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 | ||