Shahania is a current MPH student concentrating in Health Policy and Law and Environmental Health and Justice at Boston University School of Public Health. She graduated from UMass Boston with a bachelor's in Biology and a minor in Criminal Justice. During her undergraduate studies, she worked as a research assistant in a plant genetics lab and a children’s neuropsychology lab. Broadly speaking, her academic interests center on how physical, political, social, and economic environments shape individuals and their communities. Outside of academia, Shahania enjoys reading, writing, painting, and watching soccer.
