Kristen Mitchell

Meet Angela Falconi, a fourth-year student specializing in environmental public health who aspires to advocate for others through public health policy.

Meet Farah Brink, a student in the MPH-clinical translational science program focused on children’s health and well-being. She is a pediatrician at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.

Meet Ahmad El Hellani, an assistant professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences who analyzes tobacco products, identifying harmful toxicants that could impact the long-term health of smokers. 

El Hellani shares why he made an early career pivot into regulatory science, what he wishes everyone know about the tobacco industry and his advice for public health students.  

Meet Everett Dalesio, a second-year MPH student specializing in veterinary public health, a collaboration between the College of Public Health and the College of Veterinary Medicine.

College of Public Health faculty were recently awarded $75,000 in seed funding to support new projects focused on understanding violence against children, tobacco cessation and dementia.

HB Franchino-Olsen, faculty fellow in the Division of Health Behavior and Health Promotion, received a $25,000 CPH grant for a pilot study investigating how children and adolescents in South Africa view and understand violence.

Meet Tinu Ijewemen, a third-year student in the College of Public Health’s combined BSPH-MPH program studying epidemiology.

The College of Public Health honored two members of the faculty and staff who exemplify the university’s shared values and commitments to excellence, diversity and innovation as part of the third annual College of Public Health Ethics at Ohio State (ETHOS) Awards.

Stacy Endres-Dighe was a child when she learned about the chilling impact of stigma on health. Her uncle died during the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic after delaying testing and treatment because of the way society viewed AIDS patients at the time. 

“It had this ripple effect on my family,” she said. “I knew…that something, this stigma and the reason behind him not pursuing health care, was a serious public health problem.”

Meet Joy Mason, a second-year Master of Health Administration student excited about embracing new ideas to make health care more accessible.

Meet Leslie Aguilar Ramos, a senior majoring in public health sociology whose passion for advancing health equity is rooted in her experience growing up in a predominantly Latino community in San Diego.