Epidemiology

Hannah Segaloff earned an MPH and a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

Studying the Micro to Create a Major Impact

Hannah Segaloff, PhD '19

An Ann Arbor native Hannah Segaloff didn’t have to travel very far to find the perfect graduate program for her. After getting a degree in microbiology, she began her journey toward a more standardized approach to studying severe influenza among hospitalized patients.

Jessica Uruchima

Gaining Knowledge and Memories in the Field

Jessica Uruchima

For her 2018 summer internship, Michigan Public Health master's student Jessica Uruchima traveled to Ecuador - the country of her birth - to collaborate on an international pilot study examining mother and child health outcomes.

Clara Schriemer

Rooted in a Family History of Health Work

Clara Schriemer

Clara Schriemer discusses a path to global epidemiology sparked by her physician parents and piqued by public health professionals and field experience.

Betsy Foxman

Thinking Slow, Living Resilient, and Making a Difference

Betsy Foxman

Professional science requires a host of nuanced problem-solving skills, which for prominent epidemiologist Betsy Foxman includes learning how to “think slow” and how tolerate failure—even when the world around us demands quick answers and indisputable facts.

Lilah Khoja

From Syria to Michigan: A Long Journey to Public Health

Lilah Khoja

Lilah Khoja’s path to public health wasn’t a straight one. After completing a degree in international development, she worked in a variety of industries, trying to find the right fit. In her work with Syrian refugees in Turkey, she realized public health was her calling.