Dr. Noelle Benzekri

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Noelle Benzekri specializes in infectious diseases and tropical medicine. She has worked with the Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and PATH on various projects in sub-Saharan Africa. Benzekri employs both quantitative and qualitative methods to understand and address the social and cultural barriers to care experienced in West Africa. She is particularly interested in the development and implementation of community-level interventions to improve health outcomes and enhance social justice. Currently based in Senegal, she is the principal investigator on studies evaluating partnerships with traditional healers to improve HIV and tuberculosis outcomes, as well as interventions addressing food insecurity to improve HIV outcomes. Benzekri completed her medical degree at UCLA and her internal medicine residency and infectious diseases fellowship at the University of Washington. She also holds a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and has received training in qualitative research methods at the University of Oxford.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.