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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.
Now that Frances Dean has earned a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the School of Public Health and a Master of Social Work in Interpersonal Practice in Integrated Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse from the School of Social Work after graduating in December, Dean is committed to working in the public health field for the federal government for the next two and a half years as a behavioral epidemiologist.
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.