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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
GRADUATION
O F T H E 73 R D C L A S S
HILL AUDITORIUM | MAY 1, 2014
CONTENT
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Salute to the Class of 2014
Order of Exercises
School of Public Health Senior Leadership
2014 Graduation Speaker: Richard Besser, MD
Chief Health and Medical Editor, ABC News
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Doctoral Degrees
Master of Public Health Degrees
Master of Health Informatics Degrees
Master of Health Services Administration Degrees
Master of Science Degrees
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Profile of the 2014 Graduating Class
History of Caps, Gowns, and Hoods
The Flag of the School of Public Health
University of Michigan School of Public Health:
A Brief History
37 The Public Health Pledge
38 International Declaration of Health Rights
40 Thank You
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Salute TO THE
Class of 2014
H
eartiest 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
Prelude
Pièce d’orgue, Johann Sebastian Bach
James Kibbie, DMA, MM
Professor of Organ, U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance
Processional
Guests, please remain seated during the processional.
Trumpet Voluntary, Jeremiah Clarke
James Kibbie, DMA, MM
Professor of Organ, U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance
University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club
Duh Tvoy Blagiy, Pavel Chesnokov
Welcome
Martin A. Philbert, PhD, FRSC
Dean, School of Public Health
Remarks on Behalf of the Students
Cameron Glenn, MHSA/MBA
Health Management & Policy
Shama Virani, PhD
Environmental Health Sciences
Presentation of Eugene Feingold Diversity Award
Martin A. Philbert, PhD, FRSC
Honoree: Lynda J. Fuerstnau
Administrative Assistant, Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health
Presentation of Excellence in Teaching Award
Martin A. Philbert, PhD, FRSC
Honoree: Sara Dubowsky Adar, ScD, MHS
John Searle Assistant Professor of Public Health
Presentation of Excellence in Research Award
Martin A. Philbert, PhD, FRSC
Honoree: Richard A. Hirth, PhD, MA
Professor and Associate Chair, Health Management & Policy
Address to the Graduating Class and Guests
Richard Besser, MD
Chief Health and Medical Editor, ABC News
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Hooding and Presentation of Doctor of Public Health
and Doctor of Philosophy Graduates
John D. Meeker, ScD, MS
Presentation of Master of Public Health Graduates
Sharon L.R. Kardia, PhD, MA; and Phyllis D. Meadows, PhD, MSN
Presentation of Master of Health Informatics Graduates
Phyllis D. Meadows, PhD, MSN
Presentation of Master of Health Services Administration Graduates
Matthew L. Boulton, MD, MPH
Presentation of Master of Science Graduates
Matthew L. Boulton, MD, MPH
Closing Remarks
Martin A. Philbert, PhD, FRSC
University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club
The University (Michigan Song)
Recessional
Guests, please remain seated during the recessional.
Toccata from Symphony V, Charles-Marie Wider
James Kibbie, DMA, MM
Professor of Organ, U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance
Reception
All 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, FRSC
Professor of Toxicology
Assistant Dean for Finance
and Administration
Michael R. Kalasinski, Jr.
Senior Associate Dean for Administration
Sharon L.R. Kardia, PhD, MA
Professor of Epidemiology
Chair, Department of Biostatistics
Trivellore E. Raghunathan, PhD, MSc, MS
Professor of Biostatistics
Associate Dean for Research
John D. Meeker, ScD, MS
Associate Professor of Environmental
Health Sciences
Chair, Department of
Environmental Health Sciences
Andrew D. Maynard, PhD
Professor and NSF International Chair,
Environmental Health Sciences
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Nancy K. Janz, PhD, MS
Professor of Health Behavior &
Health Education
Associate Dean for Practice
Phyllis D. Meadows, PhD, MSN
Clinical Professor of Health Management
& Policy
Associate Dean for Global Public Health
Matthew L. Boulton, MD, MPH
Professor of Epidemiology,
Health Management & Policy,
Preventive Medicine, and Internal Medicine,
Division of Infectious Diseases
Director, Innovation and Social
Entrepreneurship
Victor J. Strecher, PhD, MPH
Professor of Health Behavior &
Health Education
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Interim Chair, Department of
Epidemiology
Lynda D. Lisabeth, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Chair, Department of Health Behavior
& Health Education
Cathleen M Connell, PhD, MS
Professor of Health Behavior &
Health Education
Chair, Department of Health
Management & Policy
Kyle L. Grazier, DrPH, MPH, MS
Richard Carl Jelinek Professor of Health
Services Management & Policy;
Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
Director, Health Informatics Program
Charles P. Friedman, PhD, MS
Professor of Health Management & Policy
and School of Information
2014 GRADUATION SPEAKER:
Richard Besser, MD
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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.
