Category: Students
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The legacy of redlining in America: Shanise Owens reveals health, wealth impacts in new study
Recent Health Services PhD graduate Shanise Owens discusses her thesis, which digs into the lingering impacts of redlining on generational wealth and BMI.
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Q&A with Online MPH program student Zyna Bakari: Finding community and confidence while working to advance health equity and anti-racism
Zyna Bakari found the perfect fit in the Online Master of Public Health program with its supportive cohort, focus on social justice, and flexibility that allowed her to work at the UW’s center for Anti-racism and Community Health.
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Four 2024 graduates earn Health Services PhD
With varying research interests and professional backgrounds, the recent alumni are connected by a shared passion for advancing equity in public health.
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COPHP student mentors Yakama Nation students impacted by the Hanford nuclear site
COPHP student Jerry Wood discusses their practicum project tackling the intersection of the environment and health, their role as a health care navigator at UW, and more.
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Improving health care equity through informatics
Master of Health Informatics and Health Information Management (MHIHIM) alum Amelia Allee breaks down her Capstone project, which leverages socioeconomic data to improve health outcomes for Medicaid patients.
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Miriana Duran receives Magnuson Scholarship to examine impact of FreshBucks program
Miriana Duran, PhD student and research scientist with the University of Washington’s Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC), focuses on reducing disparities faced by Latinx communities in Washington. For her PhD, she’s examining the mental health impacts of Seattle’s FreshBucks program.
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Dr. Austin Gaal spreads cleft care expertise, treatment at home and abroad
Dr. Austin Gaal is earning a Master of Public Health (MPH) as a student in the Online MPH program without pausing his career as an oral surgeon and clinical assistant professor.
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Creating more equitable health care for sexual assault survivors
Mayra Muratalla Muñoz of the Online Master of Public Health program advocates for sexual assault survivors, inside and outside of the classroom. Her practicum focuses on improving the forensic exam for disabled survivors.
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Study recommendations come to fruition in new policies to combat fentanyl crisis
Researchers collected qualitative data from first responders as well as people who use drugs to glean their attitudes around three different policy ideas: leave-behind naloxone, buprenorphine, and HIV/HCV testing.
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Amanda Hoang receives two scholarships from the Washington State Health Information Management Association
Amanda Hoang of the Health Informatics and Health Information Management (HIHIM) program recently received two prestigious scholarships from the Washington State Health Information Management Association (WSHIMA): the Sister Peter Olivaint Scholarship and the Foundation Scholarship. We caught up with Amanda to discuss her experience in the program.