Thomas graduated from Harvard with a bachelor's degree in neurobiology in 2019 and is currently studying epidemiology and healthcare management as she works toward a master's degree in public health. Her goal is to help fix the racial disparities that exist in health care, something she became passionate about after attending a seminar. "You could just see the need for racial and ethnic diversity in public health because these disadvantaged populations had been just neglected for so long," Thomas told CBS. "I felt like in epidemiology, that field could really use a lot more people who look like me."
In an Instagram post on Feb. 21, Thomas explained that her long-term goal is to "transform the healthcare industry through sustainable community efforts, with a focus on mental health resources."