Public Health Epidemiology Conversations

The best way for me to share it is by sharing the feedback from others who have experienced it and who are experiencing it for themselves. I'm so passionate about promoting the Public Health Consulting & Entrepreneurship EXPO because it is such a unique and valuable resource that is helping to advance public health in a creative way. We learn so much from the journeys of others who are willing to...

When she left aerospace, she originally planned to pursue a MS in statistics. In her first year, she took an epidemiology course as an elective and was hooked on public health. Statistics became biostatistics, which led to epidemiology. On this episode, you'll meet Dr. Vicki Hart, who is an Assistant Professor at the University of Vermont.  She will share how her career journey has helped her tran...

On this episode, I'm sharing a conversation from a Q&A coaching session with one of the members of the Public Health Consulting & Entrepreneurship EXPO group. You'll be able to benefit from hearing my answers to her questions. You might also find that you've had similar questions of your own and hearing this conversation might help you as much as it helped her.

You're about to meet Imani Ransby, with the United South and Eastern Tribes, Tribal Epidemiology Center. The United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) is just one of 12 partner Tribal Epidemiology Centers. Imani started working at USET in January 2020 as a Staff Epidemiologist in the Tribal Health and Program Support department. On this episode, you'll learn about Imani's journey into public health a...

On this episode, I'm sharing another Q&A coaching session with one of the members of the Public Health Consulting & Entrepreneurship EXPO group. Dr. LaQuasha Gaddis is an excellent example of someone who is well educated and has years of public health experience, who is trying to narrow down some of the ideas she has about consulting to figure out her starting point. I often work with clients to h...

Many public health students and graduates desire to work with the CDC, but don't know how to connect with the organization or don't know much about the opportunities that exist to work with the agency. My guest on this episode is Christine Caraballo and she is the program manager for the PHI/CDC Global Health Fellowship Program. She will share her career journey into public health, details about t...

Several people have already told me how much they wish they had a community like our EXPO group when they were working on their degree in public health. Tune into this bonus episode to hear updates and to hear what others are saying about the EXPO.

On this episode, I thought it would be helpful to share my coaching session with one of the first coaching giveaway winners, Saran, of the Public Health Consulting & Entrepreneurship EXPO group. Saran is an excellent example of someone with years of public health experience, who has been quietly exploring ideas about consulting in their minds but not really having someone to talk it out with and f...

You're about to meet Audrey Juliussen and Jordan Skan, with the Alaska Native Epidemiology Center. The Alaska Native Epidemiology Center (ANEC) is just one of 12 partner Tribal Epidemiology Centers. My first guest from the Alaska Native Epidemiology Center is Audrey Juliussen is an Ahtna Athabascan and Unangax̂ Alaska Native, and grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. My second guest is Dr. Jordan Skan, wh...

On this episode, you'll meet Dr. Brittany Marshall and learn about her public health career journey. Here are just a few things that really stood out to me during the interview She is an Inspiring action-taker Amazing conversation left me in awe of her accomplishments and her passion for public health She "fell into public health by accident" Why she personally chose DrPH vs PhD In-depth discussio...

Meet Paulina Sosa, Chair of Latinx COVID-19 Task Force & Doctoral student at Johns Hopkins Public health informatics program. She is also the founder of Latinx Voces, which she talks about during our podcast interview and she explains it more fully in the EXPO. Paulina Is one of the presenters of the Public Health Consulting & Entrepreneurship EXPO and shares her heart for Latinx Voces during the...

I don't know about you, but I'm looking forward to a brand new year! The year 2020 was filled with ups and downs for me, as I know it was for many of you as well. One of the ways that I navigated through the tough parts of 2020 was to focus on what could be learned, and how I could be empowered by those lessons to move forward. On this episode, I'm going to explain why I'm focusing on my business...

In this bonus episode, I will share a couple of important announcements, as well as officially wish you a Happy New Year.

You're about to meet Forrest Lester and Delores Becenti, with the Navajo Epidemiology Center. The Navajo Epidemiology Center (NEC) was established in 2005 to manage Navajo Nation's public health information systems, investigate diseases and injuries of concern, provide data and reports to effectively manage health programs, respond to public health emergencies, and coordinate these activities with...

On this brand new episode of the podcast, I'm going to explain to you exactly what the upcoming 2021 Public Health Consulting & Entrepreneurship EXPO is and who it is for. The Expo is one of my favorite project to work on, so you will likely be able to hear the excitement in my voice!

On this brand new episode of the podcast, I'm going to share the 10 most popular interview episodes of 2020, as well as a couple of episodes that deserve an honorable mention.  As many of you are continuing to wrap up the year, this could be a great time to catch up on some previous podcast episodes that you may have missed. I certainly recommend all of my podcast episode, but it was a lot of fun...

Learn five strategies that public health students and professionals can use to help wrap up the year and prepare to move forward. Be sure to listen to the full episode, and share with a friend. Resources mentioned: PublicHealthEXPO.com GetExperienceInPublicHealth.com  

Meet Dr. Kristi McClamroch, infectious disease epidemiologist and founder of Public Health Connected. On this episode, you'll have the opportunity to get to learn about the creative and innovative ways that she is stepping out to advance public health.

We can certainly all agree that this year has been more than stressful. I think it is important to take time to pause and reflect.  Reflect on what you've done, what you're doing, where you're going. Doing this helps you to make sure that you are on track with your career and business goals, and to make adjustments as necessary.

This particular episode will be a little different than my typical interviews, because it is more student-focused rather than from the perspective of a career professional. I'm excited to shake things up a bit and hopefully shine some light on the positive activities that my guests are part of, in hopes of it serving as inspiration for other students and schools of public health as well. You'll me...

If you are a regular listener of the podcast, then you've likely heard a recent special promotional announcement from one of our sponsors, MEE Productions.  In this episode, you will meet the founder of MEE Productions, Ivan Juzang. Learn about his journey into public health, and his passion to address health disparities and public health issues affecting underserved and devalued communities.

On this episode, you'll meet Samantha Lucas-Pipkorn with the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center, and hear about her journey into public health. Samantha is a Senior Epidemiologist and Program Manager. She talks about how they are serving the needs of their community and supporting the tribes during this COVID-19 pandemic. She also talks about the program focus and activities before the p...

Dr. Pierre Vigilance is a health executive with 20 years of experience from the non-profit, government, and academic sectors. His primary expertise is in public health operations management, community health strategies, the social determinants of health, and executive education. He is a systems-level thinker focused on improving health outcomes in underserved communities.

My guest on this episode is Asya Spears, a Biostatistician and CEO of Rose Data Studio. Asya has a desire to use data for social good and is on a mission to equip others with the skills they need to do the same. From writing first lines of code to identifying the best visualizations for data, she has guided hundreds of public health professionals as they apply statistical concepts to design progra...