Ukraine's devastation manifested in statistician's ceramic art
Irina Bondarenko, a statistician lead in the Department of Biostatistics in the School of Public Health, grew up in Ukraine and has created works of art inspired by her homeland.
Alumni,Biostatistics
Lending her voice to promote health equity: 'You are always doing public health'
Jodi-Ann Burey, MPH ’14
Jodi-Ann Burey, MPH ’14, turned her challenging cancer diagnosis and treatment journey into a passionate fight for health equity by starting a podcast on cancer experiences and advocating for minority health as a public speaker and writer.
Fulbright Scholar takes aim at sustainable food systems in Indonesia
Lala Fadila, MPH ’24
Lala Sri Fadila, MPH ’24, grew up on the Indonesian island of Bangka in an environment where quality education opportunities were unevenly distributed. Now, she will graduate in May from the University of Michigan School of Public Health with a Master of Public Health in Nutritional Sciences.
Finding inspiration at the intersection of public health and data science
Soumik Purkayastha, MS ’21, PhD ’24
A native of India, Soumik Purkayastha, MS ’21, PhD ’24, first made a connection with the University of Michigan School of Public Health in 2005 when he was in fourth grade. Now, Purkayastha will graduate in May with a PhD in Biostatistics from the Department of Biostatistics at Michigan Public Health. After graduation, Purkayastha will join the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Pittsburgh as an assistant professor in the fall.
Alumna sees public health at work in 'everything'
Nichole Sorhaindo, MPH ’09
As the senior director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Planning and Integration, American Psychological Association, Nichole Sorhaindo, MPH ’09, drives the strategic planning, development, execution and assessment of association-wide models to create an environment that is accessible, equitable and inclusive for all stakeholders within the organization and the field of psychology.
Alumna addresses health disparities through career in public health
Aries Rutledge, BA ’19, MHSA ’23
Aries Rutledge, BA ’19, MHSA ’23, is an Administrative Fellow for MedStar Health, a not-for-profit, community-based healthcare system that has a network of 10 hospitals and 280 specialty, urgent and primary-care locations in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC.