Blog Results

Farhia Ahmed Mohamed

From Kuwait to the UN: Changing public health systems

Farhia Ahmed Mohamed, MPH ’26

Farhia Ahmed Mohamed, an MPH student in Nutritional Sciences, landed a highly selective internship at the United Nations, supporting global evaluation work. From Kuwait to Ann Arbor, her path spans clinical nutrition, cross-border research, AI policy and health equity. Her work is focused on systems change, prevention and evidence-based public health impact.

Abas Shkembi

Working in the heat is deadlier than we thought

Abas Shkembi, MS ’23

Michigan Public Health researcher Abas Shkembi, a PhD student in Environmental Health Sciences, has found that occupational heat deaths may be hundreds of times higher than official records show—between 3,000 and 17,000 annually versus the reported 30 to 60. His research also reveals that low-income workers, minorities and immigrants bear the greatest burden.

Emily Kraynek

Problem-solver is ready to transform consulting

Emily Kraynek, MHSA ’26

University of Michigan School of Public Health MHSA student Emily Kraynek turned her 2025 PwC health transformation internship into a full-time consulting offer. Blending clinical lab work, Houston Food Bank community experience, and Michigan Medicine projects, she gained leadership skills and real-world healthcare systems expertise for a Chicago-based consulting career.

Lady Pérez

Online MPH degree opening doors that were once closed

Lady Pérez, MPH ’26

Lady Pérez, once denied admission across Florida because of a criminal record, found a path forward at the University of Michigan. Now graduating from the Online MPH in Population and Health Sciences from the School of Public Health, she turns lived experience into public health advocacy—advancing trauma-informed mental health, reentry support and equity.

Siena Ellis

Senior plans to build career in construction safety

Siena Ellis, BS ’26

University of Michigan School of Public Health senior Siena Ellis, BS ’26, is turning her Public Health Sciences degree into a career in construction safety. After graduation, she will join Clark Construction Group as a safety coordinator in Washington, DC, applying occupational health training to protect workers.

Jason Seekamp with glasses and a dark buttoned shirt

Campus leadership paves way for impactful healthcare role

Jason Seekamp, MPH ’26

On his way to earning an MPH in Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Jason Seekamp has balanced research, leadership and a dean search committee seat during his final year. Learn how the Traverse City, Michigan, native discovered his passion for epidemiology and population health as he prepares to be a project manager for the health information technology firm Epic in Madison, Wisconsin.