Student & Alumni News

Apr 2, 2021

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Northern Colorado (UNC) students in the Master of Public Health (MPH) program would typically spend their first year attending night classes, in study groups with friends or cramming for an exam at a coffee shop. For the incoming cohort of 2020, the largest in recent years, earning a graduate degree online in a global pandemic has been anything but typical.

Feb 24, 2021

In an op-ed in Westword, a group of ColoradoSPH and CU Anschutz students urge Denver Mayor Hancock to stop the sweeps of outdoor encampments and invest in public health resources for people experiencing homelessness.

Jan 8, 2021

ColoradoSPH alumna Dr. Cynthia Hazel, DrPH ’19, and her husband, Dr. Kweku Hazel, are working to build trust within the Black community about the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Jan 3, 2021

Jessica Guerra is on the verge of completing the 4+1 public health bachelor’s degree plus MPH program with CU Denver and ColoradoSPH, all while working as a full-time EMT.

Dec 21, 2020

Grace Franklin, a ColoradoSPH at UNC alum, shares how her education prepared her to meet the challenges she’s faced as the public health director for San Miguel County, a job she started during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nov 14, 2020

As a part of her practicum and capstone experience, MPH student Morgan Turner is working with the City of Fort Collins to improve public transportation for options underrepresented groups.

Oct 15, 2020

While watching events unfold across the country over recent months, Professor Dawn Comstock was left feeling like she needed to do something tangible to address the ongoing systemic racial and ethic disparities. That’s when she decided to help establish a new scholarship fund to accelerate ColoradoSPH's efforts to increase the diversity and inclusive excellence of the school’s student body.

Sep 10, 2020

ColoardoSPH at UNC alumna Kristin Christensen, MPH '18, talked with her hometown newspaper about her experiences working for the Peace Corps in Madagascar, and having to be evacuated as COVID-19 began to spread worldwide in early 2020.

Aug 14, 2020

Olivia Zarella, a PRA and DrPH student in the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, partners with the CU Environmental Health & Safety team to create a COVID-19 contact tracing program.

Jun 5, 2020

DrPH candidate Jennifer Jewell is interested in pediatric epidemiology—specifically in the arena of mental health. Her latest project has been studying the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on depression, anxiety, and resilience.

May 29, 2020

Students and faculty from ColoradoSPH@CSU have been volunteering with Larimer County to assist with calling positive patients, creating informational materials, finding alternate locations for patients, and analyzing data.

May 21, 2020

Epideimiology MPH Rachel Steinberg got bitten by the public health bug while working with AmeriCorps. Now, she's graduating ready to continue her work in preventing chronic diseases, like diabetes, in vulnerable rural populations.

May 15, 2020

In just two years, Jessica Stubblefield, MPH '20, has studied the epidemiology of human trafficking, started the CU Anschutz chapter of Student Veterans of America, and was the second ever ColoradoSPH student to be named a Tillman Scholar.

Apr 29, 2020

Almost as soon as coronavirus appeared in Colorado, students from the School of Public Health stepped up to create PPE, create social media messages, and help keep health departments functioning.

Apr 29, 2020

ColoradoSPH alum Natalia Gayou sat down with CU Anschutz Today to talk about her work as a communicable disease epidemiologist at El Paso County Public Health and love of world travel.

Apr 6, 2020

Environmental and Occupational Health professor John Volckens has turned his research lab, typically the focus of studying air quality and pollution sensors, into a testing facility evaluating the safety of personal protective equipment.

Mar 20, 2020

Despite working to mitigate the impact of the virus, Asian American students like June Homdayjanakul are facing increasing discrimination in the face of COVID-19.

Feb 19, 2020

Dr. Katie Lohmiller and her sister Halley Gruber teamed up with local schools to develop a scientifically-based program that helps teachers better interact with both students and each other.

Jan 30, 2020

MPH student Kim Tolchinsky recently presented her work on campus food insecurity to the Colorado Department of Higher Education and Governor Jared Polis. She wrote about her passion for the CDHE.

Jan 9, 2020

Carrie Clifford, a Māori graduate student, spent five months studying indigenous child mental health with the Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, hoping to take new skills and perspectives back to New Zealand.