Public Health Buckeyes

Melanie Chen

Biomedical informatics student aims to grow research potential

Melanie Chen, MS, Biomedical Informatics

Melanie Chen is fueled by a passion for genetic science

Daniel Kopechek

MHA student combines passion for business, health care

Daniel Kopechek, MHA

Daniel transfers his business acumen to health care administration to equip and empower providers to deliver the best possible care to patients.

Dena Hussain

From undecided to never looking back after finding public health

Dena Hussain, BSPH, Public Health Sociology

Coming into college undecided, Dena discovers public health matches all her interests to understand health disparities, look at health at population levels and the roles social strudctures play in health outcomes.

Lauren Hackenberg

Drawing on compassion, importance of health care in public health pursuits

Lauren Hackenberg, BSPH, Public Health Sociology

The fourth-year student is excited for a future to improve her community through public health with a new goal to impact health policy that improves access to affordable and quality health care.

Jimmy Nash

MPH engages in research to create effective health programming

Jimmy Nash, MPH, Health Behavior and Health Promotion

As a working professional, Jimmy has used his career experiences to pursue and inform his research interests during his Master of Public Health education.

PhD student Angie Hetrick

Using epidemiology to counter death and sickness from preventable disease

Angie Hetrick, PhD Epidemiology

Spurred by a Peace Corps experience, Angie pursues an epidemiological research agenda at Ohio State on substance use and infectious diseases to improve care.

Emmanuela Aboagye-Mensah

Passion for disease investigation flourishing at Ohio State

Emmanuela Aboagye-Mensah, BSPH Environmental Public Health

Ohio State has provided Emmanuella opportuntities for research as a Public Health undergraduate student. Coupled with experiences with student organizations and volunteering in the community, she is setting the stage to doctoral studies to close the gaps of care for minority populations.

Ariana Pitcher

Student gains new framework to analyze health

Ariana Pitcher, BSPH Public Health Sociology

What started as a way to broaden her perspectives of human and societal health beyond traditional hard-science coursework on a route toward medicine, turned into a passion for public health and examining issues with a valuable lens.