Rooted in a Family History of Health Work
Clara Schriemer
Clara Schriemer discusses a path to global epidemiology sparked by her physician parents and piqued by public health professionals and field experience.
Epidemiology Results
Thinking Slow, Living Resilient, and Making a Difference
Betsy Foxman
Professional science requires a host of nuanced problem-solving skills, which for prominent epidemiologist Betsy Foxman includes learning how to “think slow” and how tolerate failure—even when the world around us demands quick answers and indisputable facts.
Not All Labor Is for Love: Working toward Something Greater Than Ourselves
Zoey Laskaris, PhD '20
Zoey Laskaris grew up with people who worked long hours for little pay. When she realized that identifying hazardous conditions in workplaces came naturally to her, she decided to apply her passion and her talents to the field of public health.
From Syria to Michigan: A Long Journey to Public Health
Lilah Khoja
Lilah Khoja’s path to public health wasn’t a straight one. After completing a degree in international development, she worked in a variety of industries, trying to find the right fit. In her work with Syrian refugees in Turkey, she realized public health was her calling.
Data Analysis and Population Health
Madeline Levasseur, MPH '19
While earning an MPH in Epidemiology, Madeline Levasseur did a summer internship at the Kent County Health Department, working on multiple data analysis projects to help identify health factors at play in the community.
Prevention in Action: The Bigger Picture around Individual Infections
Laura Power, MPH ’15
Preventive medicine mitigates the spread of disease by linking clinical practice and population health. The regular teamwork and the chance to learn a variety of skills—from statistics to social sciences—drew alum Laura Power into this exciting field.