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Nina Masters

Digging deeply in epidemiology: Young disease detective finds her home

Nina Masters, MPH ’18, PhD ’21

Growing up, Nina Masters, MPH ’18, PhD ’21, loved problem solving when it came to infectious disease transmission. Now, she has her dream job as an epidemic intelligence service officer in the Viral Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

Danielle Stone

A love of 'Star Trek' first sparked interest in infectious diseases

Danielle Stone

Danielle Stone, a self-proclaimed Trekkie, is boldly going where (virtually) no one has gone before: graduating with a Master of Science in Computational Epidemiology and Systems Modeling from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. She'll be among the first graduates from the new degree program.

Dr. Rob Davidson

Beyond the ER: Using public health and advocacy to be a better doctor

Rob Davidson

Dr. Rob Davidson has served patients in his community for nearly two decades in a rural west Michigan ER. Using that experience he's become a vocal advocate for state and national policies to expand affordable healthcare to all patients. He discusses how he's earning his MPH as an online master’s student, while battling COVID-19 on the frontlines and fighting for health care policy in the media.

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Advent of a new alumni approach in a changing era

Gyasi C. Chisley, MHSA ’00

Gyasi Chisley, a longtime public health leader in health care management, will be the keynote speaker for the 35th Annual Minority Health Conference presented by the Public Health Students of African Descent (PHSAD) on March 31.