Chronic Disease

Pahriya Ashrap

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.

Randel Richner

The "Well-Behaved" Advocate: A Career in Public Health Policy

Randel Richner, MPH '90, Health Management and Policy

As a nurse in northern Michigan, Randel Richner discovered she was interested not only in providing patients great care but in being their advocate. Today, she remains focused on improving health policy and health care for the future.

Chanese Forté

Research and Equity in Global Public Health

Chanese Forté

Growing up in the Atlanta metro area, Chanese Forté was fortunate to be close to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which helped get her interested in epidemiology. At Michigan Public Health, she's putting all of her passions together—equity, worker health, chemical exposure, and cancer.

Chanell Cook

A Pioneer in the Family and in Public Health

Chanell Heslop

Thinking hard about health throughout the lifecycle and about the implementation of research led Chanell Heslop to public health. Collecting and applying data to solve population health issues keeps her moving.