Biostatistics
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Statistics Served with Love: A Family Passion for Nourishing the Community
Stephen Salerno, MS ’18
How does biostatistics keep doctoral student Stephen Salerno connected to his family’s passion for feeding people? He makes sure every research and volunteer experience is a chance to feed local and global communities with accessible data that helps alleviate and prevent health problems and health disparities. Read more
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Silk Road Native's Dream Repeats with Every Intervention
Pahriya Ashrap
When Pahriya Ashrap sees people in need, she imagines opportunities to help—whether she’s in an Ann Arbor lab or online with a math mentee on the other side of the world. Her simple, powerful dream of making a positive impact has motivated her on her long road to public health, where she works to build bridges of culture and science. Read more
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Future Biostatician Discovers a Passion for Environmental Impact
Candice Ammori
The path to public health isn’t always direct. For master’s student Candice Ammori, an interest in the intersection of sustainability and biostatistics was sparked by a public policy degree, global research, a stint in the tech industry, and more. Read more
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Preventing Sickness and Injury: An Occupational Passion
Karin Dove, MPH '16, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology
Karin Dove knows the public health work she does will impact large populations of people. Data is her key tool in that endeavor, and translating the value of that data is one or her biggest challenges and joys. Read more
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A Pattern Comes into Focus: F. DuBois Bowman's Journey to Improve Public Health
F. DuBois Bowman, MS ‘95, PhD
F. DuBois Bowman analyzes complex data in search of patterns that can help psychiatrists better understand the brain. As the incoming dean of Michigan Public Health reflects on his career, he can likewise see patterns that, while not always apparent at the time, led him to where he is today. Read more
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Michigan Alum and Epidemiology Professor Studies Health Disparities in Stroke
Lynda Lisabeth
When Lynda Lisabeth first arrived at the University of Michigan as an undergraduate, it was a transformative experience for her. Today, she is still on campus, researching stroke and teaching the next generation of epidemiologists. Read more
