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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.

Order of Exercises

DOCTORAL DEGREES

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.


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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.


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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.

MASTER’S DEGREES

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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





















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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)





















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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.





















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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.





















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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.





















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INTERNATIONAL DECLARATION OF HEALTH RIGHTS

Phot

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heila

Kris

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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!

CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES!

sph.umich.edu

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