Katherine O'Brien is a student at Northeastern University, studying health sciences with minors in global health and environmental and sustainability sciences. She has been working with Dr. Wamai since July 2021, and had contributed to various research projects since then. She completed her first co-op at the Boston based non-profit Resilient Sisterhood Project, and completed her second co-op at the TERMES Center from January to June 2023. She undertook an independent research project on environmental risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis, in addition to supporting ACCIH activities in the community.