The Student Health Advisory Board (SHAB) is comprised of undergraduate and graduate students, Deans of Students, and the UChicago Student Wellness Leadership Team.

SHAB’S purpose is to work collaboratively on issues concerning university student health, counseling, wellness, and insurance. Students on the board play a key role in collecting student feedback and influencing the ongoing development of  UChicago Student Wellness programs and services. SHAB students will also be ambassadors to the student body to deliver messages that the committee feels are important.

Eligibility

• Student representatives must be a current College, graduate, or professional student at the University of Chicago.
• Students must be enrolled and in good standing in their academic program, and will be physically present on or near the Hyde Park campus for the duration of their appointment on the Committee.
• If appointed to SHAB, students will be required to attend monthly meetings and periodic subcommittee meetings that may total up to four hours of meeting time. 
• Students who are not present or actively engaged in SHAB may lose member status.
• Terms for SHAB expire at the conclusion of the 2022-23 academic year, with the possibility of reappointment.

Application and Selection Process

Every year, SHAB seeks student representatives to serve a term of one academic year.

The UChicago Student Wellness Leadership Team will review applications. Finalists will be invited for an interview. 

To apply for the 2022-23 academic year, click here. 

Current Members

UChicago Student Wellness

• Celia Bergman, Program Manager, UChicago Student Wellness
• Bria Kaufman, SHAB Chair and Assistant Director of Operations, Campus and Student Life
• Meeta Kumar, Director of Student Counseling
• Alice Ji Malizia, Associate Director of Planning and Strategy, Campus and Student Life
• Richard McDonough, Senior Medical Director
• Khanh Nghiem, Associate Director for Diversity, Inclusion and Outreach
• Mario Polizzi, Assistant Vice President, Student Services
• Deb Pratt, Administrative Director, Student Counseling 

Undergradute Students

• Zara Malik, 4th Year in the College
• Jenna Uhles, 4th Year in the College, Peer Health Advocate (PHA) Representative

Graduate Students

• Joe Reda, Grad Council Representative
• Sophia Horigan, Grad Council Representative
• Max Roberts, Chicago Booth School of Business
• Alexis Thomas, Biological Sciences Division
• Hannah Sullivan, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice
• Joanna Zabiega, The Divinity School
• Ailsa Lipscombe, Humanities Division
• Evan De Ycaza, The Law School
• Dana Anderson, Pritzker Medical School
• Laura Hart, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
• Ashley Clark, Social Sciences Division
• Megan Borregard, Physical Sciences Division

Campus Partners

• Jesse Landstrom, Associate Director of Student Affairs and Academic Services, The Law School
• Sierra Sterling, Associate Dean of Students, Physical Sciences Division
• Joyce Kuechler, Associate Dean of Students, Humanities Division
• Belinda Cortez Vazquez, Associate Dean of Students in the University for Student Affairs and Director of Student Emergency Response Systems
• Trenity Tigner, Assistant Director, Financial Administration, UChicagoGRAD
• Amanda Samawi, Operations Manager, English Language Institute