I’m surprised and delighted by the fact that, even though tons of money and energy and attention is paid to ‘social impact’ in places like Silicon Valley, our students seem to hit on things the world really needs.
Hamdan Azhar's training in biostatistics has helped him move from Presidential campaigns to social media giants. Now he is forging ahead in data journalism, and his emoji analysis is helping us understand the bigger picture.
Minal Patel first gained an appreciation for the complexities patients with chronic disease face while working with them in situations where other forces made decision-making challenging.
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.
“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.”
“What I love about Michigan Public Health is our mentoring and teaching. We’re lucky to have a vast network of professors and alumni who can help students achieve their goals,” Wainstock says.