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RICHARD BESSER, MD
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.
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Order of Exercises
D O C TO R A L D EG R E E S
DOCTORAL DEGREES
Doctor of
Public Health
Pamela Pugh Smith
Environmental Health Sciences
Hazard Rating Scales for Predicting
Housing and Neighborhood-Related
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.
Doctor of Philosophy
Jonggyu Baek
Biostatistics
Statistical Models to Assess Associations
between the Built Environment and Health:
Examining Food Environment Contributions
to the Childhood Obesity Epidemic.
Elizabeth Anne Becker
Health Behavior & Health Education
Misspecification of Behavioral Outcomes
in Colorectal Cancer Screening Research: Implications for Researchers, Practitioners
and Policymakers.
Erica Jean Boldenow
Toxicology
Group B Streptococcus Infection in the
Human Extraplacental Membranes.
Denise Cassandra Carty
Health Behavior and Health Education
Racism and Birth Outcomes in U.S.- and
Foreign-Born Black Women: A Conceptual
and Empirical Analysis.
Yeh-Hsin Chen
Environmental Health Sciences
Analysis of Air Pollution, Hypertension and
Neighborhood Walkability.
Anna Sadie Chernin Conlon
Biostatistics
Intermediate Markers: Surrogacy
Assessment Using Principal Stratification
and Multi-state Models.
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Justin Colacino
Toxicology
Application of Genomic and Epigenomic
Methods to Understand Environmental and
Dietary Factors in Carcinogenesis.
Ludi Fan
Biostatistics
Semi-Parametric Methods for Competing
Risks Data with Applications in Organ
Transplantation.
Kelly Kay Ferguson
Environmental Health Sciences
Environmental Phthalate Exposure,
Oxidative Stress, and Preterm Birth.
Laura Levette Fernandes
Biostatistics
Adaptive Phase I and II Clinical Trial
Designs in Oncology with Repeated
Measures using Markov Models for the
Conditional Probability of Toxicity.
Todd Allen Festerling
Toxicology
The MRN Complex: A Master Guardian
of the Genome.
Kanika Alake Harris Fluellen
Health Behavior & Health Education
Who Will Care For Me? Retention in Care
for HIV Positive Mothers of Color.
Jared Foster
Biostatistics
Subgroup Identification and Variable
Selection from Randomized Clinical
Trial Data.
Jennifer Alva Xyna Hartfield
Health Behavior & Health Education
Neighborhood Racial Composition and
Hypertension Awareness, Treatment,
and Control: An Examination of Direct
Mediating and Moderating Effects of
Economic and Social Factors.
Iman Hassan
Toxicology
Effects of Trichloroethylene Exposure on
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes.
DOCTORAL DEGREES
Jana Ariel Hirsch
Epidemiological Science
Change in the Built Environment and its
Association with Change in Walking and
Obesity in Middle Age and Older Adults.
Cassandra Sue Korte
Toxicology
Tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide Stimulates
Parturition-Associated Pathways in a
Human Placental Cell Line.
Lei Huang
Environmental Health Sciences
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs),
Nitro-PAHs and Petroleum Biomarkers in
Lake Michigan.
Laura Lynn Kubik
Toxicology
Role of Age in Mitochondrial Susceptibility
to 1,3-Dinitrobenzene-Induced Neurotoxicity.
Sheng-Hsiu Huang
Health Service Organization & Policy
Three Essays on Finance and Health Care
Organizations.
Bei Jiang
Biostatistics
Bayesian Joint Modeling of Longitudinal
Trajectories and Health Outcome: A Broad
Evaluation of Mean and Variation Features
in Risk Profiles and Model Assessments.
Yamini Kesavan
Epidemiological Science
Methodological Approaches to Account for
Residential Self-Selection and Time-Varying
Confounding in the Association Between
the Neighborhood Environment and
Cardiovascular Disease.
BoRin Kim
Health Service Organization & Policy
Health and Living Arrangements among
Older Adults in Diverse Social and Cultural
Contexts.
Jennifer Kirsten Knapp
Epidemiological Science
Surveillance and Epidemiology of the
Pertussis Resurgence in the United States,
1990-2010.
Shengchun Kong
Biostatistics
New Statistical Issues for Censored
Survival Data: High-Dimensionality and
Censored Covariate.
Jamila L. Kwarteng
Health Behavior & Health Education
The Contribution of the Social Environment
to Central Adiposity: Results from Etiologic
and Intervention Studies.
