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Writer
Class of 2022
Zarya is a senior and University Scholar double majoring in Biochemistry and Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies. She is committed to giving a platform to LGBTQ+ folx involved in the medical decision-making process through the podcast Queer Diagnosis. Zarya strives to further bridge gaps between public health and medicine through her volunteer work as an EMT. In her free time, Zarya enjoys experimenting with different flavor profiles.
Publications
Racial and Gendered Stratification of The Reproductive Justice Movement
by Zarya Shaikh, November 3, 2021 The birth control movement, infertility treatments, and abortion rights campaign deliver liberation to all who benefit from them. Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) folx are not the intended benefactors of these initiatives. BIPOC individuals, particularly those with lower socioeconomic status in comparison with their white counterparts, are…
Zoom Is Not A Dating App
by Zarya Shaikh, March 31, 2021 I turn on my camera and answer questions in the chat during office hours and lectures. I welcome private messages (PMs) when someone misses a key point our professor made. After all, as a pre-med student, it is my job to have color-coded notes on everything. I sometimes joke…
Rated E for Education, Graded F for Failure
by Zarya Shaikh, January 12, 2021 ***FALL 2020 CONTEST WINNER*** In 2014, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio launched Pre-K for All to encourage “free, full-day, high-quality pre-K.”1 The program increased enrollment in Pre-K among different communities, especially within low-income families. Its success led to the creation of 3-K for All1 and yielded similar…
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