Epidemiology
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In the Field or in the Lab, One Researcher's Journey to Making Every Intervention Count
Aubree Gordon
When Aubree Gordon quit a doctoral program in biology, she at first felt like she was going off the road. Looking back at her long path to field epidemiology and the value of her vaccine research to people around the world, these difficult transitions begin making a lot more sense. Read more
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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. Read more
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Data Analysis and Population Health
Madeline Levasseur
Madeline Levasseur, a master's student in Epidemiology, did her summer internship at the Kent County Health Department, working on multiple data analysis projects to help identify health factors at play in the community. Read more
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Prevention in Action: The Bigger Picture around Individual Infections
Laura Power, MPH ’15
Preventive medicine mitigates the spread of disease by linking clinical practice and population health. The regular teamwork and the chance to learn a variety of skills—from statistics to social sciences—drew alum Laura Power into this exciting field. Read more
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From Global Inspiration to Public Health Education
Kyle Busse
Kyle Busse’s global public health work started in Bolivia as an undergraduate student. Now a global epidemiology student at Michigan Public Health, Kyle has worked in Ghana and plans to use his training to impact other disciplines of public health. Read more
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The Perfect Fit: A Career That Blends Hard Science and Social Science
Jessica Yaser
As an undergraduate student, Jessica Yaser realized she had constructed a competition in her mind between the hard and social sciences. She has discovered in public health a beautiful balance between the two. Read more
