Maryam O. Funmilayo

Maryam O. Funmilayo, MPH, MA, CHW, currently serves as a Community Service Federal Work-Study AmeriCorps VISTA at Campus Compact, focusing on the intersection of public health and higher education. Prior experience includes work as a Public Health AmeriCorps CHW with Volunteers of America, where access to healthcare in Dallas County was enhanced for underserved populations. Maryam has held positions such as Scientific Literacy Research Fellow at the HBCU STEM Undergraduate Success Research Center, Food and Nutrition Writer for the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America, Project Team Leader at Girls of Substance, and Scholarship Consultant at Scholarship Plaza. Academic background includes a Master of Public Health from Lamar University and a Master of Arts in Public Health Education and Promotion from East Carolina University, complemented by a Bachelor of Science in Public Health Nutrition from Kansas State University.