Public Health Epidemiology Conversations

In this episode I discuss several resources that you should maximize as a student, so that you are best prepared for entry into your career field.  It is difficult to know when you will need to use the knowledge and skills that you obtain as a student, in your career.  By making the most of some of the resources that are available to you as a student, you will strengthen and better prepare yoursel...

In this episode, I continue sharing strategies that will help you prepare for and transition into a public health career.  The information in this episode will be helpful for graduate students, as well as recent graduates who are trying to secure their public health career positions.  There is a great deal of valuable information shared here, and I encourage you to listen to the full episode.

In this episode, I share my journey and transition from healthcare to public health and the lessons that I learned along the way.  My background is in medical laboratory technology, specifically microbiology.  People often ask me about how I transitioned into the field of public health, and how I became and epidemiologist.  In sharing my story, I also prepare you for what will follow in the next f...

In this episode, I interview Dr. Frazier Beatty.  We discuss some of the different education pathways to careers in public health, specifically online and traditional brick and mortar universities.  Dr. Beatty has an impressive background including US military service, as well as other governmental agencies, nonprofit organizations,  and private industry.  He has completed undergraduate and gradua...

In this episode, I discuss five actionable tips that busy online graduate degree students can use to help them balance the busy demands of graduate school and life. What starts out as excitement about starting graduate school can often drift into a silent frustration for many.  Trying to juggle school, work, family, and other obligations can be overwhelming.  I will share with you some strategies...

In this episode, Dr. Juanita Braxton shares her passion for community focused public health interventions, as well as her passion for educating and serving communities.  She considers her PhD in public health to be her "community service" degree, as it provides her with the opportunity to give back to her community in many ways.  Tune in to the full episode so that you can take in all that she sha...

In this episode, Dr. Kathy Bianco shares her educational and career journey, connecting her healthcare career with public health.  She shares some of the challenges she faced along the way, and how she overcame those challenges to successfully complete her doctoral degree in public health.  Additionally, she shares her goals and ambition for bringing public health to physician assistant programs i...

How do you explain your role as an epidemiologist to the non-scientific community?   As an epidemiologist, I often struggle with how to explain epidemiology to people who are not familiar with the field or my profession. I'm not sure when I've diluted the definition too much or when I've provided a little too much complex information. When I'm in a social setting and people are talking about thems...

In this episode, an introduction and welcome to the online community is extended to everyone.  The purpose of the community is explained along with how the whole idea was developed and what has been accomplished so far. The many benefits of podcasting are explored, as well as the focus and format of this podcast show specifically.  Thank you for listening!