Tiana Kotsaftis recently graduated from Western with a Bachelors of Health Science, Honours Specialization and is now aiming to complete further education that will allow her to improve access within our societal systems. Her research interests include barriers faced within marginalized communities, healthy equity and access. Currently, she is working on a systematic review that analyzes upstream factors impacting COVID-19 vaccination rates in Africa and has tied this into another Global Health & Innovation Lab project that will utilize regression analyses to model these factors. Outside of her research interests, Tiana enjoys weight-lifting and pilates, spending time training her puppy and trying new restaurants with family and friends.