Editorial Board
Nanaki Bawa
Editor-in-Chief
Nanaki is a second year majoring in Neuroscience. She has a passion for journalism and storytelling which she has explored since high school; with a particular interest in health equity, ethics, and policy, she has spotlighted issues like menstrual inequity, the computerization of health care, and triaging during emergencies. She joined VJB to channel her interest in writing, design, and editing, and is excited for a great semester ahead!
Outside of VJB, she is involved Peer Health Educators, research, Sikh Student Association, Nu Rho Psi Neuroscience Honor Society, CGHE, and HRL. In her free time, she enjoys doing calligraphy, playing the dilruba, doing yoga, and baking!
Mackenzie Chen
Online Editor
Mackenzie Chen is a third-year majoring in Global Public Health and minoring in Data Science. She is interested in the intersections of medicine, ethics, and health equity as it pertains to the contemporary age. Outside of the editorial board, she is involved in colorectal cancer research with the Li Lab, volunteering at Madison House, and serving as a member of the CGHE Student Advisory Board.
Adhira Prasanna
Print & Communications Editor
Adhira Prasanna is currently a Neuroscience major with a Data Science minor on the Pre-med Track. Her bioethical interests include spreading awareness on the ethics of the healthcare system today as well as looking more specifically in various topics surrounding medical fields. She is also interested in the ethics of many medical technologies being created in modern society. Some of the other activities she’s involved in include EMT at Lake Monticello, Madison House and ISA.
Byron Wilson
Submissions Editor
Byron Wilson is a second-year from Pound Ridge, NY, who enjoys studying Environmental Science. In addition to writing and editing for the Virginia Journal of Bioethics, he also serves on the executive board as the online submissions editor. In his free time, Byron can be found in the great outdoors where he takes pleasure in fishing, trail running, mountain biking, and camping.