As a Clinical Research Coordinator with the Solutions Science Lab at the Stanford University School of Medicine, Andreína Martin works with Latinx children and their Spanish-speaking families enrolled in clinical trials that measure nutrition and health outcomes. Her team’s work introduces children to interventions to positively impact their “weight loss…
When Emily McGraw joined the Learn Charter School Network in Chicago in January 2020, she had no idea how important her M.P.H. degree would prove to be. Before coming to Cornell, she has been a school principal in New York City, and now as Director of Curriculum and Instruction, she…
After graduating from the Cornell MPH program’s Infectious Disease Epidemiology track in May 2020, Shane Conyers began a PhD program in Epidemiology. In addition to a full roster of coursework in his first year at Emory University, Conyers is already involved in two of his own research projects there, one…
In his senior year of college, Kenny Escobar took a class on healthcare disparities that changed his trajectory. He wanted to make a difference in communities. “I’m glad I found out that public health was my path,” says Escobar. “The M.P.H. Program at Cornell was a great choice for me.”…
Caitlin Baumhart joined the MPH Program in January 2018, while working on her Master of Professional Studies in International Development after finishing 4 years in Tanzania with the Peace Corps. As a student studying in the Infectious Disease Epidemiology concentration, she quickly became immersed in work with the Northeast Regional…
Cecelia Madsen (left) and members of the Cornell Lightweight Men’s rowing team after beating Columbia Cecelia Madsen was a fellow with the Master of Public Health Program at the very start, before there were staff, faculty or students. She had just returned from the Peace Corps from Senegal to live…
Hirokazu Togo came to Cornell’s MPH Program on a Fulbright scholarship, on a two-year sabbatical from his position as Senior Environmental Health Officer for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. After graduating as first-ever valedictorian of a Cornell MPH class, in May 2019, Hirokazu returned to his position in Tokyo—now, with greater…
Miquela Hanselman grew up on a dairy farm in Delaware County, New York, and has always wanted a career where she could advocate for dairy farmers like her family. She first completed a B.S. in Animal Science, and then as a Food Systems and Health student with Cornell’s MPH Program,…
Ana Cristina Barsallo Cochez joined the Cornell MPH Program after earning a Master of Science in Food Safety from Cornell. As a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine who had been practicing in Panama, she was interested in foodborne outbreaks and came to Cornell to gain skills that could help her impact…
After graduating last year, MPH Program ’19 alumna Andreina Martin joined Cornell’s Dietetic Internship Program in the Division of Nutritional Sciences. She’s been immersed in community and clinical nutrition ever since, practicing her skills with Foodnet Meals on Wheels, and then with Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY. Since the…