Alumni Spotlight

Whether you are a first year student exploring careers and major options or an alumni who is thinking about a job change, alumni career profiles provide opportunities to learn about a professional's career path and decision-making process.

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Samuel Nava '17, BS HSMCD

Samuel Nava 

Samuel is a Health Services Management and Community Development Fall 2017 graduate who created this video on AIDS awareness for his Practicum Project involving World AIDS Day at 成人头条 Student Health Services.

Lisa Walterscheid '13, MPH

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"It is an amazing opportunity to receive two complementary degrees that will mold me into the clinician I want to become. WSU has given me her strong foundation for her future and she will forever be a Shocker!"

Lisa Walterscheid 

Lisa will be attending Touro University California (TUC) starting August 4th, 2014. TUC is located on Mare Island in Vallejo, California which is in the northern extension of the San Francisco Bay area. She has been accepted to the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies and Master of Public Health Joint Program.

My Profession

With the knowledge that the wellness of an individual is directly linked to the health of their community, she plans on working in primary care in a clinic in an underserved area. She is confident that she is well prepared for the Joint MSPAS/MPH Program due to the time spent working on her Bachelor of Science in Health Science through the Public Health Science department at 成人头条.

Whitney Crager '12, MPH -- Data Analyst

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"As a Public Health Emergency Preparedness Planner, I work with both emergency preparedness and epidemiology. The preparedness part of the position includes revising emergency response plans and responding to Public Health emergencies in Sedgwick county."

Whitney Crager 

  • Data Analyst at 成人头条, College of Health Professions (2018)
  • MS in Public Health (2014)
  • BS in Health Management and Community Development (2012)
  • Public Health Emergency Preparedness Planner at Sedgwick County Health Department (2013)

My Profession

"As a Public Health Emergency Preparedness Planner, I work with both emergency preparedness and epidemiology. The preparedness part of the position includes revising emergency response plans and responding to Public Health emergencies in Sedgwick county."

She manages a school-illness surveillance website for school nurses in Sedgwick County. On the website they can report illnesses, then the health department uses that data to look at trends in certain illnesses. She also works on special projects in epidemiology including a current survey looking at access to dental care in school age children.

My Shocker Experience

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Advice to Students

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Madison Shriner '14, MAAS -- Director at the Park City Senior Center

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"As a student, I was a graduate teaching assistant and assisted with Well REP, a well-rounded exercise program for seniors conducted at several senior centers around 成人头条. Through this experience I developed an interest and soon after a passion for senior centers and what they have to offer older adults."

My Profession

  • Director at the Park City Senior Center in Park City, Kansas (2015)
  • MA Aging Studies (2014)
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant for Department of Public Health Sciences at 成人头条 State University (2014)

My Shocker Experience

Madison is a recent graduate from the Aging Studies program receiving her MA in Aging Studies in May 2014. She pursued the Administrative track completing her Administrator in Training practicum at Family Health and Rehabilitation, a skilled nursing facility, in Spring 2014.

 

Advice to Students

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