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Jasmina Cunmulaj posing in Venice

Alumni Spotlight: Leading on a global stage

From Michigan to Brussels: Jasmina Cunmulaj’s inspiring public health journey

Ever since her time at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Jasmina Cunmulaj, MPH ’22, envisioned being able to influence policy decisions and promote better global public health practices at an impactful level. Now, as the strategic partnerships and leadership manager at the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), she is positioned to make those dreams a reality.

Theadra Fleming

Building inclusive DEI strategies, one block at a time

Theadra Fleming, MPH ’95

Inspiration can come from anywhere—a song, a once-forgotten conversation, a scene playing out at the grocery store. For Theadra Fleming, MPH ’95, inspiration for one of the most meaningful projects of her life—a quilt designed to celebrate the DEI 2.0 Strategic Plan Rollout—came from the brick pattern on the outside of her house.

Kris Sarri scuba diving

Kris Sarri: Combating climate change with a policy pen

Kris Sarri, MPH ’97, exemplifies the University of Michigan mission of becoming leaders and best through her lifelong dedication to bettering the earth’s health through policy and action. Today, Sarri’s storied career is built upon two decades of work in Washington, DC, at the highest levels of the federal government.

 Michigan Public Health’s first online MPH cohort (l-r): Adam Kollipara, Elizabeth Brueggeman, Melanie Berent, Christopher Rudski (and son), Kathy Heselschwerdt, and Maelyn Bremer. University Michigan

Welcome Class of 2021: Photo Gallery

Recent graduates from the University of Michigan School of Public Health share their thoughts about distance learning, the many things they learned as students, and the personal and communal resilience that helped them navigate multiple public health crises while working toward graduate degrees.

Susan Ringler-Cerniglia, MPH ’04, University of Michigan School of Public Health

Keeping Local Public Health at the Table

Susan Ringler-Cerniglia, MPH ’04

From regional outbreaks to global pandemics, local public health experts respond regularly to public health crises. Susan Ringler-Cerniglia, MPH ’04, says the current pandemic has clarified the need for ongoing investment in public health.

Michelle Khurana,  Begum Zubeida Khurana, Laila, University of Michigan School of Public Health

Three Generations, One Passion: When Public Health Runs in the Family

Michelle Khurana, MPH ’96, and her mother, Begum Zubeida Khurana, MPH ’76, have served the Dearborn area for decades as physicians and advocates. Michelle’s daughter Laila is an undergraduate student at the School of Public health, and they are each full of insight and passion about public health.