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Congratulations to our stellar undergraduate, master's and doctoral students and doctoral candidates who are being recognized for their achievements, awards, and work in the community.
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#IamUCI - Featuring Josie Ann Fermin
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Spotlighting Josie Ferman, Class of 2024 in Public Health Policy
Not only has Josie dedicated two years as a peer academic advisor for undergraduate students, but her journey -- from her grandmother’s diabetes diagnosis to advocating for effective public health policies -- is truly inspiring. She cherishes the support she's received from UC Irvine’s Program in Public Health’s Office of Student Affairs and seeks impactful internships upon graduation. With plans to pursue a Master of Public Health in child and maternal health, Josie will surely make a positive impact towards human health and wellbeing.
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Doctoral student receives prestigious Humanitarian Shelter & Settlements Fellowship to address global crises
Moones Mansouri, MPH, who is pursuing a PhD degree in Public Health with a concentration in Global Health, has been recognized for her research endeavors to support this critical public health effort with the prestigious Humanitarian Shelter & Settlements (HS&S) Fellowship Program.
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Matthew Hileman '24 named winner of the Poster Award at the 2024 UCI Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences Scholars Day!
Of the eight students from the Program in Public Health who particpated, Hileman's poster, titled: "Expanding Wastewater-Based Surveillance Efforts Past COVID-19: Infectious Disease Tracking at WWTPs and Manholes," was recognized for its scholarly excellence. Hileman, who received a public health sciences bachelor's degree with the Class of 2024, was mentored by Ashley Green and the Project PI is Sunny Jiang, both from UCI Engineering.
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Recognizing our Stellar Master's & Doctoral Candidates' Research
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Congratulations to our graduate students for completing the final milestone in their graduate journey before the conferral of their MS or PhD degree.
These students have demonstrated their independent research skills and contribution to novel ideas in their field. Countless hours of scholarship, writing, research, and mentorship resulted in well-written and defended pieces of academic of writing.
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Dipro Bose
PhD in Environmental Health Sciences (Toxicology)
Faculty Advisor: Saurabh Chatterjee, PhD
Dissertation: "Unraveling the Genomic Crosstalk of Host Microbiome in Humanized Preclinical Models of Gulf War Illness"
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Oliver Chiong
MS in Environmental Health Sciences
Faculty Advisor: Robert Phalen, PhD
Thesis: "Sex Differentiated Heart Rate Variability Changes Associated with Chronic Hookah Smoke Exposure in a Mouse Model of Atherosclerosis"
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Yoonji Kim
PhD in Epidemiology
Faculty Advisor: Joel Milam, PhD
Dissertation: "Life Milestones and Cancer-related Late Effects among Young Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors"
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Brook Jeang
PhD in Public Health (Global Health)
Faculty Advisor: Guiyun Yan, PhD
Dissertation: "Serological and Molecular Epidemiology of Malaria in Eastern Africa"
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Karen Llave
PhD in Public Health (Disease Prevention)
Faculty Advisor: Michael Hoyt, PhD
Dissertation: "Transitioning Young Adult Cancer Survivors to Adult Care: Understanding the Role of Cognitive and Emotional Illness Representations"
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Hawa Soumaila Mariko
PhD in Public Health (Disease Prevention)
Faculty Advisor: Kristina Uban, PhD
Dissertation: "Exploring Racial Discrimination and Breastfeeding: The Influence of Social Support, Spirituality, and Religiosity among Black Birthing People"
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Erika Christine Ramsey
MS in Epidemiology
Faculty Advisor: Jun Wu, PhD
Thesis: "Investigating the Association Between Wildfire Specific PM2.5 Exposure and Respiratory Health Risk"
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Victoria E. Rodriguez
PhD in Public Health (Disease Prevention)
Faculty Advisor: Alana LeBrón, PhD
Dissertation: "The Racial/Ethnic Patterning of Endometrial Cancer Incidence, Treatment, and Survival"
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Michael Hung Vo
MS in Environmental Health Sciences
Faculty Advisor: Andrea De Vizcaya Ruiz, PhD
Thesis: "Effects of Ambient Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5) Exposure on Average Heart Rates and Mean Blood Pressures of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats"
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Brenda Bustos, MPH
PhD in Public Health - (Disease Prevention)
Faculty Advisor: Tim Bruckner, PhD
Bustos has been awarded the prestigious CPIP Summer Research Fellowship. Brenda is examining the association between court deportation proceedings and birth outcomes among Hispanic mothers receiving WIC or Medi-Cal in California.
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Christine's research this summer, under the mentorship of Dr. Cynthia Lakon, focuses on assessing how social networks influence Asian American women's perceptions of cervical cancer screening and prevention.
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Juan Carlos Ruiz Malagon, MS, MA
PhD in Public Health (Global Health)
Faculty Advisor: Alana LeBrón, PhD
Ruiz Malagon was invited to speak at the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) 2024 Student Advocacy, Leadership, Unity, and Diversity Summit (SALUD2024) and was also selected as the recipient of the Katherine and Robert Phalen Endowment award for his promising laboratory research.
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