GRADUATIONUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
OF THE 73RD CLASS
HILL AUDITORIUM | MAY 1, 2014
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TS 1 Salute to the Class of 20142 Order of Exercises4 School of Public Health Senior Leadership5 2014 Graduation Speaker: Richard Besser, MD
Chief Health and Medical Editor, ABC News
7 Doctoral Degrees12 Master of Public Health Degrees21 Master of Health Informatics Degrees22 Master of Health Services Administration Degrees25 Master of Science Degrees
27 Profile of the 2014 Graduating Class28 History of Caps, Gowns, and Hoods30 The Flag of the School of Public Health32 University of Michigan School of Public Health:
A Brief History37 The Public Health Pledge38 International Declaration of Health Rights40 Thank You
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Salute TO THE Class of 2014
Heartiest congratulations to the
Class of 2014! I also extend my
congratulations to the family members and
friends who have encouraged and supported
your efforts.
Today you join the more than 13,000 alumni
who are part of the University of Michigan School of Public Health
family. Your energy, commitment, intelligence, and compassion are
needed to achieve health and ensure a healthful environment for
all, especially those whose need and distress are the greatest.
I know you are ready to take your place as leaders, to find your
own paths to success, and to make a difference.
Best wishes and all good luck.
Martin A. Philbert, PhD, FRSC
Dean, School of Public Health
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Order OF EXERCISES
PreludePièce d’orgue, Johann Sebastian BachJames Kibbie, DMA, MMProfessor of Organ, U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance
ProcessionalGuests, please remain seated during the processional.Trumpet Voluntary, Jeremiah ClarkeJames Kibbie, DMA, MMProfessor of Organ, U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance
University of Michigan Men’s Glee ClubDuh Tvoy Blagiy, Pavel Chesnokov
WelcomeMartin A. Philbert, PhD, FRSCDean, School of Public Health
Remarks on Behalf of the StudentsCameron Glenn, MHSA/MBA Health Management & PolicyShama Virani, PhD Environmental Health Sciences
Presentation of Eugene Feingold Diversity AwardMartin A. Philbert, PhD, FRSCHonoree: Lynda J. Fuerstnau Administrative Assistant, Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health
Presentation of Excellence in Teaching AwardMartin A. Philbert, PhD, FRSCHonoree: Sara Dubowsky Adar, ScD, MHSJohn Searle Assistant Professor of Public Health
Presentation of Excellence in Research AwardMartin A. Philbert, PhD, FRSCHonoree: Richard A. Hirth, PhD, MAProfessor and Associate Chair, Health Management & Policy
Address to the Graduating Class and GuestsRichard Besser, MDChief Health and Medical Editor, ABC News
Hooding and Presentation of Doctor of Public Health and Doctor of Philosophy Graduates
John D. Meeker, ScD, MS
Presentation of Master of Public Health GraduatesSharon L.R. Kardia, PhD, MA; and Phyllis D. Meadows, PhD, MSN
Presentation of Master of Health Informatics GraduatesPhyllis D. Meadows, PhD, MSN
Presentation of Master of Health Services Administration GraduatesMatthew L. Boulton, MD, MPH
Presentation of Master of Science GraduatesMatthew L. Boulton, MD, MPH
Closing RemarksMartin A. Philbert, PhD, FRSC
University of Michigan Men’s Glee ClubThe University (Michigan Song)
RecessionalGuests, please remain seated during the recessional.Toccata from Symphony V, Charles-Marie WiderJames Kibbie, DMA, MMProfessor of Organ, U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance
ReceptionAll are invited to a reception on Ingalls Mall, the outdoor gathering area directly outside the building, between Hill Auditorium and the Michigan League, immediately following the ceremony.
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SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Senior Leadership
Dean Martin A. Philbert, PhD, FRSCProfessor of Toxicology
Senior Associate Dean for Administration Sharon L.R. Kardia, PhD, MAProfessor of Epidemiology
Associate Dean for Research John D. Meeker, ScD, MSAssociate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Nancy K. Janz, PhD, MSProfessor of Health Behavior & Health Education
Associate Dean for Practice Phyllis D. Meadows, PhD, MSNClinical Professor of Health Management & Policy
Associate Dean for Global Public Health Matthew L. Boulton, MD, MPHProfessor of Epidemiology, Health Management & Policy, Preventive Medicine, and Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Director, Innovation and Social EntrepreneurshipVictor J. Strecher, PhD, MPHProfessor of Health Behavior & Health Education
Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration Michael R. Kalasinski, Jr.
Chair, Department of Biostatistics Trivellore E. Raghunathan, PhD, MSc, MSProfessor of Biostatistics
Chair, Department of Environmental Health Sciences Andrew D. Maynard, PhDProfessor and NSF International Chair, Environmental Health Sciences
Interim Chair, Department of Epidemiology Lynda D. Lisabeth, PhD, MPHAssociate Professor of Epidemiology
Chair, Department of Health Behavior & Health Education Cathleen M Connell, PhD, MSProfessor of Health Behavior & Health Education
Chair, Department of Health Management & Policy Kyle L. Grazier, DrPH, MPH, MSRichard Carl Jelinek Professor of Health Services Management & Policy;Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
Director, Health Informatics Program Charles P. Friedman, PhD, MSProfessor of Health Management & Policy and School of Information
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R ichard Besser, MD, is ABC News’ Chief Health
and Medical Editor. In this role, he provides
medical analysis and commentary for all ABC News
broadcasts and platforms, including “World News
with Diane Sawyer,” “Good Morning America,” and
“Nightline.” In 2011, he led ABC’s global health
coverage, “Be the Change: Save a Life,” reporting on
health issues from seven different countries.
Dr. Besser came to ABC News in 2009 from the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), where he served as Acting Director for the CDC from
January to June 2009, during which time he led the CDC’s response to the
H1N1 influenza pandemic. He also served as director of the Coordinating
Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response. In that role, he
was responsible for all of the CDC’s public health emergency preparedness
and emergency response activities.
Dr. Besser began his career at the CDC in 1991 in the Epidemic Intelligence
Service working on the epidemiology of food-borne diseases. Following this,
beginning in 1993, he served for five years on the faculty of the University
of California, San Diego, as the pediatric residency director. While in
San Diego he worked for the county health department on the control of
pediatric tuberculosis. He returned to the CDC in 1998, where he served in
various capacities, including as epidemiology section chief in the Respiratory
Diseases Branch; acting chief of the Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch
in the National Center for Infectious Disease; and as the medical director of
“Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work,” the CDC’s national campaign to
promote appropriate antibiotic use in the community.
2014 GRADUATION SPEAKER:
Richard Besser, MD
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R I C H A R D B E S S E R , M D
Dr. Besser volunteers as a Pediatrician with the Children’s Aid Society in New
York City. He is currently a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Harvard School
of Public Health.
The author and coauthor of hundreds of presentations, abstracts, chapters,
editorials and publications, Dr. Besser has received many awards for his work
in public health and volunteer service. He received the Surgeon General’s
Medallion for his leadership during the H1N1 response, and in 2011 he
accepted the Dean’s Medal for his contributions to public health from the
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His investigative reporting
into umbilical cord blood banking was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2011.
In 2012 he received an Overseas Press Club award as part of ABC’s coverage
of global maternal health issues and two Peabody Awards as part of ABC
News’ coverage of Hurricane Sandy and Robin Roberts’ health journey.
Dr. Besser’s first book, Tell Me the Truth, Doctor: Easy-to-Understand Answers to Your Most Confusing and Critical Health Questions, was published by Hyperion in
April 2013.
Dr. Besser received his bachelor of arts degree in economics from Williams
College and his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He
completed a residency and chief residency in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins
University Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
He met his wife, Jeanne, a food writer, while on his first outbreak
investigation in 1991. They have two sons, Alex and Jack.
