The School of Public Health at Georgia State University graduated its first class of Bachelor of Science in Public Health students, in addition to more than 80 Master of Public Health (MPH) and Ph.D. students on May 10, 2018.
Award Winners:
- Dr. Rebecca Wells (Ph.D. '18)—Public Health Student Achievement Award
- Kaitlin Pearce (MPH '18)—Public Health Student Achievement Award
- Diamond Miller (MPH '18)—Diane Caves Memorial Award
- Erica Sheldon, research coordinator—Practicum Preceptor of the Year
- Dr. Nina Marano & Annelise Doney, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Global Migration and Quarantine—Practicum Preceptor of the Year
- Dr. Shannon Self-Brown, professor of Health Promotion & Behavior—Exception Service Award
- Dr. Sheryl Strasser, associate professor of Health Promotion & Behavior—Excellence in Instruction Award
- Dr. Ashli Owen-Smith, assistant professor of Health Management & Policy—Outstanding Faculty Award
Speaker Videos:
Student speaker Hazel Shah, who earned her MPH in Biostatistics, encouraged her fellow graduates to aim to make a difference and use their voices to advocate for public health.
Alumni speaker Dr. Na'Taki Osborne Jelks (Ph.D. '16) told graduates to always remember what drew them to public health and to not be afraid to advocate for health of others. Jelks is the chairperson of the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance and a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Justice Advisory Board.
MPH graduate Joncel Stephens delivered her award-winning Three Minute Thesis competition presentation on prenatal care in Georgia.
Ceremony Photos:
Check out more photos from our convocation ceremony on our Facebook page.
Learn about some of our inspiring public health graduates.
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Grad's Mission Is Preventing Spread Of HIV/AIDSJamal Jones has made it his mission to research and find effective ways to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDs—particularly in urban, African-American communities.
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Environmental Health Grad Monitors NanotechnologyKatie Pearce, who earned her MPH in environmental health, is curious about the unintended health consequences of nanotechnology.
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Daughter Of Immigrants Works To AchieveAnallely Nguyen is no stranger to hard work. The firstborn child of Vietnamese immigrants, she knows hard work is what has created opportunity and fueled her success.
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Drug Court Inspired Public Health Policy StudiesJeffrey Holiday's work with DeKalb County Drug Court gave him a new perspective on drug addiction and inspired him to study public health.