Aisha Tene Langford
Health Behavior & Health Education
Rethinking Minority Participation in Clinical
Trials: More than Mistrust.
Dingsheng Li
Environmental Health Sciences
A Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic
Model Study of the Biological Fate, Transport
and Behavior of Engineered Nanoparticles.
Shi Li
Biostatistics
Bayesian Modeling for Environmental
Association and Gene-Environment
Interaction Under Complex Epidemiologic
Study Designs.
Erin Lynn Linnenbringer
Health Behavior & Health Education
Social Constructions, Biological
Implications: Examining Racial Disparities
in Breast Cancer Subtype through the Lens
of the Neighborhood Social Environment.
Diego Ivan Lucumi Cuesta
Health Behavior & Health Education
Disparities in Hypertension in Colombia:
A Mixed-Method Study.
Massy Mutumba
Health Behavior & Health Education
Psychological Distress and Adherence to
Anti-Retro Viral Treatment Among HIVInfected Adolescents in Uganda.
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DOCTORAL DEGREES
Muna Samsun Nahar
Toxicology
Human Bisphenol A Biomonitoring and
Biotransformation Programming in the
Developing Fetus.
Deena Bouma Thomas
Environmental Health Sciences
Prenatal Fluoride Exposure and
Neurobehavior in 1-3 year old Children
in Mexico City, Mexico.
Sayeh Sander Nikpay
Health Service Organization & Policy
Three Essays in Health Economics.
Shama Virani
Toxicology
Environmental Influence on Cancer:
Characterization of Rising Incidence and
Discovery of Novel Biomarkers of Exposure
and Disease.
Lauretta Ovadje
Environmental Health Sciences
Adherence to the Use of InsecticideTreated Nets among Nigerian Children.
Hae-Ryung Park
Toxicology
Brominated Diphenyl Ether-47-Mediated
Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory
Pathways in Human Placental Cells
and Tissues.
Donna Ray
Toxicology
Oxidative Damage and Transmethylation
Micronutrient Effects on the T Cell
Epigenome in Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus.
Sarah Erin Leasure Reeves
Epidemiological Science
Opportunities to Improve Transcranial
Doppler Screening Among Children With
Sickle Cell Disease.
Mikiko Senga
Epidemiological Science
Oral Human Papillomavirus Infection in
HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Individuals.
Melissa Monét Smarr
Environmental Health Sciences
Air Pollution and Repeated Ultrasound
Measures of Fetal Growth in Mexico City.
Nabihah Tayob
Biostatistics
Restricted Mean Analysis Across Multiple
Follow-up Intervals.
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Lori Robbin Wallace
Health Behavior & Health Education
Risk of Trauma Exposure and Post­
traumatic Stress Disorder: An Examination
of the Separate and Combined Effects of
Race, Gender, and Social Context.
Xuejing Wang
Biostatistics
Regularized Functional Regression Models
with Applications to Brain Imaging.
Erin Bakshis Ware
Epidemiological Science
Genes, the Environment, and Depressive
Symptom Score.
Caren Weinhouse
Environmental Health Sciences
Identification of Epigenetic Biomarkers of
Adult Hepatic Tumors Following Perinatal
BPA Exposure.
Terri Denice Wright
Health Behavior & Health Education
School-Based Health Care and Adolescent
Sexual-Risk Behaviors.
Tiffany Cherng-Shiuan Yang
Nutritional Sciences
Individual and Environmental Predictors
of Adolescent Obesity.
Xiaowei Zhan
Biostatistics
Statistical Methods and Analysis in Next
Generation Sequencing.
