Whitney is a PhD candidate in Public Health and a co-coordinator of the McDougal Graduate Teaching Fellows at the Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning. She has facilitated workshops for graduate and postdoctoral instructors to cultivate active, inclusive, and equitable teaching practices. Whitney is deeply committed to creating learning environments where every student feels their voice can shape classroom discussions, institutional policies, and the broader academic landscape.
Before starting her PhD at Yale, Whitney attended City College of San Francisco and received her BS in Psychology from University of California, Davis. She completed her Masters in Public Health from Yale School of Public Health in 2020. Her dissertation utilizes mixed-methods research to investigate how climate disasters and subsidized housing impact the health of people living with diabetes.