Abigail Lenz

Abigail Lenz is the Communications Graduate Assistant for the Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows, where she supports projects that connect Fellows and the Tucson community, advance the Coverdell mission to “bring Peace Corps service home”, and elevate the visibility and impact of the fellowship through strategic communications. 

Abigail is pursuing a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at the University of Arizona’s Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Physiology from University of Colorado Boulder in Boulder, Colorado. Abigail served with the Peace Corps as an Early Childhood Literacy Development volunteer in Uganda, East Africa, from 2022-2024. While there, she worked at a rural primary school and collaborated with local counterparts to improve the literacy skills of both the students and teachers. She wrote a grant to construct a new library building after observing the limited access to books and the great enthusiasm of the learners who wanted to read. As a secondary project, she spearheaded a bio-fortified school garden, to bring more nutritious crops to the community and educate the students on a healthy diet. This led Abigail to pursue an MPH in Global Health. She hopes to gain knowledge and skills required to contribute to areas such as malnutrition, food security, and maternal and child health as well as program coordination. 

In her free time, Abigail enjoys hiking mountains, reading, biking, and backpacking.