From Peace Corps to Public Health
Betsy Ford
Betsy Ford, Nutritional Sciences master’s student and Paul D. Coverdell Fellow, shares her experience working in the Peace Corps and how it led her to the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
Nutritional Sciences
Planting Seeds: Hands-On Educational Experiences with Food and Nutrition
Colleen Joseph
Early introductions to agriculture, sustainability, and community-based work, laid the groundwork for Colleen Joseph’s passion and pursuits in Nutritional Science.
Liquid Gold: Supporting Healthy Lactation
Brittany McQueer, Shadi Larson, and Meghan Watkins
Master's students Brittany McQueer, Shadi Larson, and Meghan Watkins interned at Liquid Gold Concepts, a company founded by School of Public Health alumni, whose mission is to create hands-on tools for breast health and lactation education.
Analyst by Day, Anthropologist by Heart
Hollie Kicinski, MPH ’17
Anthropology showed her how the human body works in its environment. Nutritional Sciences taught her to interpret and apply data. Now Hollie Kicinski is bringing it all together to improve public health across the state of Indiana.
Building a Culture of Wellness in Michigan Schools
Christian Mackey
Christian Mackey is a Master of Public Health student in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
A Clinician's Experience, An Advocate's Perspective: Charting a Weight Inclusive Approach to Health
Kendrin Sonneville
Informed by clinical experience and the perspectives of the advocacy community, Kendrin Sonneville brings rigorous science to the pursuit of more weight inclusive approaches to health. Her work asks how we can promote health in a way that’s independent of body size, and promote health and nutrition without increasing weight bias, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating.