<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><post link="https://sph.umich.edu/stories/2026posts/nicolle-marinec.html" display="true" featured="true"><title>Curiosity fuels a winding public health career</title><subject>Nicolle Marinec, MPH ’04</subject><subtitle>Health Behavior and Health Education</subtitle><description>Nicolle Marinec built a career spanning peer health education, international telehealth projects, and VA research after earning her MPH degree in Health Behavior and Health Education. Now pursuing an MBA, she’s developing digital health tools and launching her own venture in reproductive and women’s health.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:54:57 -0800</pubDate><tags><talking-about>MPH</talking-about><category>MPH</category><talking-about>Health Care</talking-about><talking-about>Faculty</talking-about><category>We Are Michigan Public Health</category><talking-about>Health Equity</talking-about><talking-about>Health Care Access</talking-about><talking-about>Health Behavior and Health Equity</talking-about><talking-about>Health Disparities</talking-about><talking-about>Hospital Administration</talking-about><faculty>John Piette</faculty><category>Alumni</category><category>Health Behavior and Health Equity</category><talking-about>Sexual Health</talking-about></tags><image><img src="/stories/2026posts/images/nicolle-marinec.jpg" alt="Nicolle Marinec with a white sleeveless shirt standing in front of purple flowers"/></image><imagelarge><img/></imagelarge></post>