D O C T O R A L D E G R E E S
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Doctor of Public HealthPamela Pugh Smith
Environmental Health SciencesHazard Rating Scales for Predicting Housing and Neighborhood-Related Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.
Doctor of PhilosophyJonggyu Baek
BiostatisticsStatistical Models to Assess Associations between the Built Environment and Health: Examining Food Environment Contributions to the Childhood Obesity Epidemic.
Elizabeth Anne BeckerHealth Behavior & Health EducationMisspecification of Behavioral Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer Screening Research: Implications for Researchers, Practitioners and Policymakers.
Erica Jean BoldenowToxicologyGroup B Streptococcus Infection in the Human Extraplacental Membranes.
Denise Cassandra CartyHealth Behavior and Health EducationRacism and Birth Outcomes in U.S.- and Foreign-Born Black Women: A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis.
Yeh-Hsin ChenEnvironmental Health SciencesAnalysis of Air Pollution, Hypertension and Neighborhood Walkability.
Anna Sadie Chernin ConlonBiostatisticsIntermediate Markers: Surrogacy Assessment Using Principal Stratification and Multi-state Models.
Justin ColacinoToxicologyApplication of Genomic and Epigenomic Methods to Understand Environmental and Dietary Factors in Carcinogenesis.
Ludi FanBiostatisticsSemi-Parametric Methods for Competing Risks Data with Applications in Organ Transplantation.
Kelly Kay FergusonEnvironmental Health SciencesEnvironmental Phthalate Exposure, Oxidative Stress, and Preterm Birth.
Laura Levette FernandesBiostatisticsAdaptive Phase I and II Clinical Trial Designs in Oncology with Repeated Measures using Markov Models for the Conditional Probability of Toxicity.
Todd Allen FesterlingToxicologyThe MRN Complex: A Master Guardian of the Genome.
Kanika Alake Harris FluellenHealth Behavior & Health EducationWho Will Care For Me? Retention in Care for HIV Positive Mothers of Color.
Jared FosterBiostatisticsSubgroup Identification and Variable Selection from Randomized Clinical Trial Data.
Jennifer Alva Xyna HartfieldHealth Behavior & Health EducationNeighborhood Racial Composition and Hypertension Awareness, Treatment, and Control: An Examination of Direct Mediating and Moderating Effects of Economic and Social Factors.
Iman HassanToxicologyEffects of Trichloroethylene Exposure on Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes.
D O C T O R A L D E G R E E S
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Jana Ariel HirschEpidemiological ScienceChange in the Built Environment and its Association with Change in Walking and Obesity in Middle Age and Older Adults.
Lei HuangEnvironmental Health SciencesPolycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), Nitro-PAHs and Petroleum Biomarkers in Lake Michigan.
Sheng-Hsiu HuangHealth Service Organization & PolicyThree Essays on Finance and Health Care Organizations.
Bei JiangBiostatisticsBayesian Joint Modeling of Longitudinal Trajectories and Health Outcome: A Broad Evaluation of Mean and Variation Features in Risk Profiles and Model Assessments.
Yamini KesavanEpidemiological ScienceMethodological Approaches to Account for Residential Self-Selection and Time-Varying Confounding in the Association Between the Neighborhood Environment and Cardiovascular Disease.
BoRin KimHealth Service Organization & PolicyHealth and Living Arrangements among Older Adults in Diverse Social and Cultural Contexts.
Jennifer Kirsten KnappEpidemiological ScienceSurveillance and Epidemiology of the Pertussis Resurgence in the United States, 1990-2010.
Shengchun KongBiostatisticsNew Statistical Issues for Censored Survival Data: High-Dimensionality and Censored Covariate.
Cassandra Sue KorteToxicologyTert-Butyl Hydroperoxide Stimulates Parturition-Associated Pathways in a Human Placental Cell Line.
Laura Lynn KubikToxicologyRole of Age in Mitochondrial Susceptibility to 1,3-Dinitrobenzene-Induced Neurotoxicity.
Jamila L. KwartengHealth Behavior & Health EducationThe Contribution of the Social Environment to Central Adiposity: Results from Etiologic and Intervention Studies.
Aisha Tene LangfordHealth Behavior & Health EducationRethinking Minority Participation in Clinical Trials: More than Mistrust.
Dingsheng LiEnvironmental Health SciencesA Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Model Study of the Biological Fate, Transport and Behavior of Engineered Nanoparticles.
Shi LiBiostatisticsBayesian Modeling for Environmental Association and Gene-Environment Interaction Under Complex Epidemiologic Study Designs.
Erin Lynn LinnenbringerHealth Behavior & Health EducationSocial Constructions, Biological Implications: Examining Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Subtype through the Lens of the Neighborhood Social Environment.
Diego Ivan Lucumi CuestaHealth Behavior & Health EducationDisparities in Hypertension in Colombia: A Mixed-Method Study.
Massy MutumbaHealth Behavior & Health EducationPsychological Distress and Adherence to Anti-Retro Viral Treatment Among HIV-Infected Adolescents in Uganda.
D O C T O R A L D E G R E E S
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Muna Samsun NaharToxicologyHuman Bisphenol A Biomonitoring and Biotransformation Programming in the Developing Fetus.
Sayeh Sander NikpayHealth Service Organization & PolicyThree Essays in Health Economics.
Lauretta OvadjeEnvironmental Health SciencesAdherence to the Use of Insecticide-Treated Nets among Nigerian Children.
Hae-Ryung ParkToxicologyBrominated Diphenyl Ether-47-Mediated Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Pathways in Human Placental Cells and Tissues.
Donna RayToxicologyOxidative Damage and Transmethylation Micronutrient Effects on the T Cell Epigenome in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Sarah Erin Leasure ReevesEpidemiological ScienceOpportunities to Improve Transcranial Doppler Screening Among Children With Sickle Cell Disease.
Mikiko SengaEpidemiological ScienceOral Human Papillomavirus Infection in HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Individuals.
Melissa Monét SmarrEnvironmental Health SciencesAir Pollution and Repeated Ultrasound Measures of Fetal Growth in Mexico City.
Nabihah TayobBiostatisticsRestricted Mean Analysis Across Multiple Follow-up Intervals.
Deena Bouma ThomasEnvironmental Health SciencesPrenatal Fluoride Exposure and Neurobehavior in 1-3 year old Children in Mexico City, Mexico.
Shama ViraniToxicologyEnvironmental Influence on Cancer: Characterization of Rising Incidence and Discovery of Novel Biomarkers of Exposure and Disease.
Lori Robbin WallaceHealth Behavior & Health EducationRisk of Trauma Exposure and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: An Examination of the Separate and Combined Effects of Race, Gender, and Social Context.
Xuejing WangBiostatisticsRegularized Functional Regression Models with Applications to Brain Imaging.
Erin Bakshis WareEpidemiological ScienceGenes, the Environment, and Depressive Symptom Score.
Caren WeinhouseEnvironmental Health SciencesIdentification of Epigenetic Biomarkers of Adult Hepatic Tumors Following Perinatal BPA Exposure.
Terri Denice WrightHealth Behavior & Health EducationSchool-Based Health Care and Adolescent Sexual-Risk Behaviors.
Tiffany Cherng-Shiuan YangNutritional SciencesIndividual and Environmental Predictors of Adolescent Obesity.
Xiaowei ZhanBiostatisticsStatistical Methods and Analysis in Next Generation Sequencing.
