First Generation Students Results
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Breaking Norms and Improving Lives
Rishabh Jain
Jain regularly reached out to the most diverse voices he could find, listening and challenging himself. “People embody the Michigan difference,” Jain says. “Those around me provide different angles on everything from academic to personal interests.” Read more
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Conducting Culturally Competent Public Health Work in Native Communities
Joel Begay
Joel Begay’s work with Native communities has provided him valuable insight on how to partner with communities in a way that does not exploit them. As a public health professional, he aspires to help fill gaps around minority health data by collecting and analyzing data while helping tribal governments, health professionals, and other government agencies interpret the data to ultimately improve Indian Country. Read more
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From Taiwan to Ann Arbor
Shoou-Yih Daniel Lee
I always felt hungry for knowledge. Pursuing an academic career was completely foreign to me. I didn’t know anyone who had gotten a PhD. But I knew I wanted to learn. Read more
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The Unexpected Politician
Abdullah Hammoud
Honoring a family member’s legacy leads to a surprising change in plans for a recent Michigan Public Health graduate. Read more
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Quanshay Henderson
Quanshay Henderson
I’m interested in death and dying. I want to destigmatize mortality. It’s a topic that I don’t think many people talk about. Ironically, I believe that thinking about our own mortality can help us to live more fully. Read more
