Helping Communities Make Effective Change
Marcus McKay Jr.
See what led Master of Public Health student Marcus McKay Jr to pursue an education and career in epidemiology.
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Merging Mathematical Skills and Public Health Interests through Biostatistics
Alicia Dominguez
Alicia Dominguez found biostatistics as a way to merge her quantitative skills with public health issues and topics she is passionate about.
Inspired by Adversity to Create Better Health through Food
Brooke Callaghan
Inspired by her own brush with food insecurity, master's student Brooke Callaghan has committed her education, and her own personal time, to improving food access and trying to combat health risks associated malnutrition.
Working in the Field to Reduce Health Disparities and Strengthen Health Equity
Janae Best
Since she arrived at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Janae Best has helped develop social media activism curriculum, become an active student ambassador, and deepened her knowledge on social determinants of health and race.
Never Stop Learning: Physician's Pursuit to Always Be Better
Mark Anderson, MD
What does an established physician have to gain from going back to school to earn an MPH? According to Mark Anderson, participating in the Population and Health Sciences program earns him the ability to stay pertinent in the advancing world of health care.
Recovering from 9/11 and Moving Public Health to the Front Lines of Disaster Response
Theresa Gorman, MPH ’11
Theresa Gorman witnessed firsthand the clean up at Ground Zero after the September 11 attacks and how rescue and recovery workers began to suffer from respiratory problems. She has built a career around ensuring environmental and worker health and urges public health professionals to see their role in disaster preparedness and response.