Amber Zhané Barrow is pursuing a Master of Public Health in community health practice at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. A Houstonian, Barrow has planned and implemented various community-driven health initiatives across Houston, including recently as an HIV epidemiologist for Harris County Public Health. She received her bachelor’s degree in biology and neuroscience with minors in Chinese language and Chinese studies from Syracuse University. She went on to complete a Fulbright student research fellowship in Guangzhou, China, where she explored HIV/STI programming for LGBTQ+ individuals. Barrow is passionate about community-centered healthcare, comprehensive sexual health education, and health equity. After graduation, Barrow plans to become a public health physician leader.