ISPP Announcements

New Office Assistant

We are pleased to welcome Lydia Murithi as our new Office Assistant. Lydia is a Public Policy and Administration doctoral student at the VCU L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs. Her research interests are in Public Health – primarily, Maternal and Child Health Policy in the context of sub-Saharan African countries. Lydia holds a Masters of Public Policy (MPP) degree from George Mason University with a major in Global Medical and Health Policy and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Economics and Sociology from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. She has worked with various international health organizations both in Kenya and the U.S. at different capacities including advocacy, research, and program management on key public health issues including HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB, and reproductive health. Lydia is a member of Pi Alpha Alpha National Honors Society and Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars.