From Peace Corps to Public Health
Betsy Ford
Betsy Ford, Nutritional Sciences master’s student and Paul D. Coverdell Fellow, shares her experience working in the Peace Corps and how it led her to the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
Alumni,Nutritional Sciences
The Loneliness of the Bipartisan Collaborator
Anand Parekh, MD, MPH ’02
Anand Parekh knows that people on both sides of the aisle agree on many things and want to work together. But actually getting policy made can be challenging. As a researcher, writer, and advocate, Parekh brings people together every day to improve access to health care and health in general.
Planting Seeds: Hands-On Educational Experiences with Food and Nutrition
Colleen Joseph
Early introductions to agriculture, sustainability, and community-based work, laid the groundwork for Colleen Joseph’s passion and pursuits in Nutritional Science.
Finding New Passions in Public Health Outside the Classroom
Dany Zemmel, MPH '20
While studying occupational and environmental epidemiology, master's student Dany Zemmel has contributed greatly to another area of public health studies—health equity through food access. Collaborating with peers to grow a food security initiative that benefits students on campus, she has expanded her skills in the field of public health while making an impact on her local community.
Sex, Public Health, and Being Human
Taryn Gal, MPH ’07
Working alongside young people as executive director of the Michigan Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health, alum Taryn Gal and her team help ensure young people have access to sexual health services and sexual health education. And she reminds us that we all have a stake in sexual health.
Never Lose Sight of the People behind the Data
Rachel Jantz, MPH ’14
Rachel Jantz has wanted to care for people in her community since she was a child. She discovered in college that she loves data. Public health, specifically epidemiology, brought those loves together for her. As an opioids epidemiologist in Michigan, she works to connect human experiences and data to help people stay healthy.