Rishika is a Research Coordinator for the Gut Health and Child Survival Priority Area at the Global Center for Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents and Children (Global WACh) where she supports studies aimed at improving child health outcomes in low- and middle-income settings. She holds a BSc in biology from the University of British Columbia and an MPH in social and behavioral sciences and global health from the Yale School of Public Health. Rishika has prior experience in global mental health and suicide prevention research as well as school-based mental health program development in Southeast Asia and Peru. Outside of work, she enjoys discovering new places to eat, kickboxing, reading and traveling.