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M A S T E R O F P U B L I C H E A L T H
Master of Public HealthKhadija Aidarus Abbas
Epidemiology
Adenike Olumayowa AbimbolaHealth Management & Policy
Victoria AdamsHealth Behavior & Health Education
Richa AdhikariEpidemiology(Occupational & Environmental Epidemiology)
Olivia T. AlfordHealth Management & Policy
Jessica Wilcox AlperHealth Behavior & Health EducationSocial Work
Mohammad Raza AneesHealth Management & Policy
Rawan Hanna ArajEnvironmental Health Sciences(Occupational & Environmental Epidemiology)
Neha AroraHealth Behavior & Health Education
Zaina AwadHealth Behavior & Health Education
Prince BaawuahHealth Management & Policy
Basel Mossa BashaHealth Management & Policy
Meredith BaumgartnerHealth Management & Policy
Evan Michael BeckettEnvironmental Health Sciences(Toxicology)
Jessica Lynn BellHealth Management & Policy
Joshua BogusHealth Management & Policy
Brittany Christina BosticHealth Behavior & Health Education
Danielle do Pico BraceHealth Behavior & Health Education
Mary Margaret BraunEpidemiology
Christine Elizabeth BrichtaEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Steffanie J. BristolHealth Management & PolicyBusiness
Amelia BucekHealth Behavior & Health Education
Caitlin BuechleyHealth Behavior & Health Education
Jacob BundyHospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Brooke Allan BurgessEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Matthew Philip BursleyEnvironmental Health Sciences(Occupational & Environmental Epidemiology)
Alanna ButlerHealth Behavior & Health Education
Paul ChehHealth Behavior & Health Education
Adrienne An Chuin ChengEnvironmental Health Sciences(Toxicology)
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M A S T E R O F P U B L I C H E A L T H
Alex ChooEnvironmental Health Sciences(Industrial Hygiene)
Holly Yafan ChungEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Andrew CieslinskiHealth Behavior & Health Education
Leah Andrews CommentEpidemiology
Jody Lynn CookHealth Behavior & Health Education
Brittany Lauren CornwellEpidemiology(International Health)
Elizabeth Marie CotterEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Hannah Meara CurtisHealth Behavior & Health Education
Margaret Grace CzerwienskiHealth Behavior & Health Education
Lia Hope DanielsHealth Management & Policy
Pritika DasguptaEpidemiology
Evan Hunter DavisHealth Behavior & Health Education
Kelsey DeMullHealth Behavior & Health Education
Renee DespresHealth Management & Policy
Vanessa DickermanEpidemiology
Ella Lee DolanHospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Jennifer Marie DolanHospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Carolyn Rae DombeckiEpidemiology(Occupational & Environmental Epidemiology)
Sheela DoraiswamyHealth Behavior & Health Education
SPH students help promote awareness of public health through the “This Is Public Health” campaign, sponsored by the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH).
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M A S T E R O F P U B L I C H E A L T H
Abigail DoucetteEpidemiology(International Health)
Minh Cam DuongEpidemiology
Sophia DuongHealth Management & Policy
Amanda Madelynn EcclestonEpidemiology
Utibe EffiongEnvironmental Health Sciences
Lauren Anne FerinEnvironmental Health Sciences(Industrial Hygiene)
Kelsey J. FeuchtHealth Management & PolicyLaw
Brenna FinleyEnvironmental Health Sciences(Industrial Hygiene)
Jonathan FischerHealth Management & Policy
Kathryn Mary FischerHealth Management & Policy
Arielle FleisherHealth Behavior & Health Education
Matthew FoleyEpidemiology
Rachel FoxHealth Behavior & Health Education
Natalie Kimiko FriessHealth Management & Policy
Alyssa Kahn GaleHealth Behavior & Health Education
Amanda C. GallaherEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Poorva GaurHealth Management & Policy
Kristen Elizabeth GibsonHospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Mary Jane M. GieseyHealth Management & Policy
Carol Catherine Burns GrayHealth Behavior & Health Education
Patrick GriffinEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Elizabeth Caroline GrimHealth Behavior & Health EducationSocial Work
Kya Nicole GroomsEpidemiology
Merrybelle M. GuoHealth Behavior & Health Education
Sravanthi GuttaHospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Mary HallEnvironmental Health Sciences
Katherine Gisele HamaouiHealth Behavior & Health EducationSocial Work
Kaitlyn HaniskoHealth Behavior & Health Education
“SPH opened my eyes to many
possibilities.”Yue Jiang, MPH
Environmental Health Sciences
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M A S T E R O F P U B L I C H E A L T H
Chelsea Mara HarmellHealth Behavior & Health Education
Vivienne M. HazzardEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Kathleen Rose Harris HigginsHospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Chani Jo HodonskyHospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Denise W. HolmanHealth Behavior & Health Education
Amanda HorcherEpidemiology
Tiffany J. HuangHealth Management & Policy
Mark David HuizengaHealth Management & Policy
Bradley Edward IottEpidemiology
DeeDee IsmailHospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Erica JansenEpidemiology
Rachel Lauren JantzEpidemiology
Briana Marie JeffersonHealth Behavior & Health Education
Andrew JensenEpidemiology
Andrew Steven JessmoreHealth Management & Policy
Yue JiangEnvironmental Health Sciences(Industrial Hygiene)
Karla Monique JohnsonHealth Behavior & Health EducationLaw
Chava KahnEpidemiology
Hannah KatcoffEpidemiology
Emma O’Shea KaufmanHealth Behavior & Health Education
Manpreet KaurEpidemiology
Many SPH students rely on scholarships to help fund their graduate education. An annual reception honors their accomplishments, along with the donors who help make their studies possible.
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M A S T E R O F P U B L I C H E A L T H
Hilary Katherine KenoHealth Behavior & Health Education
Allison Vera KeshishianEpidemiology
Alex KieferHealth Behavior & Health Education
Paul Sungbae KimHealth Management & Policy
Joseph John KochmanskiEnvironmental Health Sciences(Toxicology)
Sarah Michelle KoltunHealth Behavior & Health Education
Caroline Alexander KritzalisHealth Behavior & Health EducationSocial Work
Nicole KubinecEpidemiology
Claire KwiatkowskiEnvironmental Health Sciences(Environmental Quality & Health)
Paige Elizabeth KyleEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Michael LaframboiseEnvironmental Health Sciences(Toxicology)
Katrina S. LanahanHealth Behavior & Health Education
Thomas August LatchneyEnvironmental Health Sciences(Environmental Quality & Health)
HL Tracy LauEpidemiology
Rachael LazarEpidemiology
Sara Christine LazaroffHealth Behavior & Health Education
Maximilian Samuel LeeHealth Management & Policy
Caryn Eva LentzHealth Behavior & Health Education
Sarah LiaoEnvironmental Health Sciences(Toxicology)
Sarah Louise LindenauerHealth Behavior & Health Education
Heather LipkovichEpidemiology
Xiaolin LiuEpidemiology
Nicole Marie LockwoodHealth Behavior & Health Education
Ann Elizabeth LokutaEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Kathryn Danica LypenHealth Behavior & Health Education
Chamisa MacKenzieHealth Behavior & Health EducationSocial Work
Cami MandellEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition)
Mirele Adena MannEnvironmental Health Sciences
Arielle Sofia MarkelHealth Behavior & Health Education
Rebecca Anne MartinHealth Behavior & Health Education
Yasmin MazloomdoostHealth Behavior & Health EducationSocial Work
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M A S T E R O F P U B L I C H E A L T H
Kelly P. McCarthyHospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Casey McFeelyHealth Behavior & Health Education
Amelia McKitterickHospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Clare Elizabeth MeernikEpidemiology(International Health)
Michael James MichutkaHealth Management & Policy
Lindsay M. MillerHealth Behavior & Health Education
Susanna D. MitroEpidemiology
Meghan Christine MonsonHealth Behavior & Health Education
Elana MosesovaHealth Behavior & Health Education
Sarah MottHealth Management & Policy
Alyssa Marie MoutonHealth Behavior & Health EducationPublic Policy
