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Epidemiology for Non-Epidemiologists?
Posted on November 22, 2018
Epidemiology is the basis for much of the work that goes into public health. From the research that gives us the evidence we need to conduct good public health policy, to the work that is done investigating outbreaks, we use epidemiology to help us understand what we are seeing. It’s a scientific branch (or a […]
Epidemiological Podcast S0E3: Hi, I’m a Doctor
Posted on July 5, 2018 1 Comment
A quick 9-minute story of last Wednesday, the day I successfully defended my doctoral dissertation. It was quite a “day of days,” and it ended very well. It brought together five years of hard work. So what’s next? Listen to find out!
A Day of Days
Posted on July 2, 2018 8 Comments
I did it. I successfully defended my doctoral dissertation last Wednesday and became a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH). It was the culmination of five years of learning, working, and balancing a lot of aspects of my life. I must be honest that I felt incredibly overwhelmed at times. There were several moments when I wanted to throw in the towel and walk away.
How Today Went, in GIFs
Posted on November 3, 2016 5 Comments
In case you don’t know, there are several steps that you must go through to become a Doctor of Public Health. First, of course, you need to get through school and into a doctoral program. It’s a lot like climbing a mountain and having to ask someone at the top to teach you how to […]
Like a Chicken With My Head Cut Off
Posted on September 27, 2016 7 Comments
One of the things that I admire about the people who I admire is their ability — real or perceived — to multitask. The best of them can do it effortlessly. They come up with stuff that they’ve done and I’m left wondering how they did it. I’ve been trying to match that kind of […]
Run the red light… I’ll pay the ticket
Posted on April 11, 2016 1 Comment
I was sixteen years old when I graduated high school. Did I ever tell you that? My birthday falls in January, so the school system wanted to hold me over until I was six-and-a-half before starting school. Mom wouldn’t have any of it. She had placed me in kindergarten at four-and-a-half, and I was doing […]
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