Emily Waskowitz has served as the ITM TRIO Studio Navigator and Local Navigator for Endeavor Health since 2025. Her work within the ITM focuses primarily on optimizing recruitment and retention in clinical studies. Emily is a
graduate of Loyola University Chicago and has a background in clinical care and oncology research. She is passionate about providing comprehensive health education and leaving all individuals, regardless of background, empowered to be autonomous in their healthcare journeys. Emily is also an avid knitter, and can often be found at one of Chicago’s many yarn stores. Outside of work she helps run The Village Theater, a director-lead theater collective that performs in Edgewater.