Meghan Frances MoynihanEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Alicia Nicole MullisEpidemiology
Matan NaamaniHealth Behavior & Health Education
Steven Allan NelsonEpidemiology
Loan Ai NguyenHealth Behavior & Health Education
Stephanie Thuy NguyenHospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Meredith NicholsEpidemiology
Erica Jaiyeola OdukoyaHealth Behavior & Health Education
Heather Alexis OldenEpidemiology(International Health)
Ali OmarHealth Behavior & Health Education
Stephanie OstrengaHealth Behavior & Health Education
Yi OuEnvironmental Health Sciences(Occupational & Environmental Epidemiology)
Sarah ParkEpidemiology
Qing PengEpidemiology
Marisa PinchasHospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Sreelatha PonnaluriEpidemiology
Ashley Marie PorterHealth Behavior & Health Education
Olga PrushinskayaHealth Behavior & Health Education
“Pursuing your dreams is not always easy, and
when you receive help, you don’t forget
where it came from.”Megan Rao, MPH
Health Behavior & Health Education
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M A S T E R O F P U B L I C H E A L T H
Wendy M. QiEpidemiology(Occupational & Environmental Epidemiology)
James RamptonHealth Behavior & Health Education
Jessica Christine RamptonHealth Behavior & Health Education
Naomi Ranz-SchleiferHealth Behavior & Health Education
Megan Katikaneni RaoHealth Behavior & Health Education
Elizabeth ReedHospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Sarah Louise ReinhardtEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Katie Marie RentschlerEnvironmental Health Sciences(Occupational & Environmental Epidemiology)
Lauren RetzloffEpidemiology
Katherine ReyesEpidemiology
Sheylyn RidkyHealth Management & Policy
Ellen RiehleEpidemiology
Benjamin RobertsEnvironmental Health Sciences(Industrial Hygiene)
Paul Robert RobichauxHealth Management & PolicyBusiness
Jessica L. RochHealth Behavior & Health Education
Cristina RodriguezHealth Behavior & Health EducationSocial Work
Sarah Caitlin RogalEpidemiology
Dayana RojasHospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Deborah RosensteinHealth Behavior & Health Education
Rachel Sara RudermanHealth Behavior & Health Education
Shakina Marie Russell-CannonHealth Behavior & Health Education
Stacy RuszkowskiEnvironmental Health Sciences(Industrial Hygiene)
Maha Salah-Ud-DinHealth Management & Policy
Ileisha Lenae Sanders-MercadoHealth Behavior & Health Education
Cara SantilloHealth Management & Policy
Erin ScarlettEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Dana SchlegelHealth Behavior & Health EducationGenetic Counseling
“I felt tremendous support from both
my department and the university as a whole.”
Mikiko Senga, PhD, Epidemiology
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M A S T E R O F P U B L I C H E A L T H
Carissa SchmidtHealth Behavior & Health Education
Nana SefaHealth Management & Policy
Firas Luay ShalabiHealth Behavior & Health Education
Shreya Mahesh SharmanHealth Behavior & Health Education
James Parker SharpHealth Management & PolicyLaw
Matthew Paul ShearerEpidemiology
Emily ShoemakerEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Elan Nicole ShouldersHealth Behavior & Health Education
Daniella SimonHealth Behavior & Health EducationSocial Work
Lauren Victoria SmithEnvironmental Health Sciences(Environmental Quality & Health)
Stephanie Lauren SolizHealth Behavior & Health Education
Emma Rose SteppeHealth Behavior & Health Education
Sana Saleem SyalHealth Management & Policy
Lixing TanEpidemiology
Jay Paul ThakerHealth Management & Policy
Kory Jo ThomasHealth Behavior & Health Education
Kathryn ThompsonEnvironmental Health Sciences
Yaying TianEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Emily Rose TorellHealth Behavior & Health Education
Erika Lei TrumbleEpidemiology
Melyssa Li-Lan Ayame TsaiEpidemiology
Stephanie Marie TurciosHealth Behavior & Health Education
Faith Iberi UmohEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Jennifer VahoraEpidemiology
Claudia ValenzuelaEpidemiology
Angel F. ValladaresHealth Behavior & Health Education
Wouter van der PluijmEpidemiology
Swathi VarahabhatlaHealth Management & Policy
Jessica VarneyHealth Behavior & Health Education
Elizabeth Renèe VickersHospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Andrew VidikanHealth Management & Policy
Megan VillwockHealth Behavior & Health EducationSocial Work
Rayva Arun VirginkarHealth Management & Policy
Robert WalkerEpidemiology(International Health)
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M A S T E R O F P U B L I C H E A L T H
Nicole Alyce WallerHealth Behavior & Health Education
Annie WangEpidemiology
Weiye WangEpidemiology
Xukun WangEnvironmental Health Sciences(Industrial Hygiene)
Julia Bennett WardEpidemiology(International Health)
Rachael Alexandria WardEpidemiology
Melissa M. WattsHealth Behavior & Health Education
Shawn WhitefieldHospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Dana WhitehouseHealth Behavior & Health Education
Alexandria Ford WilliamsEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Angelica Nicole WillisEpidemiology
Julie Ann WilsonHealth Behavior & Health Education
Isabelle WinerEpidemiology
Julia WinfieldEnvironmental Health Sciences(Toxicology)Public Policy
Kari Lynn WoloszykHealth Behavior & Health Education
Anna WongEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Fei WuEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Lynette Victoria WynnHealth Behavior & Health Education
Nicholas Ryan YankeyHealth Behavior & Health EducationSocial Work
Colin Thomas YeeHealth Management & Policy
Emily Aunly YuEnvironmental Health Sciences(Industrial Hygiene)
Stefanie J. YuenHospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Sonia ZhangHealth Management & Policy
Wenfei ZhangEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Junyi ZhuEnvironmental Health Sciences(Human Nutrition)
“I’m at Michigan for big reasons.”Ali Omar, MPH, Health Behavior & Health Education
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M A S T E R O F H E A L T H I N F O R M A T I C S
Master of Health InformaticsKatherine Mary Donaldson
Health Informatics
Anthony Dale EcclestonHealth Informatics
Funmi GiwaHealth Informatics
Kyle Michael HeckamanHealth Informatics
Connie JengHealth Informatics
Chris Yang LiuHealth Informatics
Daniel Edward MayerHealth Informatics
Thomas J MottHealth Informatics
Ikponmwosa O. OlomuHealth Informatics
April Lea SageHealth Informatics
Sarah Pisey SamrethHealth Informatics
Breanne SantoneHealth Informatics
Anh Van TruongHealth Informatics
Lindsay Marie VirostHealth Informatics
Shan Xiang ZhangHealth Informatics
“I needed to be a part of this
revolution in care.”Lindsay Virost, MHI, Health Informatics
Dean Martin Philbert joins first-year SPH students at the annual Practice Plunge, which introduces them to public health in action.
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M A S T E R O F H E A L T H S E R V I C E S A D M I N I S T R A T I O N
Master of Health Services AdministrationLeslie E. Anderson
Health Management & Policy
Katherine Suzanne AutinHealth Management & Policy
Brittany Lee BoganHealth Management & Policy
Marika Rose BonacorsiHealth Management & Policy
Lisa Kristine BrandingHealth Management & Policy
Jason David BuxbaumHealth Management & Policy
Meredith Ann ChapekisHealth Management & Policy
David A. CruzHealth Management & Policy
Lawrence D’AmicoHealth Management & Policy
Andrea Elizabeth DashHealth Management & Policy
Jennifer Marie DolanHealth Management & Policy
Brian William DonahueHealth Management & Policy
Donna Jill Dugan-MillerHealth Management & Policy
Rachel Marie DurstHealth Management & Policy
Joseph EastHealth Management & Policy
Sarah FalkofHealth Management & Policy
Robert J. GajarskiHealth Management & Policy
Cameron J. GlennHealth Management & Policy
Sandra HabibHealth Management & Policy
Dania HannanHealth Management & Policy
Lincoln Matthew HaycockHealth Management & Policy
Bradley David HoathHealth Management & Policy
Mi-Kyung HongHealth Management & Policy
Jeana Louise HousemanHealth Management & Policy
Michelle Sondra JablonsHealth Management & Policy
Jill Lynn JakubusHealth Management & Policy
James David KellerHealth Management & Policy
“The faculty here are simply amazing.
