Q&A with Public Health Alumni Association Board President Marta Cieslak MPH ’10
Marta Cieslak MPH ’10 is currently the president of the Public Health Alumni Association (PHAA) Board of Directors. She received her MPH degree in Health Policy and Management. Her interests include...
View ArticleQ&A with Interim Dean William H. Dow
Incoming President of the Public Health Alumni Association Board of Directors Marta Cieslak MPH ’10 recently interviewed the UC Berkeley School of Public Health’s interim dean, William H. Dow, on...
View ArticleDevy Emperador MPH ’12
I recently started a new position as the Scientific Officer for the Outbreaks program at the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), based in Geneva, Switzerland. In this role, I support lab...
View ArticleQ&A with Adam Crawley MPH ’11
Adam Crawley MPH ’11 is President of the Public Health Alumni Association. He has served on the PHAA Board of Director since 2014 and chaired the Curriculum and Professional Development Committee....
View ArticleSchool of Public Health Scientist William Edmands dies at 34
Dr. William Edmands, a scientist in the School of Public Health who had been considered an important contributor to the field of metabolomics, died Friday, June 30. He was 34. Dr. Edmands began work at...
View ArticleCarlessia A. Hussein DrPH ’77
Carlessia A. Hussein DrPH ’77 writes, “I’d like to share the following news: Former UCSPH Assoc. Dean Student & Chair Nursing MPH program 1971/1973 2014 Retired Maryland State Health Department,...
View ArticleLaunching the Fung Fellowship
How can students from diverse majors such as engineering, architecture, or Middle Eastern studies find ways to contribute to public health? Where does a public health major fit into an increasingly...
View ArticleLawrence Green MPH ’66, DrPH ’68
Lawrence Green MPH ’66, DrPH ’68, DSc (Hon.) will receive the 2016 Sedgwick Memorial Medal for Distinguished Service in Public Health from the American Public Health Association (APHA) on November 1 at...
View ArticleQ&A with Sheila Baxter, president of the Public Health Alumni Association
Sheila Baxter MPH ’10 is President of the Public Health Alumni Association. She is also Senior Director of Business Development for Healthy Communities Institute, a Xerox company, where she is...
View ArticleHoward Barkan MPH ’79, DrPH ’80
Howard Barkan MPH ’79, DrPH ’80 died unexpectedly on July 20, 2016. He was 70. His medical research skills emphasizing biostatistics accuracy were his trademark. A legacy of collaboration makes all who...
View ArticleUndergrads spend summer getting to know government thanks to new fellows program
A UC Berkeley student’s time as an undergraduate comes with endless possibilities. Students are often interested in many things and have a hard time knowing which to pursue. If you ask Leonard D....
View ArticleAddressing Health Challenges in the Sahel: Q&A with West African Leader...
In early August, two Fellows from the OASIS Sahel Leadership Program—a collaborative program to train and support West African leaders—visited Berkeley and shared their experiences as emerging leaders...
View ArticleGraduating students make plans for the future, make time to give back
For more than a decade, the graduating students at the School of Public Health have decided upon a class gift as a way to thank the School for their education and to enhance the experiences of future...
View ArticlePatricia Spratlen Etem MPH ’85
Patricia Spratlen Etem has been reappointed to the Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee, where she has served since 2010. She has been a consultant at Civic Communications Consulting...
View ArticleEric Berg MPH ’96
Eric Berg has been appointed deputy chief of health in the Division of Occupational Safety and Health at the California Department of Industrial Relations, where he has been principal safety engineer...
View ArticlePatricia Poliskey Evans MPH ’66
Patricia Poliskey Evans, 74, of Parkersburg, W.Va., passed away Nov. 7, 2015, at Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Ohio, after a long battle with cancer. A stem cell transplant at Ohio State...
View ArticleJanice W. Yager PhD ‘82, MPH ’72
Dr. Yager is enjoying travel and retirement with her family in Oakland’s upper Rockridge neighborhood after an accomplished research and management career. She held academic appointments conducting...
View ArticleTim Ho MPH ’14
In September 2015, Tim Ho was appointed Regional Assistant Medical Director of Quality and Clinical Analysis at the Southern California Permanente Medical Group. His appointment starts December 2015.
View ArticleMaria G. Boosalis MPH ’75
Maria G. Boosalis was named lead of the new program in applied clinical nutrition at the Northwestern Health Sciences University. The new program offers students options ranging from introductory...
View ArticleBruce Kieler DrPH ’94, MPH ’88, MBA, MA
Bruce Kieler presented an update on his on-going case study of nuclear power technology training programs in southeast Texas at the High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC), held in...
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