Genevieve Amsalem, works to combat environmental health and justice issues in one of the most heavily polluted areas of California. The MPH student details some of the air quality issues this community faces and how environmental justice organizations are working with the public to change policy.
Emily Martin, associate professor of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, is a core investigator for the CDC’s US Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Network, the CDC’s IVY network for hospital vaccine effectiveness, and the NIAID Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response. She is the faculty lead for the new Public Health IDEAS for Combating Infectious Diseases.
Justin Colacino, PhD ’14, associate professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and Enrique W. Neblett Jr., professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, are the faculty leads for the new Public Health IDEAS for Building Health Equity initiative.
Serendipity has steered Tian Gu, MS ’17, PhD ‘21, from China to the United States, mechanical engineering to statistics, and corporate work to academia. Through all the lucky breaks or happy chances, Gu has discovered her niche in biostatistics. Though she said, “It was Michigan Biostatistics that chose me,” when she was pursuing a graduate degree program in statistics.
Undergraduate program alumna Julia Martienz-Hussein returns to Michigan Public Health to earn her Executive MHSA on her terms and take advantage of the experiential opportunities student-life has to offer.
During her career in public health, Jennifer D. Floyd, MPH ‘06, has seen many innovations and experienced a broad range of new challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic hit the public health field like a seismic jolt, the repercussions of which amounted to a horizon filled with uncertainty. Although her work environment and the guidelines she was committed to follow remained in a near constant state of flux, Floyd said it was vital to remain true to her commitment to serve the public good.