Alumni News & Updates

Congratulations to all of our MPH graduates! We are proud to see our alumni using their MPH degree in the workplace, professional organizations, volunteering, and as they continue with their education. Below you will find some of the many ways our MPH graduates are contributing to the field of public health!

If you are a GVSU Master of Public Health Alumna/Alumnus, we would like to know what you are doing in the field of public health - you also have the option to be included in our Alumni Directory, found below. Please send your news by completing the MPH Alumni Update Form (Google form), or you can email [email protected].

MPH Alumni

Last Name Former Name First Name Class of PH Title/Role/Credentials Organization/School Location
Abraham Smriti 2020 COVID Program Team Lead Michigan Department of Health & Human Services MI - Lansing
Ahmed Hamza 2020 Covid Case Investigator Michigan Public Health Institute MI
Bednar Bardel Rhiannon 2017 Wastewater Health Educator Michigan Department of Health & Human Services MI
Belasco Mason Kendra 2016 Instructional Design and LMS Specialist Versiti MI - Grand Rapids
Bhandari Jyoti 2021 Scientific Analyst Cytel
Bialowicz Jon 2016 Public Health Sanitarian/Case Investigator Oakland County MI - Southfield
Bielby Chloe 2019 Pathology Analyst WMU School of Medicine MI - Kalamazoo
Bird Harriet 2021 Project Specialist; work on various projects, but mainly focused on expanding school-based suicide prevention and crisis response protocol throughout schools in West Michigan Spectrum Health MI - Grand Rapids
Bode Bree 2015 Nutrition Program Coordinator, MPH, CHES, PhDc; GVSU MPH Advisory Board member Michigan State University & Wayne State University (PhDc) MI
Bodenberg Alexandrea 2022 Seeking Director of Community Health and Well-Being & Director of Infection Control; CHES Trinity Health Saint Maryýs MI - Grand Rapids
Bollin Angela 2022 Community Health Educator Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities (LAHC) MI - Dearborn
Brewer Hailey 2016 Administrative Services Supervisor Mid-Michigan District Health Department MI - Stanton
Brooks Amber 2020 Infection Prevention Analyst; Amber is working on COVID-19 contract tracing for MM patients and employees. In addition, she helps out with other infectious diseases cases such as TB, Legionella, etc. Michigan Medicine MI
Brown Chloe 2022 Respiratory Virus Hospitalization Data Analyst Michigan Department of Health & Human Services MI - Lansing
Brummel Maris 2017 Research Fellow The Johnson Center at GVSU MI - Grand Rapids
Bryant Maya 2022 Manager of the Center of Health and Wellness and Community Well-Being Urban League of West Michigan MI - Grand Rapids
Buczkowski Erik 2015 Research Assistant for Quality Improvement and Accreditation Michigan Public Health Institute MI
Bunch Krystal 2021 Community Health Program Specialist Spectrum Health MI - Grand Rapids
Burgstahler Milea 2017 Community Health Promotion Specialist Barry-Eaton District Health Department MI - Charlotte
Burk Brennan 2022 Epidemiologist St. Charles County Health Department MO - St. Charles
Burkholder Cole 2019 Infectious Disease Outbreak Epidemiologist Michigan Department of Health & Human Services MI
Busen Katherine (Kate) 2020 COVID-19 Epidemiologist; also served as a GVSU MPH adjunct for the 2021-22 academic year. Michigan Department of Health & Human Services Remote
Bushey Margaret 2020 Travelers Health Data Analyst Michigan Public Health Institute/Michigan Department of Health & Human Services MI - Lansing
Campbell Sara 2020 Program Management Specialist Indiana University-School of Public Health IN
Chia Derick 2019 Epidemiologist; also serves on the GVSU-MPH Advisory Board and the Red Project Board of Directors Ottawa County Department of Public Health MI - Holland


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