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SPOTLIGHT
Serving, Leading, and Healing: Odysseys through the Desert and Beyond
Matthew L. Boulton
From the open desert of rural Nevada to locations across the globe, Matt Boulton's commitment to public health at all levels and his willingness to serve in a variety of contexts have kept him focused on the most meaningful things. Read more
Family Matters, Community Matters: Challenging Opportunities in Public Health Practice
Rohan Jeremiah, MPH ’06
As alum and public health professor Rohan Jeremiah knows well, public health does its best work when it remembers the inherent strengths and unique qualities of the communities it seeks to serve. This means paying close attention to local cultures and thinking creatively about ways to turn challenges into opportunities. Read more
From CDC to MPH: Real-World Work Inspires Desire for Greater Impact
Nathan Clayton
After graduating college, Nathan Clayton entered into a world of disease prevention he never expected to be a part of. Since then, he’s assisted in containing the spread of several illnesses in his role with the CDC. Now, he’s working to complete his MPH so that he can do even more for public health. Read more
Stretching His Border to Prevent Dementia: A Physician's Shift to Public Health
Shuji Tsuda
Shuji Tsuda worked as a family physician in Japan for over a decade. In that time, he cared for those suffering from dementia but became frustrated by his inability to prevent their deterioration. With public health training, he aims to transform care to prevent cases, and better treat those with dementia in the US and Japan. Read more
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To Help Others Achieve: An Advocate's Global Effort to Ensure Education and Health Equity
Olawunmi Oduyebo
In her personal life and her research, master's student Olawunmi Oduyebo has seen firsthand how personal and community health impact education and vice versa. As a public health advocate and non-profit founder, she's working globally to help people achieve their goals and aspiration by ensuring access to education, and good health, for all. Read more
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A Desire to Be More: How Public Health Connects Medicine to Patient Communities
Utibe Effiong, MPH ’14
At a young age, Utibe Effiong knew he wanted to help people, and he knew he wanted to do that as a physician. Because of his public health training, he knows that his interactions with individual patients have an impact on entire communities. Read more
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Pursuing Public Health through Toxicology
Patrick O’Dowd
Master’s student Patrick O’Dowd was first drawn to toxicology as an undergraduate student and now hopes to pursue a career in medical toxicology. Hear how his interests led him to Michigan Public Health’s Environmental Health Sciences department. Read more
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Drilling for DNA: The Unexpected Adventures of a Public Health Anthropologist
Ainash Childebayeva, PhD ’19
Could that researcher in goggles sitting in a lab really be an anthropologist? And how much adventure will they actually have? From the top of the Himalayas and the Andes to the insides of cells, Ainash Childebayeva has combined anthropology, genetics, and public health to uncover secrets of human history and keep today’s vulnerable populations healthy. Read more
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From the Pool into the Field: Applying Team Experience to Public Health Major
Kathy Rogers
In the pool, Michigan water polo student-athlete Kathy Rogers helps her team win games. Outside the pool, she has much bigger aspirations as she chases her dreams of making the world a healthier place through the field of public health. Read more
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Motivating a New Generation to Address Health Inequities
Amani Echols
Amani Echols' chose public health because she wanted to make the most impact for the most people. As a co-founder of the Health Equity High School summit, and a staff member at doula program, Dial-A-Doula, she's working directly to combat health inequity and inspire new leaders. Read more
