In our Alumni Career Spotlight series, you will meet some of our alumni and learn about the important work they are doing to create a healthier nation and world. Agatha Beier Employer: Robin Healthcare Current position: Medical Scribe Location: Des Moines, Iowa Degree(s): Health Services Management, Fairbanks School of Public Health, IUPUI, 2021 Why did… Read more »
Alumni Profile
Alumni career spotlight: Emily Sargent
Emily Sargent Employer: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Current position: Public Health Advisor Location: Atlanta, GA Degree(s): Doctor of Jurisprudence, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, IUPUI, 2018; Master of Public Health, Richard M Fairbanks School of Public Health, IUPUI, 2018; Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice, Indiana University Bloomington, 2014 Why did… Read more »
Alumni career spotlight: Cameron Hilt
Over the coming weeks you will meet some of our alumni and learn about the important work they are doing to create a healthier nation and world. Cameron Hilt Employer: Indiana Rural Health Association Current position: Program Director Location: Indianapolis Degree(s): IU Fairbanks School of Public Health: MPH (May 2021) Why did you choose your… Read more »
Alumni career spotlight: Nicholas Dus
Over the coming weeks you will meet some of our alumni and learn about the important work they are doing to create a healthier nation and world. Nicholas Dus Employer: Community Health Network Current position: Executive Director of Operations Location: Evansville/Indianapolis Degree(s): Bachelor of Science in Health Administration (IU Bloomington); MHA (IUPUI) Why did you… Read more »
Alumni career spotlight: Katie Krivacs
Over the coming weeks you will meet some of our alumni and learn about the important work they are doing to create a healthier nation and world. Katie Krivacs Employer: University Hospitals Current position: Administrative Fellow Location: Cleveland, OH Degree(s): Bachelor of Science in Biology: Denison University 2018; Master in Health Administration: IUPUI 2021 Why… Read more »
Alumni career spotlight: Julia Buchanan
Over the coming weeks you will meet some of our alumni and learn about the important work they are doing to create a healthier nation and world. Julia Buchanan Employer: Council on Aging Henderson County Current position: Finance Director Location: Hendersonville, NC Degree(s): 2008, IUPUI – IU School of Medicine, BS Health Service Management Briefly… Read more »
From PhD to Pandemic: Alumna Shares COVID-19 Impact
By Crystal Jones Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Shirley Payne, MPH’11, has balanced her role as an adjunct faculty member at IU Bloomington with a job transition at the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH). In July 2020, she graduated with her Ph.D. in Health Behavior, her fourth degree from Indiana University. In each of these… Read more »
Alumnus Encourages Others to Embrace Communication Skills in Public Health
By Crystal Jones When Greg Budney, MPH’11 completed his capstone course during his undergraduate program at Butler University in public relations, he began to think he might have chosen the wrong career path. “At Butler, you had to run a public relations campaign, and my client was the Butler University Health Center,” Budney said. “They… Read more »
Kreg Gruber Leads Health System through COVID-19
Leading in Health Care By Maggie Scroop Beacon Health System CEO, and IUPUI Alumnus Kreg Gruber, reflects back on a year like no other. He offers his perspective and advice as a healthcare leader, as he uses the learnings of last year to transform healthcare. Key Learnings “It was mid-March and I was at home… Read more »
Establishing Contact Tracing for Indiana: Alumna Shares Her Story
By Adrianne Robertson Nicole Stone, a 2016 graduate of the MPH in Epidemiology program at IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, played an integral role in establishing contact tracing for Indiana and continues to make an impact on the state’s COVID-19 response. She served full time on COVID-19 activities from February 2020, before… Read more »