Maiya G Block Ngaybe earned a Master of Public Health, from the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and a BA in Biology (2014) and is a current PhD student in Health Behavior Health Promotion (projected graduation May 2025). She is now a National Institutes of Health Fogarty Global Health Equity Scholar studying for her dissertation in Kampala, Uganda, studying HIV prevention preferences. Her work in health promotion and health behavior public health research has resulted in four publications, over ten presentations, and an adjunct lecturer position for one undergraduate-level health promotion science course. She has been a member of multiple groups including the Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows program, the University of Arizona Global Health Alliance, the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health Graduate Ambassadors, and more. Her research interests include health promotion, health behavior HIV prevention, behavioral economics, resilience, implementation science, and community-based participatory research.