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Samantha Bents
Ph.D. Student in Environment and Resources, admitted Autumn 2024
Masters Student in Epidemiology and Clinical Research, admitted Autumn 2026BioSamantha Bents (she/her/hers) is an E-IPER PhD student interested in studying the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases across changing temporal and spatial scales. She plans to investigate how these dynamics can be leveraged to design public health interventions targeting inequities in both the built and natural environment. Prior to beginning her PhD, she was a researcher at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Fogarty International Center (FIC) NIH where her work focused on predictive disease modeling. She holds a B.A. from Princeton University in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology with a concentration in Global Health and Health Policy.
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Rebecca M. Gardner
Ph.D. Student in Epidemiology and Clinical Research, admitted Autumn 2022
BioMy research interests are in maternal nutrition and well-being, with a current focus on hyperemesis gravidarum (HG)—severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy that often causes significant maternal undernutrition and poor antepartum and postpartum mental health, and is the leading cause of hospitalization in early pregnancy. I study HG from several angles: the environmental exposures that may exacerbate it, including ambient air pollution and wildfire smoke, and whether these contribute to HG-related hospitalization; and its downstream consequences for both mothers and children, including hypertensive disorders of pregnancy such as preeclampsia, preterm birth, and neurodevelopmental conditions in childhood such as autism. More broadly, I am interested in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, preterm birth, and gestational diabetes, and their subsequent effects on offspring. Methodologically, I am drawn to applying causal inference methods traditionally used in economics to questions in public health.
Before starting a PhD, I was a biostatistician in the Quantitative Sciences Unit at Stanford for four years where I co-authored over thirty publications, collaborating with clinicians on various domains including developmental behavioral pediatrics, reproductive endocrinology & infertility, oncology, and clinical trials. I completed my MS in Statistics at Brigham Young University in 2016, where I collaborated with cardiologists to develop a new approach to diagnose rheumatic heart disease in pediatric patients in Samoa for my Master's thesis. -
Candice Hwang
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine
Masters Student in Epidemiology and Clinical Research, admitted Autumn 2026BioDr. Candice Hwang is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Stanford Division of Hospital Medicine with a passion for improving healthcare in low-resource settings around the world. She completed medical school at Northwestern University, during which she became an NIH Fogarty Global Health Fellow and studied the impact of health policy changes for pregnant women living with HIV in South Africa. She then completed residency at Stanford University, where she created a rotation abroad in Guangzhou, China, to study the uptake of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis to decrease rates of sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men. Currently, Dr. Hwang is pursuing a Master’s in Epidemiology at Stanford University to continue expanding her research in China, with a focus on using digital health interventions to improve primary care quality in rural Dali.
