First Generation Students

Rishabh Jain

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.”

Joel Begay

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.

Daniel Lee

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.

Abdullah Hammoud

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.

Quanshay Henderson

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.