In this episode we speak with Alex Bragg, a 2017 MPH alumni of NYU GPH. She talks about her experience working at HealthRight International, which is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) affiliated with NYU. As a program officer at HealthRight she discusses her current work, her role within the organization and sheds light on what the experience is like for interns at the HealthRight. To learn more about the NYU College of Global Public Health, and how our innovative programs are training the next generation of public health leaders, visit publichealth.nyu.edu.

In this episode we speak with a second year Global Health MPH student who completed an individual capstone project in Prague. She speaks in detail about migrant women’s reproductive health. More importantly, she highlights the pros and cons of completing a capstone project alone and the amount of time, work and effort involved. To learn more about the NYU College of Global Public Health, and how our innovative programs are training the next generation of public health leaders, visit publichealth.nyu.edu.

In this episode, we speak with Lauren Pesso, LMSW, MPA, the former Director of the Health and Human Rights Clinic at HealthRight International. She talks about her work with asylum seekers and victims of torture, and provides resources for students who would like to get involved with health and human rights organizations around New York City. To learn more about the NYU College of Global Public Health, and how our innovative programs are training the next generation of public health leaders, visit publichealth.nyu.edu.

In this episode and we talk to an NYU GPH Master of Public Health alum, Charlie Ferrusi. Charlie graduated in 2017 and currently works as a program manager at the New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute. Charlie discusses his work on the campaign ending the epidemic. He shares his experiences about life after graduation and numerous opportunities available to students. Finally, Charlie talks about his experience being interviewed by CNN’s Sanjay Gupta about PrEP.

To learn more about the NYU College of Global Public Health, and how our innovative programs are training the next generation of public health leaders, visit publichealth.nyu.edu.

In this episode, we feature the MapMob project by the NYU mHealth Lab Research Group headed by Dr. Thomas Kirchner, clinical-health psychologist and Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Science. He is joined by Research Scientist Avigal Vantu and Associate Research Scientist Hong Gao. MapMob is a participatory project that concerns neighborhoods and health and is partly funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

NYU mHealth is now inviting students and residents to participate in this community engagement and research project by visiting mapmob.com, where they can discover this paid project details and consider joining.The project is designed to provide neighborhood residents with a new tool to learn about their day-to-day activities, and to study the way different neighborhood conditions affect the health and well-being of their residents.

Learn more at mapmob.com.

In this episode we talk to Sasha Guttentag, a second year PhD student studying Epidemiology. Her public health interests are in health tech, behavior change and social Epidemiology. As a doctoral student she works in the mHealth Lab, is a member Doctoral Advisory Committee and founder of NYU chapter of YouthMappers.

To learn more about the NYU College of Global Public Health, and how our innovative programs are training the next generation of public health leaders, visit publichealth.nyu.edu.

In this episode we talk to Gallatin Award recipient Mehreen Arif, who is a Master of Public Health student in the Global health concentration at NYU GPH. She shares powerful stories of her summer research experience working with Tibetan refugees in Kathmandu, Nepal. Mehreen also gives advice on how to apply to the Gallatin fellowship award, and shares what she learned and had to unlearn from doing research she had never done before.

To learn more about the NYU College of Global Public Health, and how our innovative programs are training the next generation of public health leaders, visit publichealth.nyu.edu.

In this episode, we speak with faculty facilitators Dr. David Abrams and Dr. Raymond Niaura and Research Lab Manager Mahathi Vojjala from the Tobacco Research lab. They describe their work in the lab, the impact tobacco has had on various populations and how their research can inform policy tobacco laws. In the lab, students engage in a variety of projects and study multiple aspects of tobacco use, including epidemiology, interventions, and marketing, as well as learn crucial research skills, such as grant writing, literature reviews, and analysis strategies.

To learn more about the NYU College of Global Public Health, and how our innovative programs are training the next generation of public health leaders, visit publichealth.nyu.edu.

In this episode we talk to Master of Public Health student Pratik Sourav about Bottleneck Analysis. We learn what it is, how it's conducted and the important role bottleneck analysis plays in impacting the health of entire populations. Pratik highlights his experience working side by side with officials from the World Food Programme in Professor Chris Dickey's course "Systems Approach To Food Access", and how he leveraged his experience in the course to boost career opportunities at NYU.

To learn more about the NYU College of Global Public Health, and how our innovative programs are training the next generation of public health leaders, visit publichealth.nyu.edu.

In celebration of the 2017 International Education Week (#iew2017) we talk with two international students, Shalom Igwe and Ayushi Bhargava who are both second year Master of Public Health students at NYU GPH. They shared insights into their experiences as NYU students, and how they adjusted to a new environment and built up their social networks both inside and outside the classroom.

To learn more about the NYU College of Global Public Health, and how our innovative programs are training the next generation of public health leaders, visit publichealth.nyu.edu.