Pursuing Clean Water for Marginalized Communities of Israel
Ruth Thomas
Ruth Thomas is a MPH student in the Global Health Epidemiology track, with a keen interest in international health and marginalized communities.
International Student
Communities of Hope: Optimism and Resilience on the Islands of Life
Mislael Valentín-Cortés
Moving so far from home for graduate school was difficult for Mislael Valentín-Cortés. Still, Puerto Rico is always on his mind, and disaster preparedness is a major theme of his academic and extracurricular activities.
Physician, Innovator, Advocate
Kashvi Gupta
Kashvi Gupta didn’t like needles and hated the smell of the hospital. As a physician pursuing a degree in public health, she knows that her own bold steps and her encounters with patients will change her.
Bringing Public Health Home: Matos-Moreno's Hurricane Relief Mission in Puerto Rico
Amilcar Matos-Moreno
Amilcar Matos-Moreno’s interest in public health has led him from biostatistics to epidemiology. In the process, he has discovered a way to dedicate his life’s work to making a difference in his home island of Puerto Rico, including Hurricane Maria relief and more.
From Taiwan to Ann Arbor
Shoou-Yih Daniel Lee
I always felt hungry for knowledge. Pursuing an academic career was completely foreign to me. I didn’t know anyone who had gotten a PhD. But I knew I wanted to learn.
Pat Oungpasuk
Pat Oungpasuk
I stumbled on community health classes my sophomore year. I thought, this is everything I wanted. I care about people, health and helping communities as much as possible. It allowed me to draw knowledge from different fields to address the health needs of the population.