Shirley joined Our Voice to help create tangible change in the lives of community members and empower unheard voices through citizen science.
Alexandra Szawranskyj
Class of 2025
Alexandra Szawranskyj (she/they) is a senior majoring in Human Biology with a concentration in Global Health and a minor in Modern Languages. Originally from Clearwater, Florida, Alexandra joined Our Voice with a passion for uplifting the health, knowledge and prosperity of diverse communities around the world while centering her efforts around community-driven health equity research. In addition to her work with Our Voice, Alexandra also volunteers as a Patient Navigator for Stanford's Cardinal Free Clinics and serves on the leadership board of the Stanford Disability Alliance. In her free time, she enjoys learning new languages, climbing, and baking with friends.
Vignesh Kumar
Class of 2025
Vignesh (Vig) Kumar (he/him) is a fourth-year Human Biology student at Stanford University, originally from the midwest college town of Columbia, Missouri. His major concentration is “Designing for Ethical, Behavioral, and Social Approaches to Health,” which he believes Our Voice embodies perfectly. Vignesh is passionate about listening, empathizing, and connection as forms of healing–both on an individual and community scale–and hopes to make communities heard through Our Voice. He has also explored this passion through the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Fogg Behavior Design Lab. On campus, Vignesh enjoys engaging in mindful practices and helps run a competitive Indian dance team (Basmati Raas)–which, together, sometimes feel contradictory!
Diana Chavez
Class of 2027
Diana Chavez (she/hers) is a Salvadoran American sophomore at Stanford University. She is majoring in Human Biology and is hoping to work in public health. She is from Richmond Virginia and in her free time she enjoys reading and embroidering. Her interest in health equity stems from her passion for social justice. Outside of her work with Our Voice, Diana is a volunteer for tutoring programs such as Barrio Assistance.
Victoria Bermudez
Class of 2026
Victoria Bermudez is a junior majoring in Human Biology with a concentration in public health, epidemiology, and infectious disease. She is originally from Chile and is currently living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Interested in the intersection of science communication and pressing health issues, Victoria joined Our Voice to amplify the voices of global communities ranging from Latin farmworker health to women’s preventative medicine. Outside of Our Voice, Victoria loves to go for long walks with friends and getting coffee with her sisters!
Team Photos
Dr. King (left) and Dr. Winter (right)
OV team meeting over Zoom
Dr. King and the OV team test out the Discovery Tool
OV Student Team Meeting 2024