Reyna Macias, MPH '11 is a 2022-2023 recipient of the USC Latino Alumni Association (LAA) scholarship. She is one of six scholars from the USC Department of Population and Public Health Science to receive this recognition this year. Macias is currently a...
Olivia Wong earns her Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention from USC. Why did you choose to pursue your degree? When I first entered USC, I knew I wanted to work in the healthcare field but I was not sure exactly what I wanted to do. However,...
Jaxon Abercrombie earns his Master of Science in Public Health Data Science and Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention through the progressive degree program. Why did you choose to pursue your degree? This May, I am fortunate to be graduating...
Claire Bai to earn her Master of Science in Applied Biostatistics and Epidemiology in summer 2022. Why did you choose to pursue your degree? I was really interested in the statistical and data analysis aspects of epidemiology, and was also curious about pursuing...
Brandyn Ruiz, MS earned his Master of Science in Public Health Data Science in December 2021. Why did you choose to pursue your degree? I chose my degree program for the applied aspect with every class being hands on addressing health questions back to what we were...
Saba Doustmohammadi earns her Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in biostatistics and epidemiology. Why did you choose to pursue your degree? The start of my MPH program was during the beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic. Aside from the world-class...
Meilani Cayabyab earns her Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in global health. Why did you choose to pursue your degree? I chose to study Global Health because I wanted to understand health from different cultural perspectives. What's one of your...
Yulissa Rodriguez, MPH, earned her Master of Public Health degree in December 2021. What's one of your favorite memories from your program? I loved finally getting to meet my classmates in person, after spending a year on Zoom with them. It was so nice to spend time...
Jason Kolodziej, MPH, earned his Master of Public Health with a concentration in community health promotion in December 2021. Why did you choose to pursue your degree? My father began the Public Health history in our family, dedicating a career to the field. I have...
The Department of Population and Public Health Sciences is excited to introduce its first Alumni Council, a group of committed individuals who will help strengthen department programs and the impact of its graduates.The council represents more than 4,600 alumni who...
Five Trojan public health experts share their personal stories about facing down a global health crisis.