M A S T E R ’ S D EG R E E S
M A S T E R O F P U B L I C H E A LT H
Master of
Public Health
Jessica Lynn Bell
Health Management & Policy
Khadija Aidarus Abbas
Epidemiology
Brittany Christina Bostic
Health Behavior & Health Education
Adenike Olumayowa Abimbola
Health Management & Policy
Danielle do Pico Brace
Health Behavior & Health Education
Victoria Adams
Health Behavior & Health Education
Mary Margaret Braun
Epidemiology
Richa Adhikari
Epidemiology
(Occupational & Environmental
Epidemiology)
Christine Elizabeth Brichta
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Olivia T. Alford
Health Management & Policy
Steffanie J. Bristol
Health Management & Policy
Business
Jessica Wilcox Alper
Health Behavior & Health Education
Social Work
Amelia Bucek
Health Behavior & Health Education
Mohammad Raza Anees
Health Management & Policy
Rawan Hanna Araj
Environmental Health Sciences
(Occupational & Environmental
Epidemiology)
Neha Arora
Health Behavior & Health Education
Joshua Bogus
Health Management & Policy
Caitlin Buechley
Health Behavior & Health Education
Jacob Bundy
Hospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Brooke Allan Burgess
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Zaina Awad
Health Behavior & Health Education
Matthew Philip Bursley
Environmental Health Sciences
(Occupational & Environmental
Epidemiology)
Prince Baawuah
Health Management & Policy
Alanna Butler
Health Behavior & Health Education
Basel Mossa Basha
Health Management & Policy
Paul Cheh
Health Behavior & Health Education
Meredith Baumgartner
Health Management & Policy
Adrienne An Chuin Cheng
Environmental Health Sciences
(Toxicology)
Evan Michael Beckett
Environmental Health Sciences
(Toxicology)
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M A S T E R O F P U B L I C H E A LT H
Alex Choo
Environmental Health Sciences
(Industrial Hygiene)
Holly Yafan Chung
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Andrew Cieslinski
Health Behavior & Health Education
Leah Andrews Comment
Epidemiology
Jody Lynn Cook
Health Behavior & Health Education
Brittany Lauren Cornwell
Epidemiology
(International Health)
Elizabeth Marie Cotter
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Hannah Meara Curtis
Health Behavior & Health Education
Margaret Grace Czerwienski
Health Behavior & Health Education
Lia Hope Daniels
Health Management & Policy
Pritika Dasgupta
Epidemiology
Evan Hunter Davis
Health Behavior & Health Education
Kelsey DeMull
Health Behavior & Health Education
Renee Despres
Health Management & Policy
Vanessa Dickerman
Epidemiology
Ella Lee Dolan
Hospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Jennifer Marie Dolan
Hospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Carolyn Rae Dombecki
Epidemiology
(Occupational & Environmental
Epidemiology)
Sheela Doraiswamy
Health 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 LT H
Abigail Doucette
Epidemiology
(International Health)
Minh Cam Duong
Epidemiology
Sophia Duong
Health Management & Policy
Amanda Madelynn Eccleston
Epidemiology
“SPH opened
my eyes to many
possibilities.”
Yue Jiang, MPH
Environmental Health Sciences
Rachel Fox
Health Behavior & Health Education
Natalie Kimiko Friess
Health Management & Policy
Alyssa Kahn Gale
Health Behavior & Health Education
Amanda C. Gallaher
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Poorva Gaur
Health Management & Policy
Kristen Elizabeth Gibson
Hospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Mary Jane M. Giesey
Health Management & Policy
Carol Catherine Burns Gray
Health Behavior & Health Education
Utibe Effiong
Environmental Health Sciences
Patrick Griffin
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Lauren Anne Ferin
Environmental Health Sciences
(Industrial Hygiene)
Elizabeth Caroline Grim
Health Behavior & Health Education
Social Work
Kelsey J. Feucht
Health Management & Policy
Law
Kya Nicole Grooms
Epidemiology
Brenna Finley
Environmental Health Sciences
(Industrial Hygiene)
Jonathan Fischer
Health Management & Policy
Kathryn Mary Fischer
Health Management & Policy
Arielle Fleisher
Health Behavior & Health Education
Matthew Foley
Epidemiology
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Merrybelle M. Guo
Health Behavior & Health Education
Sravanthi Gutta
Hospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Mary Hall
Environmental Health Sciences
Katherine Gisele Hamaoui
Health Behavior & Health Education
Social Work
Kaitlyn Hanisko
Health Behavior & Health Education
M A S T E R O F P U B L I C H E A LT H
Chelsea Mara Harmell
Health Behavior & Health Education
Rachel Lauren Jantz
Epidemiology
Vivienne M. Hazzard
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Briana Marie Jefferson
Health Behavior & Health Education
Kathleen Rose Harris Higgins
Hospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Chani Jo Hodonsky
Hospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Denise W. Holman
Health Behavior & Health Education
Amanda Horcher
Epidemiology
Tiffany J. Huang
Health Management & Policy
Mark David Huizenga
Health Management & Policy
Bradley Edward Iott
Epidemiology
DeeDee Ismail
Hospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Erica Jansen
Epidemiology
Andrew Jensen
Epidemiology
Andrew Steven Jessmore
Health Management & Policy
Yue Jiang
Environmental Health Sciences
(Industrial Hygiene)
Karla Monique Johnson
Health Behavior & Health Education
Law
Chava Kahn
Epidemiology
Hannah Katcoff
Epidemiology
Emma O’Shea Kaufman
Health Behavior & Health Education
Manpreet Kaur
Epidemiology
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 LT H
Hilary Katherine Keno
Health Behavior & Health Education
Sara Christine Lazaroff
Health Behavior & Health Education
Allison Vera Keshishian
Epidemiology
Maximilian Samuel Lee
Health Management & Policy
Alex Kiefer
Health Behavior & Health Education
Caryn Eva Lentz
Health Behavior & Health Education
Paul Sungbae Kim
Health Management & Policy
Sarah Liao
Environmental Health Sciences
(Toxicology)
Joseph John Kochmanski
Environmental Health Sciences
(Toxicology)
Sarah Louise Lindenauer
Health Behavior & Health Education
Sarah Michelle Koltun
Health Behavior & Health Education
Heather Lipkovich
Epidemiology
Caroline Alexander Kritzalis
Health Behavior & Health Education
Social Work
Xiaolin Liu
Epidemiology
Nicole Kubinec
Epidemiology
Claire Kwiatkowski
Environmental Health Sciences
(Environmental Quality & Health)
Paige Elizabeth Kyle
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Michael Laframboise
Environmental Health Sciences
(Toxicology)
Katrina S. Lanahan
Health Behavior & Health Education
Thomas August Latchney
Environmental Health Sciences
(Environmental Quality & Health)
HL Tracy Lau
Epidemiology
Rachael Lazar
Epidemiology
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Nicole Marie Lockwood
Health Behavior & Health Education
Ann Elizabeth Lokuta
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Kathryn Danica Lypen
Health Behavior & Health Education
Chamisa MacKenzie
Health Behavior & Health Education
Social Work
Cami Mandell
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition)
Mirele Adena Mann
Environmental Health Sciences
Arielle Sofia Markel
Health Behavior & Health Education
Rebecca Anne Martin
Health Behavior & Health Education
Yasmin Mazloomdoost
Health Behavior & Health Education
Social Work
M A S T E R O F P U B L I C H E A LT H
Kelly P. McCarthy
Hospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Meredith Nichols
Epidemiology
Casey McFeely
Health Behavior & Health Education
Erica Jaiyeola Odukoya
Health Behavior & Health Education
Amelia McKitterick
Hospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Heather Alexis Olden
Epidemiology
(International Health)
Clare Elizabeth Meernik
Epidemiology
(International Health)
Ali Omar
Health Behavior & Health Education
Michael James Michutka
Health Management & Policy
Stephanie Ostrenga
Health Behavior & Health Education
Lindsay M. Miller
Health Behavior & Health Education
Yi Ou
Environmental Health Sciences
(Occupational & Environmental
Epidemiology)
Susanna D. Mitro
Epidemiology
Meghan Christine Monson
Health Behavior & Health Education
Elana Mosesova
Health Behavior & Health Education
Sarah Mott
Health Management & Policy
Alyssa Marie Mouton
Health Behavior & Health Education
Public Policy
Meghan Frances Moynihan
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Sarah Park
Epidemiology
“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
Alicia Nicole Mullis
Epidemiology
Qing Peng
Epidemiology
Matan Naamani
Health Behavior & Health Education
Marisa Pinchas
Hospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Steven Allan Nelson
Epidemiology
Sreelatha Ponnaluri
Epidemiology
Loan Ai Nguyen
Health Behavior & Health Education
Ashley Marie Porter
Health Behavior & Health Education
Stephanie Thuy Nguyen
Hospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Olga Prushinskaya
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 LT H
Wendy M. Qi
Epidemiology
(Occupational & Environmental
Epidemiology)
James Rampton
Health Behavior & Health Education
Jessica Christine Rampton
Health Behavior & Health Education
Naomi Ranz-Schleifer
Health Behavior & Health Education
Megan Katikaneni Rao
Health Behavior & Health Education
Elizabeth Reed
Hospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Sarah Louise Reinhardt
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Katie Marie Rentschler
Environmental Health Sciences
(Occupational & Environmental
Epidemiology)
Cristina Rodriguez
Health Behavior & Health Education
Social Work
Sarah Caitlin Rogal
Epidemiology
“I felt tremendous
support from both
my department and the
university as a whole.”
