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PH Honored Graduate: Parker Risk’s Faith-Filled Path to Public Health

Gabe Mills
By Gabe Mills
April 14, 2025
Parker Risk discovered the power of relying on God's guidance to find the right path.
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A Transfusion of Hope: Alex Anderson’s Path to Advocacy

Gillian Garmon
By Gillian Garmon
April 07, 2025
Alex Anderson has transformed his battle with Diamond-Blackfan Anemia into a mission to advocate for individuals with rare conditions, focusing on both their physical and emotional well-being.
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Connecting the Dots: How the Sloan Lab Maps Health Disparities

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
February 18, 2025
Dr. Chantel Sloan combines her passion for mapping data with her epidemiology skills as a professor in the Department of Public Health.
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Combating Environmental and Occupational Health Factors in Dr. Thygerson’s Lab 

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
December 02, 2024
Dr. Thygerson's lab evaluates public health hazards and coaches organizations to manage them in order to save lives and improve health. 
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Protecting Health at Home: Dr. Jim Johnston’s Lab

Parker Smith
By Parker Smith
November 13, 2024
Do you know what's in the air you breathe? Dr. Johnston's lab focuses on combating the invisible threats of poor indoor air quality that can cause negative health effects.
5 Min Read
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Fostering Curiosity in Public Health: Jane Lee-Woodmansee’s Study Abroad in Brazil

Gabe Mills
By Gabe Mills
October 18, 2024
Jane Lee-Woodmansee gained a whole new perspective on public health thanks to a study abroad in Brazil.
2 Min Read
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5 Ways to Impact Global Health: Changing Communities Through Hopeful Service

By Ben Crookston
August 30, 2024
Benjamin Crookston shares the progress that's been made in global health and how we can make a difference in our own communities.
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Summer Snapshots: Connecting Science with Faith

August 30, 2024
Students from the college share how their summer travel experiences helped them see God's hand in the sciences.
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Visiting Columbia Professor Lectures On Sleep Health

By Aubrey Johnson
May 07, 2024
Dr. Marie-Pierre St-Onge visited BYU to teach students about how sleeping more than seven hours can add five years to your life, and regularly sleeping less increases your risk of chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes and hypertension.
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PH Honored Graduate: Parker Carlquist’s Experiential Learning Expeditions

By Trent Olsen
April 22, 2024
Parker Carlquist eagerly participated in several of BYU's inspiring learning opportunities, traveling to places like Europe and Washington, D.C. These experiences opened his eyes to all the different possibilities in public health and politics.
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Taking Public Health Out of The Classroom: Oluwadamilola Obalana

By Aubrey Johnson
April 10, 2024
Oluwandamilola Obalana was on track to be a medical professional—until she realized she wanted to prevent people from getting sick instead of treating them. Now she researches maternal and child health and leads on the Utah Society for Public Health Education Board.
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Student Strives to Improve Quality of Life in Nepal, Starting with Her Own

By Becca Aylworth Wright
February 27, 2024
A public health student went to Nepal to make a change; she didn’t know her own heart would be first on the list.
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Translating the Art of Medicine

By Trent Olsen
February 26, 2024
Maggie Scribner (PH ‘23), a passionate PA in training, conducted an award winning study as an undergraduate. The study highlights barriers to the use of professional medical interpretation services for Spanish speakers.
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Impact Magazine

Handcrafting Access to Global Health

By Kaigan Bigler
February 16, 2024
Melissa Levy helps lift thousands of people out of poverty by empowering 2,919 artisans in nearly 20 countries through her company Ethik.
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Getting Diabetics Back on Their Feet

Hannah LeSueur
By Hannah LeSueur
June 09, 2023
Andrew Hillier and Seth Huber combine public health and engineering at BYU to speed up healing for the foot ulcers of people with diabetes. The students' foot braces take stress off the foot and reduce the need for amputation.
6 Min Read
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The Role of Male Engagement in Female Economic Empowerment: A Collaboration with Grameen Foundation

By Allie Richael
February 24, 2022
Standing before a new crop of graduate students, professor Benjamin Crookston assigned a “challenge paper” to those sitting in his introductory class to the public health master’s program. After listing four relevant issues, he asked the class to select one, research the topic, and identify ways to address the issue. After careful review, the class chose to address male engagement in female economic empowerment. With Crookston’s help, these six BYU graduate students worked with the Grameen Foundation to create an evidence review on the issue.
3 Min Read
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