In honor of National Public Health Week, we're speaking with four of our students about their research and the path that brought them to the field of public health. Meet Youri Benadjaoud, Shaw Hubbard, Sophia Petrillo, and Darlene Tat, all currently enrolled in our Master of Public Health program. Get to know them as they share their stories and their research interests.

Host Megan Hall sits down with emergency physician and epidemiologist Dr. Craig Spencer to discuss his work in Africa treating Ebola in 2014, and how it prepared him to serve on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in 2020. They delve into Spencer’s life-threatening case of Ebola, and how it shifted his perspective on pandemic preparedness and response.

Join host Megan Hall every month as she explores the variety of public health topics making waves in 2023, from pandemics to noise pollution.

New professor of the practice of health services, policy and practice, Claire Wardle, is not a health professional. She is, however, considered one of the leading experts on misinformation. Co-founder of First Draft, a non-profit dedicated to supporting organizations fighting misinformation, Wardle talks to Megan Hall MPH'15, about her plans for collaborative work at Brown that aims not only to understand mis- and disinformation, but to create tools for more effective public health communication.