It’s the personal relationships that
count for so much.”Jason Buxbaum, MHSA
Health Management & Policy
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M A S T E R O F H E A L T H S E R V I C E S A D M I N I S T R A T I O N
Shanna Erin KirshenblattHealth Management & Policy
Rachel Simone KleinmanHealth Management & Policy
Stephen KrutkoHealth Management & Policy
Sanjeev KumarHealth Management & Policy
Natalie Ju LinHealth Management & Policy
Eve Daniele LosmanHealth Management & Policy
Soumya R. MamidalaHealth Management & Policy
Shrikanth MarriHealth Management & Policy
Laura Megan McDonoughHealth Management & Policy
Patrick McEachernHealth Management & Policy
Michael Richard McKellarHealth Management & Policy
Jeffery J. MedenHealth Management & Policy
Patricia Isabel MenciaHealth Management & Policy
Kate MeyerHealth Management & Policy
Garth G. MillerHealth Management & Policy
Justin L. MitchellHealth Management & Policy
Elana MosesovaHealth Management & Policy
Andrew MurphyHealth Management & Policy
Andrew Gregory MychkovskyHealth Management & Policy
Meredith Nicole NeffHealth Management & Policy
Danielle Elise NelsonHealth Management & Policy
Lukasz Aleksander OrzelskiHealth Management & Policy
Jennifer PardoHealth Management & Policy
While a student at the School of Public Health, Noam Kimelman launched Fresh Corner Café, which brings healthy foods to small-scale retailers throughout Detroit.
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M A S T E R O F H E A L T H S E R V I C E S A D M I N I S T R A T I O N
Megan Leigh PassmanHealth Management & Policy
Laura Dorothy PetersenHealth Management & Policy
Rebecca PlesserHealth Management & Policy
Jacqueline Collett RauHealth Management & Policy
Allana RohrscheibHealth Management & Policy
Shakina Marie Russell-CannonHealth Management & Policy
Akhil Deepak ShahHealth Management & Policy
Bijal B. ShahHealth Management & Policy
Cydni Alma SmithHealth Management & Policy
Kurtis Allen SmitkoHealth Management & Policy
Annie SyHealth Management & Policy
Ranjan Kumar ThakurHealth Management & Policy
Jessie TsaiHealth Management & Policy
Peter Joseph VogelsbergHealth Management & Policy
Despina Zefiras WalsworthHealth Management & Policy
Xinran WangHealth Management & Policy
Jeffrey Robert WesolowskiHealth Management & Policy
Jessica WilliamsHealth Management & Policy
Ying XiaoHealth Management & Policy
Connie YauHealth Management & Policy
Vivian Martha YuHealth Management & Policy
Dan ZhangHealth Management & Policy
U-M SPH students create handmade Valentines for patients in U-M’s Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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M A S T E R O F S C I E N C E
Master of ScienceSarah Rathnam Akkina
Clinical Research
Tanima BanerjeeBiostatistics
Yanyun CaoBiostatistics
Leah Andrews CommentBiostatistics
Sai DharmarajanBiostatistics
Ashley DunfeeClinical Research
Zhe FeiBiostatistics
Allyson GreenEnvironmental Health Sciences
Chelsea GrindleBiostatistics
Jordan S. JahnkeBiostatistics
Ying JiaBiostatistics
Yunshu JiangBiostatistics
Joseph Lionel JilekToxicology
Jared KabaraBiostatistics
Nathan KopydlowskiClinical Research
Matthew LauClinical Research
Michelle Tai LeeBiostatistics
Jessica L. LehrichBiostatistics
Qixing LiangBiostatistics
Madeleine MaBiostatistics
Ariane Sylvaine NeyouClinical Research Design & Statistical Analysis, OJOC
Jerry Benjamin OrlowskiBiostatistics
Catherine Corinne RobertsonBiostatistics
Aimee RolstonClinical Research
Brian Matthew SalataClinical Research
James A. ShafferBiostatistics
Muazzum Mohammad ShahClinical Research
Amit Pal SinghClinical Research Design & Statistical Analysis, OJOC
Mary SmileyHealth Services Research
“I can collaborate with people in different
fields... I can get both classroom and practical knowledge.”
Zhe Fei, MS, Biostatistics
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M A S T E R O F S C I E N C E
Andrei StefanescuBiostatistics
Ming TengBiostatistics
Meng XiaBiostatistics
Narendra Babu VeerapaneniClinical Research Design & Statistical Analysis, OJOC
Ishwarya Venkata NarayananEnvironmental Health Sciences
Wen WangBiostatistics
Sijiu WangHealth Services Research
Omar YasinClinical Research
Zihan ZhouBiostatistics
Nicole Marie ZimmermanBiostatistics
At the first-ever School of Public Health Etiquette Dinner, students learn tips to prepare them for job interviews and other professional settings.
“I have never felt so uplifted, inspired, or engaged with a group of people as I have in this community.”Carol Gray, MPH, Health Behavior & Health Education
27AVERAGE AGE
268UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES REPRESENTED
PROFILE of the 2014 GRADUATING CLASS
BY THE NUMBERS
RESIDENCY
DEGREES GRANTED
MPH 238 59%
MHSA 71 18%
PhD 43 11%
Australia, Cameroon, Canada, China, Columbia, Ghana, India, Japan, Lebanon, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Romania, South Africa, Taiwan, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam.
FEMALE
76%(304)
MALE
24%(97)
MS 33 8%
MHI 15 4%
DrPH 1 <1%
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
GRADUATES 401
U.S. RESIDENT
81%(337)
INT’L
19%(64)
NATIONALITY
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One of the most colorful features of an academic procession is the appearance of the graduates and faculty in full academic attire. These caps,
gowns, and hoods have long histories, and their patterns and colors have special significance.
The gown recalls the time when students in centers of higher learning were members of the clergy and therefore wore garments the church considered proper for them.
The custom of wearing a cap comes from the Roman usage of conferring upon slaves the right to wear a cap when they were granted their freedom. The oxford or mortarboard cap worn today is thought to be a combination of the close-fitting cap worn indoors by the scholars of the Middle Ages and the soft square biretta worn out-of-doors. The tuft on the early cap has been replaced by a tassel.
In modern universities, the distinctive mark of a degree is the hood, which in its earliest form was simply an article of clothing. Since churches and lecture halls of European universities were cold and drafty, scholars wore their hoods as head coverings. American institutions, unlike those of England and Europe, have adopted a standard code of academic costume. The design of the gown, the color of the tassel on the cap, and the pattern, length, and colors of the hood all have special significance.
Both the associate and bachelor’s gowns are closed at the throat and have long, pointed sleeves. The master’s gown has oblong sleeves, open at the wrist, tapering at the back in a square cut which ends in an arc cutaway. The doctor’s gown is faced with velvet and has bell-shaped sleeves. Each sleeve carries three bars of velvet or chevrons.
The most colorful part of the costumes is the hood. The color of the velvet trim indicates the department that granted the degree, and the width of the trim corresponds to the level of degree. The lining, or area inside the velvet, denotes the college or university awarding the degree.
During the doctoral degree recognition, doctoral degree recipients carry their hoods as they walk toward the stage and present them to marshals. After being draped with the hood, they walk across the stage for individual recognition by the dean of the School of Public Health and members of the faculty.
HISTORY OF Caps, Gowns, and Hoods
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The School of Public Health flag is displayed on a flagpole positioned in the center of the Hill Auditorium stage during the annual graduation ceremony.
