“As I interpreted for my mother throughout the recovery process, the inaccessible language used by doctors and nurses illuminated the challenges my mother and many others face as deaf individuals within the health system,” Johnson says.
Jody Gray’s career at Michigan Public Health began over 40 years ago, when she was just 19-years-old. Now, as the Program Administrator for our Summer Session in Epidemiology, she’s helping the school stay on the leading edge of public health.
A five-time Big Ten Athlete of the Year, Erin Finn has built a storied athletic career at the University of Michigan. Now pursuing a MPH in Epidemiology, she shares her passion for science and her aim to bring public health training to medical practice.
College held held lots of possibility—and some uncertainties—for Madison Van Epps. Her life aspirations converged when the University of Michigan School of Public Health launched an undergraduate program and she joined the first cohort.
As a member of the Michigan Public Health Community, Jenny Crawford has become actively involved in the school’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives by being an advocate for change and creating space for healthy discussion.
That year in Uganda was “the most challenging and the most fulfilling year of my life,” Mosley says. “And as much as it got me interested in global health issues, it reaffirmed my desire also to be deeply engaged here in the States with public health issues.”