From Peace Corps to Public Health
Betsy Ford
Betsy Ford, Nutritional Sciences master’s student and Paul D. Coverdell Fellow, shares her experience working in the Peace Corps and how it led her to the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
Students Results
Always Learning and Growing: Future Physician Motivated by Health Education
Joeita Macfield
Inspired by her experiences with health education initiatives, sophomore Joeita Macfield is already putting to work what she has learned in her public health bachelor’s courses. The aspiring physician is now supporting health education for peers on-campus with a new student organization.
Planting Seeds: Hands-On Educational Experiences with Food and Nutrition
Colleen Joseph
Early introductions to agriculture, sustainability, and community-based work, laid the groundwork for Colleen Joseph’s passion and pursuits in Nutritional Science.
A Vanguard of Online Public Health: Military Medic Aims for More
Delaney Preston
When Delaney Preston realized she wanted to pursue public health, she worried that meant she’d have to leave her career behind. But thanks to Michigan’s online MPH program, she didn’t have to.
Never Lose Sight of the People behind the Data
Rachel Jantz, MPH ’14
Rachel Jantz has wanted to care for people in her community since she was a child. She discovered in college that she loves data. Public health, specifically epidemiology, brought those loves together for her. As an opioids epidemiologist in Michigan, she works to connect human experiences and data to help people stay healthy.
Honoring the Legacies of Those She Loves
Carmelita Perrien Naccarato
Growing up, bachelor's student Carmelita Perrien Naccarato was surrounded by the untimely deaths of family members. But their stories became one of the driving forces behind her interest in health. Now at Michigan Public Health, honoring the legacy of those she loves inspires her pursuit of public health.