More than 45 Master of Public Health and Ph.D. students are graduating from the School of Public Health at Georgia State University this semester, including a social justice-seeker who has seen the effects of addiction firsthand, a globe-trotting supporter of healthy communities, a microbiologist who responds to environmental disasters and a health communicator who answered the call to pursue sexual violence prevention.
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Brother’s Opioid Struggle Ignites Public Health PassionMelissa Marshall’s passion for public health is rooted in social justice, but it was ignited by her personal experience with what is a growing health crisis—opioid addiction.
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Microbiologist Looks Beyond Lab To Help OthersAnish Patel was studying microbiology and enjoying his time in the lab, but he realized he wanted to do more with the data and discoveries he made there.
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Supporting Healthy Communities Becomes A Global QuestPh.D. student Malikah Waajid’s studies in epidemiology have taken her to sub-Saharan Africa, India and the Dominican Republic.
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Grad Answers Call To Pursue Violence PreventionAfter deciding not to go to medical school, Arielle Shiver found a job at a Planned Parenthood call center, which inspired her to study sexual violence prevention.