Zyna Bakari
(she/her) is a Graduate Research Assistant at the ARCH Center and a Master of Public Health student. Leveraging her background in community engagement, Zyna played a pivotal role in leading vaccine outreach efforts in King County’s Black communities and informing statewide equity strategies during the COVID19 pandemic. With an academic background in social sciences, Zyna is particularly interested in health communication, health behavior theory, and implementing public health interventions in community settings. Zyna is a first generation American daughter of a Filipina mother and Zanzibari father, and is from Yellow Springs, Ohio. She loves reading, writing, music, spending time outside, and exploring new restaurants, coffee shops, and bookstores.