6 a.m. - 9 a.m.
I wake up at 6 and work out at my apartment’s gym. Then, I’ll make a green smoothie, drive to campus, and park about a mile away (so I can get in some more exercise).
Vanetta M. Thomas, MPH '15
- Behavioral Sciences and Health Education (BSHE)
- Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology; minor in Anthropology-Emory University, 2011
- Practicum: Understanding Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives Uptake in Zambian Couples
- AmeriCorps returning volunteer and Gates Millenium Scholar
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
I volunteer at Winship Cancer Institute. I’ve been volunteering there since 2010. My grandmother passed away from cancer; this is my way of giving back.
1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
I do my REAL opportunity working in the pathology department at the Woodruff Memorial Research Building. I’m a graduate research assistant for the Rwanda Zambia HIV Research Group; I hope to work in the Zambia office after graduation.
3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Meet with my group for the class, Community Needs Assessment.
5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
7 p.m. - midnight
I may join a group of friends for appetizers at Tin Lizzy’s and unwind before traveling back to campus (or home) to study.
"I like the idea of applied research; of taking the reseach that has been done and using it to promote change."