First Generation Students
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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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Motivated to Be the Change
Cindy Le
Inspired by the community that raised her, Cindy Le is determined to help mitigate health disparities in her hometown of Camden, New Jersey, and others like it. Read more
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Reflections on Public Health
Lello Guluma
Lello Guluma discovered her passion in public health as an undergraduate. This began her journey to delivering a speech at the graduation ceremony where she celebrated the completion of her master’s degree and the beginning of her future as a public health practitioner. Read more
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Accessible Policies: Quality Health Care for the Most Underserved
Tran T. Doan
Tran Doan has witnessed firsthand the many challenges faced by refugee immigrants as they navigate a new country. She now works on policies that improve health care quality for under-resourced communities. Read more
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Learning to Cook, Learning to Belong
Brianna Dumas
Economic, environmental, and social stresses disconnect us from the food we eat. Brianna Dumas works to reconnect us using a grassroots approach—good food for our community, grown by our community, supporting our community. Read more
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Networks of Support: The People and Places That Need Us Most
Allante Moon
A broad set of commitments helps Allante Moon stay connected to the community and keeps her focused on what she’s most passionate about—applying her talents and skills wherever they’re needed most. Read more