Mikiko Senga, PhD, Epidemiology
Dayana Rojas
Hospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Deborah Rosenstein
Health Behavior & Health Education
Rachel Sara Ruderman
Health Behavior & Health Education
Lauren Retzloff
Epidemiology
Shakina Marie Russell-Cannon
Health Behavior & Health Education
Katherine Reyes
Epidemiology
Stacy Ruszkowski
Environmental Health Sciences
(Industrial Hygiene)
Sheylyn Ridky
Health Management & Policy
Ellen Riehle
Epidemiology
Maha Salah-Ud-Din
Health Management & Policy
Ileisha Lenae Sanders-Mercado
Health Behavior & Health Education
Benjamin Roberts
Environmental Health Sciences
(Industrial Hygiene)
Cara Santillo
Health Management & Policy
Paul Robert Robichaux
Health Management & Policy
Business
Erin Scarlett
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Jessica L. Roch
Health Behavior & Health Education
Dana Schlegel
Health Behavior & Health Education
Genetic Counseling
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M A S T E R O F P U B L I C H E A LT H
Carissa Schmidt
Health Behavior & Health Education
Nana Sefa
Health Management & Policy
Firas Luay Shalabi
Health Behavior & Health Education
Shreya Mahesh Sharman
Health Behavior & Health Education
James Parker Sharp
Health Management & Policy
Law
Matthew Paul Shearer
Epidemiology
Emily Shoemaker
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Yaying Tian
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Emily Rose Torell
Health Behavior & Health Education
Erika Lei Trumble
Epidemiology
Melyssa Li-Lan Ayame Tsai
Epidemiology
Stephanie Marie Turcios
Health Behavior & Health Education
Faith Iberi Umoh
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Jennifer Vahora
Epidemiology
Elan Nicole Shoulders
Health Behavior & Health Education
Claudia Valenzuela
Epidemiology
Daniella Simon
Health Behavior & Health Education
Social Work
Angel F. Valladares
Health Behavior & Health Education
Lauren Victoria Smith
Environmental Health Sciences
(Environmental Quality & Health)
Stephanie Lauren Soliz
Health Behavior & Health Education
Emma Rose Steppe
Health Behavior & Health Education
Sana Saleem Syal
Health Management & Policy
Lixing Tan
Epidemiology
Jay Paul Thaker
Health Management & Policy
Kory Jo Thomas
Health Behavior & Health Education
Kathryn Thompson
Environmental Health Sciences
Wouter van der Pluijm
Epidemiology
Swathi Varahabhatla
Health Management & Policy
Jessica Varney
Health Behavior & Health Education
Elizabeth Renèe Vickers
Hospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Andrew Vidikan
Health Management & Policy
Megan Villwock
Health Behavior & Health Education
Social Work
Rayva Arun Virginkar
Health Management & Policy
Robert Walker
Epidemiology
(International Health)
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M A S T E R O F P U B L I C H E A LT H
“I’m at Michigan for big reasons.”
Ali Omar, MPH, Health Behavior & Health Education
Nicole Alyce Waller
Health Behavior & Health Education
Annie Wang
Epidemiology
Weiye Wang
Epidemiology
Xukun Wang
Environmental Health Sciences
(Industrial Hygiene)
Julia Bennett Ward
Epidemiology
(International Health)
Rachael Alexandria Ward
Epidemiology
Julia Winfield
Environmental Health Sciences
(Toxicology)
Public Policy
Kari Lynn Woloszyk
Health Behavior & Health Education
Anna Wong
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Fei Wu
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Lynette Victoria Wynn
Health Behavior & Health Education
Melissa M. Watts
Health Behavior & Health Education
Nicholas Ryan Yankey
Health Behavior & Health Education
Social Work
Shawn Whitefield
Hospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Colin Thomas Yee
Health Management & Policy
Dana Whitehouse
Health Behavior & Health Education
Emily Aunly Yu
Environmental Health Sciences
(Industrial Hygiene)
Alexandria Ford Williams
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Stefanie J. Yuen
Hospital & Molecular Epidemiology
Angelica Nicole Willis
Epidemiology
Sonia Zhang
Health Management & Policy
Julie Ann Wilson
Health Behavior & Health Education
Wenfei Zhang
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition/Dietetics)
Isabelle Winer
Epidemiology
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Junyi Zhu
Environmental Health Sciences
(Human Nutrition)
M A S T E R O F H E A LT H I N FO R M AT I C S
Master of
Health Informatics
Thomas J Mott
Health Informatics
Katherine Mary Donaldson
Health Informatics
April Lea Sage
Health Informatics
Anthony Dale Eccleston
Health Informatics
Sarah Pisey Samreth
Health Informatics
Funmi Giwa
Health Informatics
Breanne Santone
Health Informatics
Kyle Michael Heckaman
Health Informatics
Anh Van Truong
Health Informatics
Connie Jeng
Health Informatics
Lindsay Marie Virost
Health Informatics
Chris Yang Liu
Health Informatics
Shan Xiang Zhang
Health Informatics
Daniel Edward Mayer
Health Informatics
Dean Martin Philbert joins firstyear SPH students at the annual
Practice Plunge, which introduces
them to public health in action.