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The Flag OF THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
The University of Michigan School of Public Health flag depicts the major
facets of the objective, meaning, and role of public health in modern life. The “union” of the flag, next to the staff, is in the university colors of maize and blue. The “field” is in the academic salmon of public health. The “device” in the center of the field consists of a shield which
expresses protection for the public by those working in public health. The shield is in the academic black of public administration to indicate the various governmental and public agencies that carry out public health activities.
Superimposed on the shield is a white square which refers to the basic education of those in public health; the academic white is for the general liberal arts education necessary in a field which combines natural sciences and social sciences. In the square is a square cross associated with health because of the Red Cross, itself derived from the Swiss White Cross, and in this flag symbolizing public rather than individual personal health. The colors of the square cross indicate some of the technical and specialized background of groups of students in the school.
The horizontal cross arms are in the academic orange of engineering and the vertical arms in the academic apricot of nursing. The latter represents not only public health nurses, but more generally the devoted service of all those in public health.
The “crest” of the shield is a highly stylized modern version of the ancient caduceus (staff with entwined snakes and wings) which evolved from the tree of life, the snakes of which have been eliminated as pertaining specifically to the medical arts of healing. The center vertical element of the caduceus is the staff of Aesculapius, and the wings are those of Mercury, messenger of the gods. They are rendered in non academic blue—indicative of flight—and in this flag symbolize the broad and high ideals of the public health profession.
Walter J. Gores Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan College of Architecture and Design April 16, 1962
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The teaching of public health at the University of Michigan
dates back to 1881, when sanitary science first became a part of the
university’s curriculum. The university awarded its first Master of Science in
public health in 1915 and a year later issued its first Doctor of Public Health
degree. The School of Public Health was formally chartered in 1941 and has
been at the forefront of public health education and research ever since.
We are consistently ranked one of the top schools of public health in the
United States.
The school’s mission is to create and disseminate knowledge with the aim of
preventing disease and promoting the health of populations worldwide.
We are especially concerned with health equity and thus have a special focus
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH:
A Brief History
1944The National Sanitation Foundation is founded at SPH and later becomes NSF International, an independent nonprofit organization that certifies products and develops global standards for food, water, air, and consumer goods.
1945 SPH researchers contribute to groundbreaking water fluoridation studies in Grand Rapids.
1941After 50 years of the teaching of disease prevention and health promotion at the university, U-M regents establish the School of Public Health.
1955 Professor Thomas Francis Jr. concludes the two-year national field trials of the Salk polio vaccine, and on April 12 announces to the world that the vaccine developed by his former student Jonas Salk is “safe, effective, and potent.”
1956 SPH and U-M faculty launch one of the most important public health studies in the world, the landmark Tecumseh (Michigan) Community Health Study, which transforms our understanding of chronic disease and how to prevent it.
1992 With funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, SPH establishes a program in community-based public health (CBPH); SPH becomes a national leader in CBPH, which fosters the creation and principles of equal partnerships between community-based organizations, academic institutions, and health agencies to address community health challenges.
2003 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves FluMist, developed at SPH by Professor Hunein “John” Maassab. The world’s only nasal-spray flu vaccine, FluMist is shown to be more effective at protecting children than injections.
2004 Research by Professor Robert Wolfe leads to a new and non-biased system for determining matches between kidney donors and transplant candidates.
2005 SPH launches the U-M Center for Managing Chronic Disease, which helps people and communities around the world control the pain, discomfort, disruption, and costs of chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s.
2010 Comprehensive health care reform is enacted, incorporating research from the U-M–based Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID) that provides the conceptual foundation and data to allow health plans nationwide to remove barriers for high-value preventive diagnostic and therapeutic medical services.
NowSPH graduates hold leadership positions in governmental pub-lic health, health care systems, and private-sector companies in every state in the United States and in 85 countries around the world.
1881 Victor Clarence Vaughan, later known for his work with yellow fever during the building of the Panama Canal, begins teaching sanitary science at the University of Michigan.
1939 U-M’s Nathan Sinai develops a voluntary health insurance plan with the Michigan State Medical Society, which later becomes a prototype for Blue Shield.
1915 U-M grants its first MS degrees in public health; the first doctor of public health degrees follow in 1916, and the first BS in public health nursing degrees in 1918.
1985 Congressional testimony by Professor Kenneth Warner helps solidify federal taxation as a smoking disincentive.
1993 Professor Arnold Monto conducts a major
study of the effectiveness of influenza vaccine in the elderly, findings from
which help convince Medicare policymakers to make flu
vaccine a covered benefit.
2003In the wake of the Human Genome Project, researchers in the U-M Center for Statistical Genetics develop revolutionary new tools and techniques for identifying and cataloging genetic variants associated with such diseases as diabetes, heart disease, age-related macular degeneration, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder—work that will underpin the development of personalized medicine.
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on disadvantaged populations who suffer disproportionately from illness and
disability. We serve as a diverse and inclusive crossroads of knowledge and
practice, with the goal of solving current and future public health problems.
Among health science schools, we are unique in that we place a strong
emphasis on disease prevention and health promotion, rather than on the
treatment of existing illness. The school employs integrated approaches
to solving public health problems, and teaches and promotes the ethical
practice of public health.
Courses of study are organized around five departments: Biostatistics,
Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Health Behavior & Health
Education, and Health Management & Policy. Degrees offered include the
1944The National Sanitation Foundation is founded at SPH and later becomes NSF International, an independent nonprofit organization that certifies products and develops global standards for food, water, air, and consumer goods.
1945 SPH researchers contribute to groundbreaking water fluoridation studies in Grand Rapids.
1941After 50 years of the teaching of disease prevention and health promotion at the university, U-M regents establish the School of Public Health.
1955 Professor Thomas Francis Jr. concludes the two-year national field trials of the Salk polio vaccine, and on April 12 announces to the world that the vaccine developed by his former student Jonas Salk is “safe, effective, and potent.”
1956 SPH and U-M faculty launch one of the most important public health studies in the world, the landmark Tecumseh (Michigan) Community Health Study, which transforms our understanding of chronic disease and how to prevent it.
1992 With funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, SPH establishes a program in community-based public health (CBPH); SPH becomes a national leader in CBPH, which fosters the creation and principles of equal partnerships between community-based organizations, academic institutions, and health agencies to address community health challenges.
2003 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves FluMist, developed at SPH by Professor Hunein “John” Maassab. The world’s only nasal-spray flu vaccine, FluMist is shown to be more effective at protecting children than injections.
2004 Research by Professor Robert Wolfe leads to a new and non-biased system for determining matches between kidney donors and transplant candidates.
2005 SPH launches the U-M Center for Managing Chronic Disease, which helps people and communities around the world control the pain, discomfort, disruption, and costs of chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s.
2010 Comprehensive health care reform is enacted, incorporating research from the U-M–based Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID) that provides the conceptual foundation and data to allow health plans nationwide to remove barriers for high-value preventive diagnostic and therapeutic medical services.
NowSPH graduates hold leadership positions in governmental pub-lic health, health care systems, and private-sector companies in every state in the United States and in 85 countries around the world.
1881 Victor Clarence Vaughan, later known for his work with yellow fever during the building of the Panama Canal, begins teaching sanitary science at the University of Michigan.
1939 U-M’s Nathan Sinai develops a voluntary health insurance plan with the Michigan State Medical Society, which later becomes a prototype for Blue Shield.
1915 U-M grants its first MS degrees in public health; the first doctor of public health degrees follow in 1916, and the first BS in public health nursing degrees in 1918.
1985 Congressional testimony by Professor Kenneth Warner helps solidify federal taxation as a smoking disincentive.
1993 Professor Arnold Monto conducts a major
study of the effectiveness of influenza vaccine in the elderly, findings from
which help convince Medicare policymakers to make flu
vaccine a covered benefit.
2003In the wake of the Human Genome Project, researchers in the U-M Center for Statistical Genetics develop revolutionary new tools and techniques for identifying and cataloging genetic variants associated with such diseases as diabetes, heart disease, age-related macular degeneration, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder—work that will underpin the development of personalized medicine.
