Field Notes

Danny Gessel

Improving Access through Strong Hospital Leadership

Danny Gessel

Health Management and Policy student Danny Gessel spent his summer interning at Ambulatory Care Services at Michigan Medicine, helping with the site activation of the new West Ann Arbor Clinic. In this Field Notes, Danny talks about the experience, as well as the importance of hospital administrators in moving healthcare forward.

Hannah Eck

Communicating Health Data to Everyday People

Hannah Eck

The subject of our latest Field Notes, Health Behavior and Health Education student Hannah Eck, talks about her health communications internship with JOOL Health, and her passion for translating research for the general public.

Sandra Giramahoro Coyne and Jelena Verkler

Two Interns in Lansing, Two Amazing Experiences

Sandra Giramahoro Coyne and Jelena Verkler

In this Field Notes, Master of Public Health students Sandra Giramahoro Coyne and Jelena Verkler talk about interning last summer at different divisions of The Michigan Department of Health & Human Services in Lansing, where they put their epidemiology skills to good use.

Cody Cousineau

Fueling Athletes and Fighting Obesity

Cody Cousineau

In this edition of Field Notes, Nutritional Sciences student Cody Cousineau details his summer 2017 internship with the Eastern Michigan University Athletic Department, along with how his work in the lab deepens his understanding of nutrition and health.

Shannon Hamilton

Middleville to Ann Arbor, Mosquitoes to Medicine

Shannon Hamilton

Shannon Hamilton has always loved the outdoors. That’s part of what drew her to pursue a master’s degree in environmental health sciences from Michigan Public Health. “I’m very interested in how environmental exposures during our lifetime influence our health,” she said.

Hadlee Garrison and Kate McManus

Breaking Down Barriers to Food Access

Hadlee Garrison and Kate McManus

Hadlee Garrison and Kate McManus, Master of Public Health students at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, spent their summer interning with Food Gatherers, a food rescue and food bank program serving Washtenaw County, Michigan.