Simone has been driven by a passion for public health, advocacy and community engagement. She earned her undergraduate degree from Spelman College before completing her Master of Public Health at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. After obtaining her medical degree at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, she is proud to be the first in her family to enter the field of medicine. As Vice President of the Student National Medical Association, she is committed to supporting underrepresented students in medicine. Her dedication to improving medical education led her to conduct quality improvement research, developing a formal system to assess student satisfaction with her school’s culture, curriculum and resources.
Get to Know Simone
- Hometown: Round Rock, TX
- Professional Interests: Women's reproductive psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry
- Future Plans: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or Women's Mental Health Fellowship, then academics
- Memberships: Student National Medical Association
- Hobbies: Hot yoga, reading, true crime podcasts, traveling and trying new restaurants
Education
- MD, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, 2025
- MPH, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, 2020
- BS, Spelman College, 2018
Publications
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Williams B, Hussaini B, Stinnette S, Petsinger I, Saravanan S, Nguyen E, Manne R, Chen A, Saeed A, Miller G, Tom J, Reuter M, Harper B, Grant L. Intimate Partner Violence. Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP). April 2024. Publication Status: Under review.