Alumni Spotlights
Avni Patel ‘22 was committed to advancing social justice as an MPH student, and was determined to continue doing so through a career in health policy. After graduation, Patel began working with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Legislative Affairs Office as a Presidential Management Fellow (PMF)—a highly prestigious leadership program with the U.S. government. After completing a rotation on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Health, Patel’s next rotation was in the White House, working on Vice President Kamala Harris’s public health portfolio.
Our Master’s Program publishes an annual magazine to provide students, alumni, prospective students, donors, advisors, and friends with a beautiful annual summary of our work In this year’s magazine we focus on engagement To have the greatest impacts, we must...
Veterinary diagnostic laboratories across the United States had a substantial positive effect on human health during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study from researchers at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine The paper, published June 25 in...
Shot@Life is a grassroots advocacy campaign under the United Nations Foundation that champions, supports, and invests in global childhood immunization programs like UNICEF, the World Health Organization, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance In 2023, Shot@Life secured...
When Stephen Sansoterra applied to Cornell in early 2020, Covid-19 had just arrived in the US “I was interested in learning more about public health during a pandemic, while taking a step into healthcare,” he remembers He was drawn to Cornell Public Health’s...
Ashwin Issac chose Cornell Public Health to translate his healthcare background into a consulting career “The skills I gained at Cornell are exactly what I needed,” he attests Today, as a Risk and Compliance Consultant with KPMG’s forensic advisory practice,...
Working in a corporate firm in Argentina while in law school, Denise Frohmann found herself doing a lot of pro bono work, and realized the for-profit sector might not be for her “I was interested in the intersection between health and law, but hadn’t made that...
As an MPH student, Avalon Monti didn’t imagine one day using her public health skills to help prepare astronauts for future missions to Mars Then, Monti saw an open position for an epidemiologist at NASA, and impressed the hiring team with the systems thinking skills...
The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)’s website describes itself as “the world’s largest humanitarian network,” supporting over 192 countries and 14 million volunteers IFRC’s program areas span disaster and climate...
Rohit Mashani has worked for the healthcare consulting company Veranex since graduating from the MPH Program Veranex “provides end-to-end solutions” for clients developing new healthcare technologies, explains Manshani According to its website, the company is a...
Aly Trombitas never planned to be a nutritionist Before coming to Cornell, she began her career with community nonprofits in food, farming, and environmental education To take on more of a leadership role in the field, she knew she would need a master’s degree When...
