Giving Back to Youth and Seniors with Nutrition Education
Jill Schaefer
Jill Schaefer is an MPH candidate in Nutritional Sciences and pursuing a dual degree with the School of Social Work.
Alumni,Nutritional Sciences Results
Mental Edge of Michigan Training Set Alum up for Success
Rena Sun
When Rena Sun encountered some frustrations in the working world, her Michigan training helped her pivot into a fulfilling career that is not quite the norm for a biostatistician.
For the Love of Teaching: Alum Thrives as a Mentor
Leslie McClure
Leslie McClure measures her success in academia not by her triumphs, but by those she empowers to succeed.
Fighting the Odds to Help Others Fight Cancer
Lisa Richardson
When Lisa Richardson began asking herself why black women died more frequently from breast cancer than white women, her public health training kicked into gear. She knew the question had to be answered—and she knew how to make it into a research question.
Michigan Alum and Epidemiology Professor Studies Health Disparities in Stroke
Lynda Lisabeth
When Lynda Lisabeth first arrived at the University of Michigan as an undergraduate, it was a transformative experience for her. Today, she is still on campus, researching stroke and teaching the next generation of epidemiologists.
Giving the Best of Himself by Giving Back: Rashid Njai's Public Health Mission
Lt. Commander Rashid Njai PhD, MPH
Wherever Lt. Commander Rashid Njai’s career takes him—from Michigan communities like Flint and Detroit to the frontlines of public health crises internationally—it is his drive to help people, an unwavering commitment to the truth of his calling and his science, that guides the course of his public health work. .