Staff Associates
Mollie Overby
Programs Associate
Mollie Overby graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BS in Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies and an African Studies Certificate with honors in 2011. She has worked in Global Health at UW-Madison for the past three years and her international experience includes work and study in Uganda, Ecuador, and the Dominican Republic. She was previously a service-learning fellow for the Morgridge Center for Public Service and assigned to the Center for Global Health where she assisted with service-learning courses. Mollie assists with the Sumak Muyo women’s group microenterprise in Ecuador and co-leads a global health undergraduate field course in Mexico. Mollie also actively participates in the Village Health Project, a 501(c)3 student organization that partners with an organization in Uganda to improve nutrition and access to clean water.
Carybeth Reddy
Global Health Intern
Carybeth Reddy is a senior at UW-Madison studying Agriculture and Applied Economics. Carybeth has focused her study and research on international economic development and is interested in the link between economics and health. Her international experience includes work and research in Ecuador and Nicaragua. After graduating in May, Carybeth hopes to work in Latin America on women’s economic empowerment.
Sweta Shrestha, MPH
Education Programs Associate
Sweta Shrestha is the Education Programs Associate for the UW-Madison Global Health Institute, where she serves as an advisor and instructional specialist for both the graduate and undergraduate Certificates in Global Health and the associated field experiences. Ms Shrestha has a background in neurobiology and earned her Masters in Public Health and Graduate Global Health Certificate from the University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Her previous global health experience includes community based family planning in Uganda and health care services in her native Nepal. Currently she leads the global health field experience in Nepal and is engaged with a range of Global Health Institute initiatives including Quality Improvement and Orphans and Vulnerable Children.
Betsy Teigland, BSN
Programs Coordinator
Betsy Teigland is the Programs Coordinator at the Global Health Institute. She is responsible for administering the Graduate and Capstone Certificate program, the Global Health Faculty and Staff Travel Award program, and the SMPH International Clerkships. She also oversees the planning and organizing of the Global Health Seminar Series and the annual Global Health Symposium. Betsy participated in a Study/Service semester program in southern India while earning a BS in Nursing from St. Olaf College. She and her husband also lived in Swaziland for a year where she participated in various volunteer activities. Currently, Betsy is very active with the Bhutanese refugee community here in Madison.