Ikponmwosa O. Olomu
Health Informatics
“I needed to be a part of this
in care.”
revolution
Lindsay Virost, MHI, Health Informatics
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M A S T E R O F H E A LT H S E R V I C E S A D M I N I S T R AT I O N
Master of
Health Services
Administration
Leslie E. Anderson
Health Management & Policy
Katherine Suzanne Autin
Health Management & Policy
Brittany Lee Bogan
Health Management & Policy
Marika Rose Bonacorsi
Health Management & Policy
Lisa Kristine Branding
Health Management & Policy
Jason David Buxbaum
Health Management & Policy
Meredith Ann Chapekis
Health Management & Policy
David A. Cruz
Health Management & Policy
Lawrence D’Amico
Health Management & Policy
Andrea Elizabeth Dash
Health Management & Policy
Sarah Falkof
Health Management & Policy
Robert J. Gajarski
Health Management & Policy
Cameron J. Glenn
Health Management & Policy
Sandra Habib
Health Management & Policy
Dania Hannan
Health Management & Policy
Lincoln Matthew Haycock
Health Management & Policy
Bradley David Hoath
Health Management & Policy
Mi-Kyung Hong
Health Management & Policy
“The faculty here are
simply amazing.
It’s the personal
relationships that
count for so much.”
Jason Buxbaum, MHSA
Health Management & Policy
Jennifer Marie Dolan
Health Management & Policy
Brian William Donahue
Health Management & Policy
Donna Jill Dugan-Miller
Health Management & Policy
Rachel Marie Durst
Health Management & Policy
Joseph East
Health Management & Policy
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Jeana Louise Houseman
Health Management & Policy
Michelle Sondra Jablons
Health Management & Policy
Jill Lynn Jakubus
Health Management & Policy
James David Keller
Health Management & Policy
M A S T E R O F H E A LT H S E R V I C E S A D M I N I S T R AT I O N
Shanna Erin Kirshenblatt
Health Management & Policy
Patricia Isabel Mencia
Health Management & Policy
Rachel Simone Kleinman
Health Management & Policy
Kate Meyer
Health Management & Policy
Stephen Krutko
Health Management & Policy
Garth G. Miller
Health Management & Policy
Sanjeev Kumar
Health Management & Policy
Justin L. Mitchell
Health Management & Policy
Natalie Ju Lin
Health Management & Policy
Elana Mosesova
Health Management & Policy
Eve Daniele Losman
Health Management & Policy
Andrew Murphy
Health Management & Policy
Soumya R. Mamidala
Health Management & Policy
Andrew Gregory Mychkovsky
Health Management & Policy
Shrikanth Marri
Health Management & Policy
Meredith Nicole Neff
Health Management & Policy
Laura Megan McDonough
Health Management & Policy
Danielle Elise Nelson
Health Management & Policy
Patrick McEachern
Health Management & Policy
Lukasz Aleksander Orzelski
Health Management & Policy
Michael Richard McKellar
Health Management & Policy
Jennifer Pardo
Health Management & Policy
Jeffery J. Meden
Health 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 LT H S E R V I C E S A D M I N I S T R AT I O N
Megan Leigh Passman
Health Management & Policy
Ranjan Kumar Thakur
Health Management & Policy
Laura Dorothy Petersen
Health Management & Policy
Jessie Tsai
Health Management & Policy
Rebecca Plesser
Health Management & Policy
Peter Joseph Vogelsberg
Health Management & Policy
Jacqueline Collett Rau
Health Management & Policy
Despina Zefiras Walsworth
Health Management & Policy
Allana Rohrscheib
Health Management & Policy
Xinran Wang
Health Management & Policy
Shakina Marie Russell-Cannon
Health Management & Policy
Jeffrey Robert Wesolowski
Health Management & Policy
Akhil Deepak Shah
Health Management & Policy
Jessica Williams
Health Management & Policy
Bijal B. Shah
Health Management & Policy
Ying Xiao
Health Management & Policy
Cydni Alma Smith
Health Management & Policy
Connie Yau
Health Management & Policy
Kurtis Allen Smitko
Health Management & Policy
Vivian Martha Yu
Health Management & Policy
Annie Sy
Health Management & Policy
Dan Zhang
Health Management & Policy
U-M SPH students create handmade
Valentines for patients in U-M’s
Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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MASTER OF SCIENCE
Master of Science
Jessica L. Lehrich
Biostatistics
Sarah Rathnam Akkina
Clinical Research
Qixing Liang
Biostatistics
Tanima Banerjee
Biostatistics
Madeleine Ma
Biostatistics
Yanyun Cao
Biostatistics
Ariane Sylvaine Neyou
Clinical Research Design & Statistical
Analysis, OJOC
Leah Andrews Comment
Biostatistics
Sai Dharmarajan
Biostatistics
Ashley Dunfee
Clinical Research
Zhe Fei
Biostatistics
Jerry Benjamin Orlowski
Biostatistics
Catherine Corinne Robertson
Biostatistics
Aimee Rolston
Clinical Research
Brian Matthew Salata
Clinical Research
Allyson Green
Environmental Health Sciences
Chelsea Grindle
Biostatistics
Jordan S. Jahnke
Biostatistics
Ying Jia
Biostatistics
“I can collaborate
with people in different
fields... I can get
both classroom and
practical knowledge.”
