Dawg Tank presenters
2023 Presenters
Alexi Vasbinder 
Dr. Alexi Vasbinder is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics. Her research goals are to improve the quality of life of cancer survivors, particularly focusing on the cardiovascular effects of cancer and cancer treatment. Her work focuses on developing risk prediction models and biobehavioral interventions for risk mitigation.
Dr. Weichao Yuwen and Priscilla Carmiol Rodriguez
Weichao Yuwen is an Associate Professor at the School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership on the UW Tacoma campus and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing. Her research focuses on examining the interplay of culture and health and developing technology-enabled solutions to promote health among historically marginalized individuals, families, and communities.
Priscilla Carmiol Rodriguez is a student in the Ph. D. in Nursing Science program at the University of Washington – Seattle and a de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging pre-doctoral scholar. Her research interest is centered on sleep and sleep health disparities, environmental health, healthy aging, and migrant health.
Jerusha Nyabiage Mogaka
Jerusha Nyabiage (she/her) is a candidate in PhD in Nursing Science program at the University of Washington (UW) School of Nursing. Jerusha’s research focuses on advancing prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), particularly among pregnant and postpartum cisgender women. Currently, she coordinates studies related to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention among pregnant women in Kenya and directs scientific operations for STI evaluation with a large-scale randomized controlled trial as a PhD candidate with the UW Global Center for Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents, and Children (Global WACh). Prior to graduate school, Jerusha supported collaborative studies with UW, Global WACh, and Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi as a research nurse and regional study coordinator in Kenya, cultivating her interest in HIV and STI prevention and treatment while advancing her scientific career in leadership roles.
Jerusha’s dissertation focuses on novel approaches for integrating diagnostic STI testing and treatment within antenatal care in Kenya and understanding user experiences to inform future implementation guidelines.