Layla Koch
About Layla Koch
Layla Koch is a Graduate Research Assistant at Yale University, specializing in Religious History and public health issues. She has a diverse academic background, holding degrees from Yale Divinity School and Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, and has gained research experience in various institutions across Europe and the United States.
Work at Yale University
Currently, Layla Koch serves as a Graduate Research Assistant at Yale University. She has been in this role since 2022, contributing to the section for the history of medicine. In her position, she supports various research initiatives and collaborates with faculty members on academic projects.
Education and Expertise
Layla Koch has a strong academic background in Religious History and American Studies. She earned a Master of Arts in Religious History from Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg from 2020 to 2022. Prior to that, she completed a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies at the same institution from 2016 to 2020. Additionally, she holds a Master of Arts in Religious History from Yale Divinity School, which she completed in 2022.
Background
Layla Koch's educational journey began at Gymnasium Neufeld, where she studied English and History and achieved her Matura (Abitur) from 2012 to 2016. She then attended Duluth East High School in Minnesota for a high school exchange year, maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Her academic pursuits continued at Uppsala University, where she studied American Studies and earned a Bachelor of Arts from 2018 to 2019.
Previous Work Experience
Before her current role at Yale University, Layla Koch gained diverse work experience. She worked as an Aide in Domestic Economics at Domicil Bern AG in Switzerland from 2014 to 2016. She also held positions as a Research Assistant at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg from 2017 to 2018 and at Heidelberg University from 2019 to 2021. Additionally, she completed internships at UN Women in 2020 and the U.S. Embassy in Berlin in 2018.
Research Projects
In her role as a Graduate Research Assistant at Yale University, Layla Koch conducts independent research projects focused on public health issues in the 20th century. Her work contributes to an upcoming book by Professor Naomi Rogers, showcasing her commitment to advancing knowledge in her field.