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A B R I E F H I S T O R Y
Master of Public Health (MPH) and Master of Health Services Administration
(MHSA). The Master of Health Informatics (MHI) degree is offered through a
joint program of the School of Public Health and the School of Information.
The Master of Science (MS) degree is awarded by the Rackham Graduate
School. Doctoral degrees (PhD) are offered in every department. The DrPH
degree has been offered by the departments of Environmental Health
Sciences, Epidemiology, and Health Management & Policy. Certificate
programs include Global Health, Health Care Infection Prevention and
Control, Health Informatics, Public Health Genetics, and Risk Science and
Human Health. Executive master’s programs (one weekend or less a month)
1944The National Sanitation Foundation is founded at SPH and later becomes NSF International, an independent nonprofit organization that certifies products and develops global standards for food, water, air, and consumer goods.
1945 SPH researchers contribute to groundbreaking water fluoridation studies in Grand Rapids.
1941After 50 years of the teaching of disease prevention and health promotion at the university, U-M regents establish the School of Public Health.
1955 Professor Thomas Francis Jr. concludes the two-year national field trials of the Salk polio vaccine, and on April 12 announces to the world that the vaccine developed by his former student Jonas Salk is “safe, effective, and potent.”
1956 SPH and U-M faculty launch one of the most important public health studies in the world, the landmark Tecumseh (Michigan) Community Health Study, which transforms our understanding of chronic disease and how to prevent it.
1992 With funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, SPH establishes a program in community-based public health (CBPH); SPH becomes a national leader in CBPH, which fosters the creation and principles of equal partnerships between community-based organizations, academic institutions, and health agencies to address community health challenges.
2003 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves FluMist, developed at SPH by Professor Hunein “John” Maassab. The world’s only nasal-spray flu vaccine, FluMist is shown to be more effective at protecting children than injections.
2004 Research by Professor Robert Wolfe leads to a new and non-biased system for determining matches between kidney donors and transplant candidates.
2005 SPH launches the U-M Center for Managing Chronic Disease, which helps people and communities around the world control the pain, discomfort, disruption, and costs of chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s.
2010 Comprehensive health care reform is enacted, incorporating research from the U-M–based Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID) that provides the conceptual foundation and data to allow health plans nationwide to remove barriers for high-value preventive diagnostic and therapeutic medical services.
NowSPH graduates hold leadership positions in governmental pub-lic health, health care systems, and private-sector companies in every state in the United States and in 85 countries around the world.
1881 Victor Clarence Vaughan, later known for his work with yellow fever during the building of the Panama Canal, begins teaching sanitary science at the University of Michigan.
1939 U-M’s Nathan Sinai develops a voluntary health insurance plan with the Michigan State Medical Society, which later becomes a prototype for Blue Shield.
1915 U-M grants its first MS degrees in public health; the first doctor of public health degrees follow in 1916, and the first BS in public health nursing degrees in 1918.
1985 Congressional testimony by Professor Kenneth Warner helps solidify federal taxation as a smoking disincentive.
1993 Professor Arnold Monto conducts a major
study of the effectiveness of influenza vaccine in the elderly, findings from
which help convince Medicare policymakers to make flu
vaccine a covered benefit.
2003In the wake of the Human Genome Project, researchers in the U-M Center for Statistical Genetics develop revolutionary new tools and techniques for identifying and cataloging genetic variants associated with such diseases as diabetes, heart disease, age-related macular degeneration, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder—work that will underpin the development of personalized medicine.
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A B R I E F H I S T O R Y
are offered in Health Management & Policy as well as Clinical Research
and Statistical Analysis. Also offered is a 16-credit-hour distance-learning
Certificate in the Foundations of Public Health, designed for working
professionals, lifelong learners, and others. Dual-degree programs are offered
with other schools and colleges across the university, including the schools
of Business, Social Work, Medicine, Public Policy, Engineering, Nursing,
and Law. The School of Public Health also houses one of the nation’s oldest
Preventive Medicine Residency programs, dating back to 1969.
As part of a vast research university known worldwide for its multidisciplinary
scholarship and teaching, the University of Michigan School of Public Health
is uniquely prepared to confront the complex health challenges of our age.
1944The National Sanitation Foundation is founded at SPH and later becomes NSF International, an independent nonprofit organization that certifies products and develops global standards for food, water, air, and consumer goods.
1945 SPH researchers contribute to groundbreaking water fluoridation studies in Grand Rapids.
1941After 50 years of the teaching of disease prevention and health promotion at the university, U-M regents establish the School of Public Health.
1955 Professor Thomas Francis Jr. concludes the two-year national field trials of the Salk polio vaccine, and on April 12 announces to the world that the vaccine developed by his former student Jonas Salk is “safe, effective, and potent.”
1956 SPH and U-M faculty launch one of the most important public health studies in the world, the landmark Tecumseh (Michigan) Community Health Study, which transforms our understanding of chronic disease and how to prevent it.
1992 With funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, SPH establishes a program in community-based public health (CBPH); SPH becomes a national leader in CBPH, which fosters the creation and principles of equal partnerships between community-based organizations, academic institutions, and health agencies to address community health challenges.
2003 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves FluMist, developed at SPH by Professor Hunein “John” Maassab. The world’s only nasal-spray flu vaccine, FluMist is shown to be more effective at protecting children than injections.
2004 Research by Professor Robert Wolfe leads to a new and non-biased system for determining matches between kidney donors and transplant candidates.
2005 SPH launches the U-M Center for Managing Chronic Disease, which helps people and communities around the world control the pain, discomfort, disruption, and costs of chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s.
2010 Comprehensive health care reform is enacted, incorporating research from the U-M–based Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID) that provides the conceptual foundation and data to allow health plans nationwide to remove barriers for high-value preventive diagnostic and therapeutic medical services.
NowSPH graduates hold leadership positions in governmental pub-lic health, health care systems, and private-sector companies in every state in the United States and in 85 countries around the world.
1881 Victor Clarence Vaughan, later known for his work with yellow fever during the building of the Panama Canal, begins teaching sanitary science at the University of Michigan.
1939 U-M’s Nathan Sinai develops a voluntary health insurance plan with the Michigan State Medical Society, which later becomes a prototype for Blue Shield.
1915 U-M grants its first MS degrees in public health; the first doctor of public health degrees follow in 1916, and the first BS in public health nursing degrees in 1918.
1985 Congressional testimony by Professor Kenneth Warner helps solidify federal taxation as a smoking disincentive.
1993 Professor Arnold Monto conducts a major
study of the effectiveness of influenza vaccine in the elderly, findings from
which help convince Medicare policymakers to make flu
vaccine a covered benefit.
2003In the wake of the Human Genome Project, researchers in the U-M Center for Statistical Genetics develop revolutionary new tools and techniques for identifying and cataloging genetic variants associated with such diseases as diabetes, heart disease, age-related macular degeneration, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder—work that will underpin the development of personalized medicine.
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A B R I E F H I S T O R Y
The 140+ members of our faculty are internationally recognized experts
in their fields and routinely share their knowledge with governments,
communities, and nongovernmental organizations. Our more than 13,000
graduates serve major roles, at home and abroad, in the global effort to
create a safer, healthier world.
The School of Public Health’s world-class facilities include state-of-the-art
classrooms, conference rooms, laboratories, a videoconferencing center, and
multiple common spaces designed to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration
within the university and with academic and community partners around the
world. Located centrally on the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus,
the school serves as a crossroads for the biological, physical, social, and
managerial sciences.
1944The National Sanitation Foundation is founded at SPH and later becomes NSF International, an independent nonprofit organization that certifies products and develops global standards for food, water, air, and consumer goods.
1945 SPH researchers contribute to groundbreaking water fluoridation studies in Grand Rapids.
1941After 50 years of the teaching of disease prevention and health promotion at the university, U-M regents establish the School of Public Health.
