Uncovering What Makes Some Places Healthier Than Others
Travis Donahoe
Growing up in Appalachia, Travis Donahoe has always been curious about health care disparities and what makes certain places healthier than others.
Students
Baseball Cards and Biostats: Finding Fulfillment in the Numbers
Jonathan Boss
As a grad student, it's been a transition to work in a more applied mathematical field, but I'm really enjoying it. The breadth and tangible benefit of our work with respect to human health truly differentiates biostatistics from other quantitative disciplines.
Future Physician Discovers the Power of Public Health Training
Edward Arenas
Edward Arenas' lifelong dream has been to become a doctor. To deepen his understanding of health, he began taking courses in public health during his undergraduate studies. His first year at Michigan Public Health has only enhanced his belief that his education here will make him a better physician.
Navy Veteran Pursues Career in Nutritional Sciences
Isa Kujawski, MPH '18
After 9 years of active duty in the US military, Isa Kujawski switched gears to pursue her passion for health and wellness and explore the connections between nutrition and mental health.
How the "Queen of Foam" Found Her Life's Passion in Infection Prevention
Mica Blauw
The search for her career passion took Mica Blauw from South Africa to a lab in western Michigan and then Ford Motor Company. She finally found what she was looking for in her studies at Michigan Public Health.
Data in Action: Alum Lauded for Success in Mentoring Uses Epidemiology Research to Serve
Rebecca Prevots
“As an epidemiologist, these traditional tools for collecting, organizing, and interpreting data are our bread and butter—What diseases are out there? Who is getting them? Why are they getting sick?” Prevots says. “Public health is all about data in action, and we want to do research that ultimately has an impact on clinical practice and policy.”