Public Health Careers podcast episode with Michelle (Lawrence) Bidwell, MPH
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We have Dr. Michelle (Lawrence) Bidwell, MPH is the Founder and CEO of Granted Advisors LLC. ( I am a phd Candidate, I finish this june!)

She is an impact expert who specializes in grant writing, program planning, and equity-focused evaluation technologies. Michelle’s passion for this field began at an early age, influenced by her upbringing in New Orleans and the impact of Hurricane Katrina.

She conferred a Bachelors in Psychology and Chemistry at Xavier University of Louisiana. She then got a Master of Public Health at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. She will soon completed a PhD in Community Health Sciences at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center.


In today’s episode you’ll hear and learn more about....
1. How building  fundraising, evaluation, and grant writing skillset led her to founding Granted Advisors LLC
2. The importance of having empathy and equity based evaluation practices in public health especially when dealing with traumatized communities.
3. How to choose a public health program based off the practicality of  academic or practice based professors.
4. Why organizations should strive for a culture of learning and how to cultivate that.

And much more!

Chapters:
@0:00 Trailer
@2:21 How do you identify & How are you?  
@2:57 Challenges with fundraising for non profits
@7:32 Supporting non profits with grant writing, challenges?
@9:58 What does public health mean to you?
@12:38 Michelle’s passion for this field began at an early age, influenced by her upbringing in New Orleans and the impact of Hurricane Katrina.
@17:30 Bachelors in Psychology and Chemistry at Xavier University of Louisiana (09-13), Pharmacological Researcher at Louisiana State University School of Medicine
@23:17 Any undergrad takeaway(s)?
@24:54 Master of Public Health in Behavioral and Community Health Sciences at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (14-16)
@27:38 Assistant Program Coordinator at Louisiana Cancer Prevention & Control Programs
@31:08 Takeaways?
@32:38 PhD in Community Health Sciences at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (16-23)
@34:00 Director of Impact and Evaluation at Baston Community Resilience
@40:50 The importance of having a good chair
@42:44 Vice President of Strategy and Operations at Acceleraise
@48:26 Founder and CEO at Granted Advisors LLC 
@59:30 Where would you like to see yourself in the future?
@1:01:30 The Furious Five

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