Ally Cogan is a research project manager for the YARC and the Clinical Addiction and Research Education Unit at Boston Medical Center. She assists in the management of day-to-day operations and activities on research programs focused on youth and young adult overdose prevention and harm reduction curriculum development. She received her MPH from Boston University School of Public Health, where she concentrated in community assessment, program development, implementation, and evaluation. She is passionate about the development of equitable access to tailored healthcare for underserved populations and those typically overlooked by healthcare systems, with specific passion for work with LGBTQIA+ folks. In her spare time she can be found biking, cuddling her cats, or engaging in some kind of fiber craft.