Salma Tayel

School: Milken Institute School of Public Health

Title: Doctoral Student

With GW since: 2026

Center Role: Assistant Director

Teaching: Graduate Teaching Assistant for PUBH 6501: Program Evaluation

Research Interests: Sexual and Reproductive Health, Family Planning, Reproductive Autonomy, Gender-Based Violence, Measurement approaches and innovation

Hobbies/Personal Interests: Pilates, volleyball, trying new coffee spots, spending time with my niece and nephew, traveling

Bragging Rights: I got a Fulbright Research Award to Egypt in 2021, I started college when I was 16 and graduated with my master's when I was 21!

People Might Be Surprised to Know That: I am an extreme night owl, waking up before 10am is seriously difficult for me to do (it's the Egyptian genes)