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It’s autumn semester. The sun is still shining, the leaves are still on the buckeye trees and Liane Davila-Martin was settling in to the final year of earning her master’s degree in epidemiology at Ohio State.
I fell in love with epidemiology in 2011. I was a freshman at Ohio State and my familiarity with public health was limited to the movie “Contagion” and the Affordable Care Act. After I had the opportunity to meet with and observe some professors at the College of Public Health, I was hooked.
Not all students have the honor of competing in research forums, which makes being selected to participate an achievement in and of itself.
Meet just a few of the College of Public Health students combating opioid and substance abuse in between classes.
The College of Public Health honored Gina McCarthy, director of Harvard’s Center for Climate, Health and Global Environment and former EPA administrator, with the 2018 Thompson of Public Health Award for her leadership in implementing strategies for a healthier global environment.
