Who We Are

We are an ever-growing coalition of health students and providers focused on political education and power building.

  • An Internal Medicine physician and Assistant Professor of Medicine, his research and education initiatives focus on the intersection of health and carceral systems. His own primary care practice is dedicated to patients transitioning home from jail or prison. Dr. Spencer’s work centers community based partnerships that emphasize prevention of harm and alternatives to punitive systems.

SCOOP Fellows

  • Andrea Abi-Karam, MFA

    (he/they)

    Links to military, protest, impact on LGBTQ health, racial and surgical inequities, harm reduction

    MD Class of 2028

  • Stephen Agyepong, MS

    MD Class of 2028

  • Kusum Basnet

    (she/her)

    Policing alternatives and abolition, gendered and racial discrimination, mental health crisis intervention, structural violence

    MD Class of 2028

  • Shrutikona Das

    MD Class of 2028

  • Supriya Jain

    MD Class of 2027

  • Vida Lugo

    (she/her)

    Racial disparities, women’s health, CV intersection with incarceration, harm reduction 

    MD Class of 2027

  • Marin McCoy

    (they/them)

    LGBTQ health, pregnancy and incarceration, harm reduction, racial disparities, policing alternatives, juvenile incarceration

    MD Class of 2028

  • Karissa McCright

    MD Class of 2027

  • Zizi Ohamadike

    (she/her)

    Juvenile incarceration

    MD Class of 2027

  • Madison de los Reyes

    MD Class of 2027

    (she/her)

    Carceral systems intersection with pediatrics health.

  • Nora Singh, MPH

    MD Class of 2028

    (she/her)

    Mental health, carceral medical services, substance use, adverse childhood outcomes related to policing

  • Grace Tate

    MD Class of 2028

    (she/they)

    Harm reduction, LGBTQ rights, pregnancy and incarceration, interdisciplinary organizing for sociopolitical change.

  • Olivia Veira, MPH

    MD Class of 2026

  • Shubha Verma

    (she/her)

    Privatized carceral healthcare, parental incarceration, familial impacts

    MD Class of 2028

  • Kamron Woods

    (He/They)

    Infectious Diseases, Stigma, LGBTQ+, Health literacy

    MD/PhD Class of 2032