Category: Alumni
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Queering the classroom with Sophie Godley (MPH ’99)
HSPop alum Sophie Godley (DrPH, MPH) along with colleagues at Boston University, found that students benefit when LGBTQ+ faculty authentically present their identities and harness open conversations about gender and sexual identity in the classroom.
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Brandi Reano on improving Indigenous health equity and mental health care access
“It’s all about you, yet it’s not about you at all. I like this saying because it reminds me of where my place is as a public health professional and how to balance my individuality with being a community member.” -Brandi Reano, MPH ’23
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Sherry Wu (MPH ’23) Awarded APHA’s Masters Student Research Award in Aging and Public Health
Sherry Wu, Research Coordinator and UW alum, has been awarded the 2023 Masters Student Research Award in Aging and Public Health. Wu says, “Our society’s emphasis on productivity categorizes older adults as less desirable. But the experiences and wisdom of older adults are invaluable, and they have a right to fulfilling and healthy lives.”
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Balancing Act: Pursuing a Master’s Degree While Working Full-Time
For students already immersed in their careers, pursuing a master’s degree while working full-time can seem insurmountable. To better support students with full-time careers, the MHIHIM program is delivered in a flexible hybrid online format called HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) where classes are held both in-person and online simultaneously.
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COPHP MPH alum Alejandro Varela to receive the Alumni of Impact Award
Alum Alejandro Varela is this year’s recipient of the UW School of Public Health Alumni of Impact Award. The award is for those who have outstanding achievements in public health and made significant contributions to their communities.
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Online MPH alum Michael Tynan publishes thesis for CDC
Michael measured air quality at casinos in 2022 during a tobacco study. “It gives us that comparison point that can help casino employees, for example, understand what kind of exposure levels they’re looking at compared to a smoke-free environment.” he said.
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New name better reflects our outstanding department
We are now the Department of Health Systems and Population Health (HSPop). The new name for the department was selected using a collaborative, inclusive process that involved department faculty, staff, and students.
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Alum helps Washington prioritize COVID-19 resource allocation
HSPop alumn Douglas Diekema played a unique role in helping to develop Washington state’s approach to allocating precious resources during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Alum Robert Byron co-authors report on health effects of climate change in Montana
“While vulnerable people and populations are at higher risk for negative impacts, unabated climate change will be an equal opportunity disaster for everyone,” Robert Byron said. This consensus is at the core of Byron and his co-authors’ new report.
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Alum Rachel Ginocchio teaches inclusive human reproduction
Rachel Ginocchio, a Health Services Master of Public Health (MPH) alum, is helping youth educators provide inclusive sexual education about all the ways that humans reproduce and create family.