Matrix Public Health Solutions

Ms Siegel recently graduated from Yale School of Public Health, where she concentrated in Global Health, with a particular focus on globalization and chronic disease. Her Masters Thesis was entitled “Finding a Policy Solution to the Diabetes Epidemic in India”, which highlighted past global successes and called for better prevention and management of diabetes via multisectoral collaboration with food and other companies, policymakers, governments and individuals. Prior to Yale, Ms Siegel studied Biology and Hispanic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and worked for one year as a medical assistant, where she counseled at-risk patients about lifestyle changes to help prevent obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. Ms Siegel has interned at the Oxford Health Alliance and HEAL Global Partnership, where she researched and wrote a report about how companies can engage to promote health and prevent childhood obesity and chronic disease, especially in emerging market countries. This internship included meeting with key stakeholders; members of industry, media, and the public health field. Ms Siegel is also a member of the Novo Nordisk Youth Panel, a group of young people who are working to increase awareness of the social, economic, and humanitarian aspects of diabetes, in conjunction with the Unite for Diabetes campaign, as well as speaking to policymakers and other key officials. She has traveled to South Africa and throughout the United States to speak to individuals about diabetes and diabetes prevention. Particular interests are diabetes/chronic disease in India and other developing countries, marketing to children (how multinational corporations can invest in health), harnessing the positive aspects of globalization for health promotion, public-private partnerships, and translational research.