Master of Public Health Alumni Profiles

Master of Public Health alumni career profiles

Trying to choose the best career path may be difficult when you have not had real experience in the public health field. There are countless opportunities and paths to pursue, which is why we strive to equip our students with the tools and support they need to choose the public health career best for them.

Our Master of Public Health alumni working in the field were once prospective students too. Many of them have agreed to share their success stories in hopes of helping you discover a career path you will love.

Ashlyn Roehm, MPH'26

Marketing and outreach, Centerpoint Health

After earning her MPH, Ashlyn is already making an impact through community partnerships, patient outreach, and healthcare leadership, showing what’s possible with a passion for public health.

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Emily Fussell, MPH'22

STD Control Program Manager, Marion County Public Health Department

Emily chose the MPH Social and Behavioral Sciences pathway to expand her public health skill set related to behavior change in a health setting. Her career of choice is in STD prevention and behavior change is a key component of changing disease outcomes related to sexual activity.

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Julie Beyrer, MPH'13

Senior Research Advisor, Eli Lilly and Company

There was a time when Julie felt a plateau in her career and decided it was time to go back to school to learn new skills. She chose a program based on her interests and encounters with others that aligned with her interests.

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Emily Sargent, MPH'18

Public Health Advisor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Emily chose a BA in Criminal Justice because she originally wanted to be a criminal lawyer. Then, she became an emergency medical technician while in school at IU Bloomington, and discovered her passion for health law.

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Sara Krupski, MPH'22

Program Coordinator, Indiana Public Health Association

Following her undergraduate career, Sara worked in a program evaluation role, and during this time, began to realize that she had an overwhelming preference and passion for more upstream, systems change approaches to helping others.

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Cameron Hilt, MPH'21

Program Director, Indiana Rural Health Association

Cameron chose the MPH degree after researching many different degree options. Mainly because he knew that he wanted to work on improving the quality of patient care, reduce medical waste, and reduce medical costs.

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Shirley Payne, MPH'11

Assistant Commissioner of the Public Health Protection Commission, Indiana Department of Health

In her role, Dr. Payne oversees the food protection, environmental public health, immunization, lead and healthy homes, emergency preparedness, and vital records divisions. She is excited about this role, as it allows her to use her skills and expertise in new ways.

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Felicia Greer, MPH'20

Indiana Birth Defects and Problems, Indiana Department of Health

Felicia chose to pursue an MPH degree because she knew that’s where her heart was. She has always had a passion for people but specifically individuals and their overall quality of life.

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Amy Shackelford, MPH'17

Early stage researcher – PhD student, ISCTE

Public health was specifically important for Amy in understanding the complexities that inform the baseline of wellbeing in our societies. She feels that public health is everywhere and everything.

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Greg Budney, MPH'11

Epidemiologist and Project Manager, Denver Public Health

When Greg completed his capstone course during his undergraduate program at Butler University in public relations, he began to think he might have chosen the wrong career path.

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Caitlin Pike, MPH'19

Strategic Proposal Writer, Parexel

Caitlin spent several years specializing as a health sciences librarian, where she primarily served the IU School of Nursing. She wanted something to legitimize the healthcare aspects of her work, and public health seemed like a good fit.

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Nicole Stone, MPH'16

Indiana Department of Health

Nicole played an integral role in establishing contact tracing for Indiana and continues to make an impact on the state’s COVID-19 response.

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Lauren Clark, MPH'17

Infection Preventionist, IU Health-Methodist

Lauren knew she always wanted to be in healthcare but wasn’t sure what she wanted to do beside. She took the undergraduate intro to public health class and instantly knew that was the career she wanted to go into.

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Andrea Radford, MPH'10

COVID Investigator

In June 2020, Andrea learned about a contract epidemiology position in Florida. As a public health professional who was actively following social distancing protocols, she decided to use her vacation time to serve as the cancer control strategic partnerships manager at the American Cancer Society.

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Mariam Sylla MPH'22

Population Health Fellow, UW School of Medicine and Public Health

As Mariam worked in the Office of Health and Wellness Promotion at Indiana University Indianapolis, she quickly realized that improving community and population health is her passion. So she decided to pursue an MPH.

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