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Jennifer Mandelbaum keeps a hand in academia as a lecturer
Jennifer Mandelbaum, MPH ’16 (Social & Behavioral Sciences, Global Health Concentration), is a healthcare economics consultant at Optum (part of UnitedHealth Group), but keeps a hand in academia as a part-time lecturer in the Department of Community Health at Tufts University.
17 May 2023
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EMSA holds Alumni of Color Panel and Networking event to strengthen connections
Yale School of Public Health students of color gathered in Harkness Ballroom April 14 for a night of socialization and networking as part of the annual Alumni of Color Panel & Networking Night, planned by the YSPH Emerging Minority Student Association (EMSA). The purpose of the night was to strengthen connections between students and alumni of color to further YSPH’s efforts relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
8 May 2023
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Alumni Spotlight: Minjae Kim wears many hats as a nurse practitioner
Alumni Spotlight on Minjae Kim, MPH ’19 (Health Policy & Management), who's currently working as the chief nursing officer at NY Spine Care Interventional Pain Management.
12 Apr 2023
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YSPH alum Dr. Lawrence Brown finds rewards in both surgery and music
Dr. Lawrence Brown, MD, MPH ’18 (Health Policy), now a PhD candidate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a surgical resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital, finds his solace at the piano and his rewards in becoming a surgeon.
28 Mar 2023
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Alumni Spotlight: McKenzie Colt’s post-YSPH work takes her to Liberia
Alumni Spotlight on McKenzie Colt, MPH '20 (Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases), who is now the country director for the UNC (University of North Carolina) Global Projects Liberia research group.
15 Mar 2023
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YSPH alum works to save clinic where his passion for public health was born
Jackson Higginbottom, MPH '20 (Social and Behavioral Sciences), has been working to save Manos Juntas, the free Oklahoma City medical clinic where his passion for public health was born, following the death of its founding director in December – all while working full time back in New Haven.
9 Mar 2023
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Alumni Spotlight: Shazia Khawaja applies her epidemiology skills to director job
Alumni Spotlight on Shazia Khawaja, MPH '04 (Chronic Disease Epidemiology), who is now a senior director of real world evidence operations at Merck.
15 Feb 2023
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YSPH alums, student aim to ‘MakeDeathsCount’ worldwide
Yale School of Public Health alumni Ahmad Saleh and Ehsan Abualanain (shown above), both MPH '22, and current student Madison Novosel, MPH '23, have created an NGO called MakeDeathsCount to provide verbal autopsy training in countries, such as Syria, where many deaths and their causes go unrecorded.
1 Feb 2023
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YSPH alumna Kate Walsh named Massachusetts’ Health and Human Services Secretary
Boston Medical Center President and CEO and Yale trustee Kate Walsh, MPH ’79, BA ’77, has been tapped by Massachusetts’ Governor Maura Healey to be the commonwealth’s new Health and Human Services Secretary.
26 Jan 2023
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Alumni Spotlight: Aykhan Alibayli continues to pursue his passion for public service
Aykhan Alibayli, MPH '18 (Health Policy), is studying to become a physician assistant at Stanford University.
18 Jan 2023
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YSPH students benefiting from interdisciplinary mentorship by REIDS Fellow alumnus
As an alumnus of the Research Education Institute for Diverse Scholars (REIDS) at the Yale School of Public Health, S. Raquel Ramos understands the value of mentorship and opportunity in academia. Now an associate professor at the Yale School of Nursing with a joint appointment in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at YSPH, Ramos is carrying the REIDS’ mission forward by mentoring three MPH students in the interdisciplinary research she conducts at the intersection of nursing and public health.
9 Jan 2023
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Vassar College president and Yale alumna Elizabeth Bradley receives 2023 Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal for her leading scholarship in public health
Vassar College president and Yale alumna Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Bradley, ’96 PhD, has been awarded a 2023 Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal for her leading scholarship in public health and her unwavering commitment to the health and well-being of local and global communities.
22 Dec 2022
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Former YSPH student has a plan to overcome resistance to syringe services
Will Eger, MPH '21, recently published a paper about syringe services based on his student work and experiences.
16 Dec 2022
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Alumni Spotlight: Cheryl Austein Casnoff forged a long career in public health and health financing policy
Cheryl Austein Casnoff, MPH '76, has forged a long and distinguished consulting and public service career in public health and health financing policy.
14 Dec 2022
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Alumni Spotlight: Nanlesta Pilgrim, PhD, MPH ’07 (Social & Behavioral Sciences), BA ’04
Alumni Spotlight on Nanlesta Pilgrim, PhD, MPH ’07 (Social & Behavioral Sciences), BA ’04
9 Nov 2022
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National Council for Mental Wellbeing Names Mohini Venkatesh Chief of Staff
The National Council for Mental Wellbeing today announced the appointment of YSPH alumna Mohini Venkatesh, MPH, as its first-ever chief of staff.
Source: National Council for Mental Wellbeing
21 Oct 2022
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Alumni Profile: Jackson Higginbottom, MPH ’20 (Social & Behavioral Sciences)
Alumni Profile on Jackson Higginbottom, MPH ’20 (Social & Behavioral Sciences), who is now a program administrator at the Community Alliance for Research and Engagement (CARE) and Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center at the Yale School of Public Health.
12 Oct 2022
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Emily Wang, MD, and Two Yale Alumni Win MacArthur ‘Genius’ Awards
The fellowship, which was created in 1981, is presented to individuals in a variety of fields who have shown exceptional originality in and dedication to their creative pursuits. Nominations are submitted anonymously by leaders in their respective fields. Recipients receive a $625,000 stipend paid in installments over five years to continue their creative pursuits. Wang is the 20th recipient who was actively serving as a Yale faculty or staff member at the time of their award.
Source: YaleNews
12 Oct 2022
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Startup Stories: Creating Diagnostic Tools for Sickle Cell Disease
A conversation with Song Kim ’20, co-founder of KovaDX, which is building technologically advanced tools to increase access to quality healthcare for underserved communities.
Source: Yale School of Management
23 Sep 2022
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Alumni Profile: Cory Gordon '16
Alumni Profile on Cory Gordon, MPH '16, now an antitrust attorney in the Bureau of Competition at the Federal Trade Commission.
14 Sep 2022