Editorial Team
2026-2027 Editorial Board
Keemarr McKinney-Van Buren
Keemarr McKinney Van Buren (he/him) is a public health practitioner and researcher with interests in systemic equity, health policy, and communal well-being. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Physical Activity and Health Promotion and his Master of Public Health in Public Health Administration and Policy from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. As President of the Public Health Review journal, he is committed to bridging community-centered public health realities with academic and journalistic literature.
Gustavo Galarraga
Gustavo, or Gus, is a current MPH distance student living in Ecuador. He holds a dual degree in Economics and Marketing from the University of San Francisco de Quito. He is passionate about working with oncology populations, addressing health inequalities, and promoting cancer prevention and physical activity.
Savannah Huebner
Savannah (she/her) is passionate about health advocacy and improving healthcare policy to increase access to care. She is a third year student in the Public Health Administration and Policy MPH program at the University of Minnesota. Her background is in the Clinical Laboratory, where she worked as a Medical Technologist for 4 years before transitioning to her current role with a Medical Software company. Her Public Health interests include advancing patient outcomes through quality improvement methodologies, specifically in clinical settings. Savannah lives in Minneapolis and enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with friends, family, and her dog Mona.
Noah Yee Westfall
Noah is a current PhD student in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. He originally grew up in Denver, Colorado and moved to northern California to receive a BA in philosophy from Santa Clara University. After college he lived in Austin, Texas for a year working at a nonprofit advocacy organization addressing climate change, disaster recovery and immigration issues. He then received an MPH in health policy from George Washington University in 2022. He is passionate about researching the school environment, mental health outcomes, multiracial identity formation and ethics. He enjoys exercising outside, reading, and crafting in his free time.
Founding Editorial Board (2018). From left to right: Emily Nagel (Copy Editor), Kellen Schalter (Marketing Editor), Fadzai Manungo (Founding Co-Executive Editor), Amelia Harju (Founding Co-Executive Editor), Mariana Tuttle (Managing Editor), Allison Danish (Production Editor). Not pictured: Kelsey Schertz (Copy Editor).
