ENLIGHTEN Fellows
Julio Gonzalez Maya, MD
2026-2028 Fellow
Mentor: Riley Bove, MD
Research area: Enhancing care and access in neurologically underserved areas, particularly in rural California.
Key words: Rural health, neurology deserts, health equity, neuroimmunology, Multiple Sclerosis.
Tiana Nguyen, PhD, OTD, OTR/L, CNT
2026-2028 Fellow
Mentor/s: Amytis Towfighi, MD; Hannah Glass, MDCM, MAS; Matthew Miller, PhD, DPT
Research area: Improving early neurodevelopmental care and outcomes for high-risk infants through neonatal rehabilitation, family-centered interventions, and implementation science.
Key words: Neonatal rehabilitation, neurodevelopment, neonatal brain injury, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, implementation science, family-centered care, health equity
Gabriel Sneh, MD
2025-2027 Fellow
Mentor: Deanna Saylor, MD, MHS
Research area: Strengthening stroke systems of care in Zambia through implementation research, education, and health workforce capacity building.
Key words: Stroke, implementation science, capacity building, health equity, health systems strengthening.
Asma Ghani, PhD
2025-2027 Fellow
Mentor: Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS
Research areas:
Integrating HIV Prevention into Community Mental Health Care: A Pilot PrEP Delivery Model for People with Serious Mental Illness.
Inequities in Academic Medicine: Examining Structural Barriers to Career Advancement.
Key words: HIV prevention, serious mental illness, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), racial disparities, gender disparities, career advancement.