Health Behavior and Health Equity

Full-circle journey: Alumna leads Strategic Initiatives at Michigan Public Health

Sade Richardson, MPH, MSW ’18

For Sadé Richardson, working for the University of Michigan School of Public Health feels like a full-circle moment. As the director of Strategic Initiatives in the Office of Public Health Practice, she leads some of the influential programs she engaged with as an undergraduate student and later as a Master of Public Health student in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education.

Health Behavior and Health Education alumnae work well together at Eisenberg Family Depression Center

Graduates of the Health Behavior and Health Education Master of Public Health Program at the University of Michigan School of Public Health have a versatility to their skill set that makes them strong candidates for a variety of career paths. Five alumnae from the program work together at the Eisenberg Family Depression Center (EFDC) at Michigan Medicine—all in different capacities.

Passionate about providing 'accessible and easy to understand' health information

Catherine Garber

Attending graduate school wasn’t always something that Catherine Garber thought would be obtainable. “Luckily, the University of Michigan School of Public Health has great funding opportunities that helped make my dream of getting a Master of Public Health possible,” said Garber, who is a member of the graduating Class of 2023 after earning a master’s degree in Health Behavior and Health Education.

Exploring public health from outside and within

Claire Liu

Claire Liu is pursuing a dual degree from the University of Michigan with a Master of Public Health in Health Behavior and Health Education from the School of Public Health and a Master​​ of Science in Physiology from Michigan Medicine. Liu’s passions and her education have influenced her interests in public health.

Native Detroiter strives to find public health solutions for health inequities

Makala Conner

Makala Conner, a master’s candidate in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan School of Public Health from Detroit, hopes to one day influence the health of marginalized populations domestically and globally.

Alumnae Leaving Their Mark at Michigan Medicine's Adolescent Health Initiative

Lauren Leslie, Valerie Gavrila, and MavaMarie Cooper

We catch up with three Michigan Public Health alumnae from the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education who work for the Adolescent Health Initiative (AHI) at Michigan Medicine.