Honoring My Grandmother: In Pursuit of a Healthy Future
Batsheva Honig
Batsheva Honig strives to make a positive public health impact by shaping public policy and health care.
Alumni,Health Management and Policy
Their Lives in Our Hands: The Privilege and Power of Patient-Centered Care
José Gutiérrez
Regardless of the role you play in health care, patients should be at the center of how we design our systems of care, says master’s student José Gutiérrez. To that end, Gutiérrez is committed to implementing administrative and physical structures in health care that are patient-centric.
Guiding Principles: Balancing Context and Evidence to Inform Policy
Katharine Bradley, PhD ’14
Katharine Bradley was steered toward public health by her mother’s career in hospital administration, but, she says, “health insurance policy is different than administration.” Now equipped with a PhD in Health Services Research and Policy, she works to create research-based evidence about Medicaid implementation so we can have better health care policy.
Recovering from 9/11 and Moving Public Health to the Front Lines of Disaster Response
Theresa Gorman, MPH ’11
Theresa Gorman witnessed firsthand the clean up at Ground Zero after the September 11 attacks and how rescue and recovery workers began to suffer from respiratory problems. She has built a career around ensuring environmental and worker health and urges public health professionals to see their role in disaster preparedness and response.
The Loneliness of the Bipartisan Collaborator
Anand Parekh, MD, MPH ’02
Anand Parekh knows that people on both sides of the aisle agree on many things and want to work together. But actually getting policy made can be challenging. As a researcher, writer, and advocate, Parekh brings people together every day to improve access to health care and health in general.
Finding New Passions in Public Health Outside the Classroom
Dany Zemmel, MPH '20
While studying occupational and environmental epidemiology, master's student Dany Zemmel has contributed greatly to another area of public health studies—health equity through food access. Collaborating with peers to grow a food security initiative that benefits students on campus, she has expanded her skills in the field of public health while making an impact on her local community.