Rachel Nichols joins YWP with a background in public health and education. She is currently pursuing her Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) at Johns Hopkins, with a focus in Health Education and Health Communication. During her studies at Hopkins, she earned a certificate in Adolescent Health and served as a sexual health counselor at Harriet Lane Clinic. Prior to pursuing her MSPH, Rachel taught high school English and Special Education in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she was initially placed through Teach For America. As a high school teacher, Rachel witnessed many inequities her students faced in terms of access to resources and information. This led her to develop an interest in program design and intervention implementation to improve the lives of young people. Rachel holds a Master of Education from UNLV and a Bachelor of Science in Human Development from Cornell University. She is originally from Fairfax Station, Virginia.