Yunshu Jiang
Biostatistics
Joseph Lionel Jilek
Toxicology
Jared Kabara
Biostatistics
Nathan Kopydlowski
Clinical Research
Matthew Lau
Clinical Research
Michelle Tai Lee
Biostatistics
Zhe Fei, MS, Biostatistics
James A. Shaffer
Biostatistics
Muazzum Mohammad Shah
Clinical Research
Amit Pal Singh
Clinical Research Design & Statistical
Analysis, OJOC
Mary Smiley
Health Services Research
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MASTER OF SCIENCE
Andrei Stefanescu
Biostatistics
Zihan Zhou
Biostatistics
Ming Teng
Biostatistics
Nicole Marie Zimmerman
Biostatistics
Meng Xia
Biostatistics
Narendra Babu Veerapaneni
Clinical Research Design &
Statistical Analysis, OJOC
Ishwarya Venkata Narayanan
Environmental Health Sciences
Wen Wang
Biostatistics
Sijiu Wang
Health Services Research
“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
Omar Yasin
Clinical Research
At the first-ever School of Public Health Etiquette Dinner, students learn tips to prepare them
for job interviews and other professional settings.
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PROFILE of the 2014 GRADUATING CLASS
BY THE NUMBERS
AVERAGE
AGE
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UNDERGRADUATE
COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES
REPRESENTED
GRADUATES
401
MALE
24%
(97)
268
FEMALE
76%
(304)
DEGREES GRANTED
MPH
238 59%
MS
33 8%
MHSA
71
18%
MHI
15 4%
PhD
43
11%
DrPH
1 <1%
RESIDENCY
NATIONALITY
INT’L
19%
(64)
U.S. RESIDENT
81%
(337)
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
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.
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HISTORY OF
Caps, Gowns, and Hoods
O
ne 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.
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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
T
he 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 non­academic 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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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH:
A Brief History
T
he 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
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.
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.
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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.
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
1941
After 50 years of the teaching of disease
prevention and health promotion at the
university, U-M regents establish the
School of Public Health.
1944
The 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.
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.”
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A BRIEF HISTORY
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)
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.
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1985
Congressional testimony by
Professor Kenneth Warner
helps solidify federal taxation
as a smoking disincentive.
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.
A BRIEF HISTORY
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.
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.
2003
In 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, agerelated macular degeneration,
schizophrenia, and bipolar
disorder—work that will
underpin the development of
personalized medicine.
2003
The U.S. Food
and Drug
Administration
approves FluMist,
developed at SPH
by Professor
Hunein “John”
Maassab. The
world’s only nasalspray flu vaccine,
FluMist is shown to
be more effective
at protecting
children than
injections.
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A BRIEF HISTORY
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.
2004
Research by Professor Robert
Wolfe leads to a new and nonbiased 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.
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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.
Now
SPH graduates hold
leadership positions
in governmental public health, health care
systems, and privatesector companies
in every state in the
United States and in
85 countries around
the world.
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.
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Photo: Sheila Krishnan
I N T E R N AT I O N A L D EC L A R AT I O N
OF HEALTH RIGHTS
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W
e, 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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THANK YOU
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
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CONGRATULATIONS,
GRADUATES!
Regents of the University of Michigan
Mark J. Bernstein, Ann Arbor
Julia Donovan Darlow, Ann Arbor
Laurence B. Deitch, Bloomfield Hills
Shauna Ryder Diggs, Grosse Pointe
Denise Ilitch, Bingham Farms
Andrea Fischer Newman, Ann Arbor
Andrew C. Richner, Grosse Pointe Park
Katherine E. White, Ann Arbor
Mary Sue Coleman (ex officio)
© 2014 Regents of the University of Michigan.
CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES!
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