Hanna Gutow joined Close Concerns in 2020 after graduating from Swarthmore College with a major in Peace and Conflict Studies and a minor in Biology. Gutow is a guest writer for diaTribe Learn. 

Hanna Gutow joined Close Concerns in 2020 after graduating from Swarthmore College with a major in Peace and Conflict Studies and a minor in Biology. As a senior, Hanna completed her Peace and Conflict Studies capstone on utilizing community resources to improve maternal healthcare for rural women. She has also spent time researching Women’s Health at Stanford with the OBGYN Clinical Family Planning team. Hanna is passionate about health as a human right and was drawn to Close Concerns to learn more about diabetes and related public health challenges. Hanna was captain of her Cross Country and Track & Field teams at Swarthmore and enjoys traveling, eating good food, watching sports (football and the Tour De France are her favorites), and reading.