Our Executive Master of Health Administration is intended for working health care professionals who want the skills and education to take the next step in their career. We recently spoke with executive MHA student Crystal McQueen to learn how her experiences in the program are impacting her career. Tell us about your current work and… Read more »
Internship spotlight: Gracie Tial Hometown: Indianapolis, IN Internship site: Community Health Network For the past few months Gracie Tial, a BS in Health Services Management senior, has been gaining experience as an intern with Community Health Network. When you ask her how her internship is going, get ready for an enthusiastic response. Gracie is quick… Read more »
Please tell us about your long-term career goals. My long-term career goal is to work for a nonprofit organization in my community to help minimize health inequities. I’m interested about informing the public about public health resources that can help prevent chronic and infectious diseases. I aim to work in an environment that is inclusive… Read more »
By Catherine Jeffery Tyler Cunningham 2020 Undergraduate Scholarship Recipient BSPH in Environmental Health Science Tyler Cunningham came to IUPUI in fall of 2016, originally as a chemistry major. He met someone who was an environmental health science major and they told him about the program. He knew it was exactly what he wanted to do…. Read more »
By Catherine Jeffery Micaela Gaviola 2020 May’s Family RISE Scholarship Recipient BSPH Community Health & Epidemiology Micaela Gaviola is currently a double major in community health and epidemiology. After her freshman year, she loved all of the support she received in public health and how applicable each course was to life. “With epidemiology, even though… Read more »
By Catherine Jeffery Leah Amstutz 2020 FSPH Graduate Scholarship Recipient Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health Leah Amstutz applied for the MPH program the summer she started medical school, and received the FSPH Graduate Scholarship last year. She is pursuing an MPH degree to help her be more aware of the social determinants… Read more »
By Crystal Jones Afsah Amin is pursuing a Masters of Public Health in epidemiology and plans to graduate in December of 2021. She immigrated from Pakistan after receiving her medical training as an anesthesiologist and decided to transition from a clinical role to a research scientist role to impact more people. As she was making… Read more »
By Adrianne Robertson Michelle Martin, a Health Services Management student at the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, is currently working as an office supervisor in the Radiology Department at the IU Health Simon Cancer Center. Since early March when the COVID-19 pandemic ensued, Martin said the radiology department at IU Health has… Read more »
By Amanda Briggs Throughout January, DrPH student Beth Keeney kept an eye on the spread of COVID-19 in Italy. When she told her supervisor at LifeSpring Health Systems that community spread in the United States was likely, she was appointed chair of the company’s COVID-19 response. “Once a case of community spread was announced on… Read more »
By Crystal Jones Brandon Lewis is pursuing his Masters of Public Health in Social and Behavioral Sciences with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health. In February, he joined the Indiana Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) as a WIC Nutritionist. WIC is a public health nutrition program whose mission is to… Read more »
