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Denise Anthony studies how humans cooperate and develop trust in social relationships. With privacy and trust central to how we use health information, health managers and policymakers, says Anthony, must understand the relationship between social determinants of health and health care.
With business acumen and nursing skills running in the family, master’s student Elizabeth Lusk feels rather at home in public health. Her own path has led her into health management and policy work, where she is finding ways to ensure health systems operate well as businesses and in the contexts of their communities.
Undergraduate public health student Reem Fawaz always wanted to make an impact in her community. She began her journey to medical school, then decided to include in her education a public health foundation, which she says is vital to achieving her goal of building healthier communities.
Whitney Peoples, the school’s inaugural director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, has taught, researched, and published on matters at the intersections of race, gender, and health. As a field of scholarship and practice, public health has always been close to her work.
With growing experience in epidemiology and health policy, master’s student Payton Watt is pursuing her passion for improving health in lower income populations. She continues to examine a pandemic that revealed flaws in US health care and how better policy can ensure access to basic needs.
When Heather Auto chose to complete her MPH online, she expected a solitary digital journey to graduation, what she found instead was a flourishing online community and peer connections that have endured beyond graduation.