1955 Professor Thomas Francis Jr. concludes the two-year national field trials of the Salk polio vaccine, and on April 12 announces to the world that the vaccine developed by his former student Jonas Salk is “safe, effective, and potent.”
1956 SPH and U-M faculty launch one of the most important public health studies in the world, the landmark Tecumseh (Michigan) Community Health Study, which transforms our understanding of chronic disease and how to prevent it.
1992 With funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, SPH establishes a program in community-based public health (CBPH); SPH becomes a national leader in CBPH, which fosters the creation and principles of equal partnerships between community-based organizations, academic institutions, and health agencies to address community health challenges.
2003 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves FluMist, developed at SPH by Professor Hunein “John” Maassab. The world’s only nasal-spray flu vaccine, FluMist is shown to be more effective at protecting children than injections.
2004 Research by Professor Robert Wolfe leads to a new and non-biased system for determining matches between kidney donors and transplant candidates.
2005 SPH launches the U-M Center for Managing Chronic Disease, which helps people and communities around the world control the pain, discomfort, disruption, and costs of chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s.
2010 Comprehensive health care reform is enacted, incorporating research from the U-M–based Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID) that provides the conceptual foundation and data to allow health plans nationwide to remove barriers for high-value preventive diagnostic and therapeutic medical services.
NowSPH graduates hold leadership positions in governmental pub-lic health, health care systems, and private-sector companies in every state in the United States and in 85 countries around the world.
1881 Victor Clarence Vaughan, later known for his work with yellow fever during the building of the Panama Canal, begins teaching sanitary science at the University of Michigan.
1939 U-M’s Nathan Sinai develops a voluntary health insurance plan with the Michigan State Medical Society, which later becomes a prototype for Blue Shield.
1915 U-M grants its first MS degrees in public health; the first doctor of public health degrees follow in 1916, and the first BS in public health nursing degrees in 1918.
1985 Congressional testimony by Professor Kenneth Warner helps solidify federal taxation as a smoking disincentive.
1993 Professor Arnold Monto conducts a major
study of the effectiveness of influenza vaccine in the elderly, findings from
which help convince Medicare policymakers to make flu
vaccine a covered benefit.
2003In the wake of the Human Genome Project, researchers in the U-M Center for Statistical Genetics develop revolutionary new tools and techniques for identifying and cataloging genetic variants associated with such diseases as diabetes, heart disease, age-related macular degeneration, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder—work that will underpin the development of personalized medicine.
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THE PUBLIC HEALTH PLEDGE
I pledge to do all within my power to safeguard human and environmental health through prevention, protection, promotion,
and educational efforts. I will accept the responsibility to use my talents, training,
and professional experience to instill public trust in all my public health endeavors.
It is my personal commitment to serve my community with integrity and pride.
1944The National Sanitation Foundation is founded at SPH and later becomes NSF International, an independent nonprofit organization that certifies products and develops global standards for food, water, air, and consumer goods.
1945 SPH researchers contribute to groundbreaking water fluoridation studies in Grand Rapids.
1941After 50 years of the teaching of disease prevention and health promotion at the university, U-M regents establish the School of Public Health.
1955 Professor Thomas Francis Jr. concludes the two-year national field trials of the Salk polio vaccine, and on April 12 announces to the world that the vaccine developed by his former student Jonas Salk is “safe, effective, and potent.”
1956 SPH and U-M faculty launch one of the most important public health studies in the world, the landmark Tecumseh (Michigan) Community Health Study, which transforms our understanding of chronic disease and how to prevent it.
1992 With funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, SPH establishes a program in community-based public health (CBPH); SPH becomes a national leader in CBPH, which fosters the creation and principles of equal partnerships between community-based organizations, academic institutions, and health agencies to address community health challenges.
2003 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves FluMist, developed at SPH by Professor Hunein “John” Maassab. The world’s only nasal-spray flu vaccine, FluMist is shown to be more effective at protecting children than injections.
2004 Research by Professor Robert Wolfe leads to a new and non-biased system for determining matches between kidney donors and transplant candidates.
2005 SPH launches the U-M Center for Managing Chronic Disease, which helps people and communities around the world control the pain, discomfort, disruption, and costs of chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s.
2010 Comprehensive health care reform is enacted, incorporating research from the U-M–based Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID) that provides the conceptual foundation and data to allow health plans nationwide to remove barriers for high-value preventive diagnostic and therapeutic medical services.
NowSPH graduates hold leadership positions in governmental pub-lic health, health care systems, and private-sector companies in every state in the United States and in 85 countries around the world.
1881 Victor Clarence Vaughan, later known for his work with yellow fever during the building of the Panama Canal, begins teaching sanitary science at the University of Michigan.
1939 U-M’s Nathan Sinai develops a voluntary health insurance plan with the Michigan State Medical Society, which later becomes a prototype for Blue Shield.
1915 U-M grants its first MS degrees in public health; the first doctor of public health degrees follow in 1916, and the first BS in public health nursing degrees in 1918.
1985 Congressional testimony by Professor Kenneth Warner helps solidify federal taxation as a smoking disincentive.
1993 Professor Arnold Monto conducts a major
study of the effectiveness of influenza vaccine in the elderly, findings from
which help convince Medicare policymakers to make flu
vaccine a covered benefit.
2003In the wake of the Human Genome Project, researchers in the U-M Center for Statistical Genetics develop revolutionary new tools and techniques for identifying and cataloging genetic variants associated with such diseases as diabetes, heart disease, age-related macular degeneration, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder—work that will underpin the development of personalized medicine.
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We, as people concerned about health improvement in the world, do hereby commit ourselves to advocacy and action to promote the
health rights of all human beings.
The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being. It is not a privilege reserved for those with power, money, or social standing.
Health is more than the absence of disease, but includes prevention of illness, development of individual potential, a positive sense of physical, mental and social well-being.
Health care should be based on dialogue and collaboration between citizens, professionals, communities, and policymakers. Health services should be affordable, accessible, effective, efficient, and convenient.
Health begins with healthy development of the child and a positive family environment. Health must be sustained by the active role of men and women in health development. The role of men and women, and their welfare, must be recognized and addressed.
Health care for the elderly should preserve dignity, respect, and concern for quality of life and not merely extend life.
Health requires a sustainable environment with balanced human population growth and preservation of cultural diversity.
Health depends on the availability to all people of basic essentials: food, safe water, housing, education, productive employment, protection from pollution, and prevention of social alienation.
Health depends on protection from exploitation without distinction of age, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, political belief, and economic or social condition.
Health requires peaceful and equitable development and collaboration of all peoples.
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The School of Public Health extends its gratitude
to the following individuals, groups, and businesses for
their participation in this year’s graduation:
Delux Tents and Events, LLC
Graduation Foto
Hill Auditorium staff
InPrint, Inc.
InterVision Webcasting
Dr. James Kibbie
Michigan Union Bookstore
The Moveable Feast Catering
Peter Smith Photography
Print-Tech, Inc.
Steppe Solutions, LLC
U-M Office of Ceremonial and Presidential Events
U-M Men’s Glee Club
U-M Plant Operations
U-M Rackham Graduate School
U-M Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
U-M SPH Faculty
U-M SPH Office of Academic Affairs
U-M SPH Office of Marketing and Communications
U-M SPH Student Services staff
THANK YOU
Regents of the University of Michigan
Mark J. Bernstein, Ann ArborJulia Donovan Darlow, Ann ArborLaurence B. Deitch, Bloomfield HillsShauna Ryder Diggs, Grosse PointeDenise Ilitch, Bingham FarmsAndrea Fischer Newman, Ann ArborAndrew C. Richner, Grosse Pointe ParkKatherine E. White, Ann ArborMary Sue Coleman (ex officio)
© 2014 Regents of the University of Michigan.
CONGRATULATIONS,
GRADUATES!