A nonprofit and researchers from Boston University and Cornell University will study the landscape of homelessness public policy and its consequences Numerous government agencies at all levels make public policies that are influential to the well-being of people experiencing homelessness in the U.S. But, the way these decisions get…
Dr. Amie Patchen has been teaching for over 16 years. After receiving her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from Boston College, she joined the Cornell MPH Program as a postdoctoral associate, where she currently teaches One Health and Public Health Foundations I for our first-year students, and the Integrated Learning…
Lara Parrilla, MPH, RD, was first exposed to the field of public health through an undergraduate internship with Cornell University Cooperative Extension in NYC. “It was through this experience that I developed an understanding of and respect for the importance concept of building individual and community capacity to identify community…
MPH students, Seb Loonen and Avni Patel, met with staff members in Representative Sean Casten’s office to talk about their Applied Practice Experience (APE) projects, and the impact of federal funding—particularly the 2021 Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act (RISE)—on furthering public health research. Representative Casten, who co-sponsored the…
In partnership with Dr. Onyinye Balogun in Radiation Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine, Dr. Amelia Greiner Safi (Public and Ecosystem Health), MPH students Jennifer Gil and Nyaradzo Sirewu, and Global Health student Hannah Lee have launched their nation-wide study to understand experiences of Black patients with gynecologic cancers, funded by…
Graduate Students in Public Health (GraPH) is a new organization founded by first-year MPH students to help fellow Cornell students build careers in public health and healthcare industries. The organization was founded with the goal of fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, supporting MPH graduate education, and advocating for public health students and…
Dr. Michelle Falkenbach, along with international colleagues, recently published a paper in the International Journal of Health Planning and Management that asks the question “Are health systems and their health workforce resilient in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic?” This article looks at the reactivity and proactivity of health systems,…
Dr. Karla Hanson began her career in public health as director of planning and development at a federally qualified primary care health center. This experience led her to pursue graduate school in health policy at the Wagner School of Public Service at NYU, where she researched policies and trends regarding…
Dr. Kevin Cummings is an associate professor in the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health. He received both his PhD and DVM degrees from Cornell University, and has been teaching epidemiology and public health to students for the last 20 years. Dr. Cummings’ research focuses on foodborne pathogens, antimicrobial resistance,…
Audrey Baker is the Manager of Applied Learning & Evaluation in the Cornell MPH Program. She is a double alumna of Cornell University, receiving her BS and MPA from the College of Human Ecology. Audrey’s interest in public health began after completing Cornell’s Biology and Society Program. “I graduated in…