Ally Ratkowski-Howe is a senior in the College of Human Ecology, majoring in Global and Public Health Sciences, with minors in Science Communication and Public Engagement, and Urban and Residential Studies. Ally wants to help create social and built environments that promote healthy and sustainable living. Ally interned at the Laboratory of Research in Mental Health and Human and Social Sciences, within the University Hospital Group of Paris – Psychiatry and Neuroscience in the spring of 2022, where she worked on the promotion of patient empowerment and patient-professional partnerships within the mental healthcare setting. Contact Ally at [email protected].