Category: Student Spotlight

MCH students are doing amazing things! Read on to learn about their diverse interests, skills, reflections, passions, and more.

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Student Spotlight: How is Erin Marten Working to Make Reproductive Health Services More Comprehensive, Accessible, and Equitable in Toledo, Ohio?

#UMNMCH student Erin Marten (she/her) wrote this reflection on how her coursework, internships, and field/applied experiences have contributed to her career in MCH. Background I came to the MCH Program here at the U with an already established career as a nurse-midwife, but with a driving desire to understand my patients and their experiences on […]

Student Spotlight: How Did Alyssa Scott’s Deployment Help Address Minnesota’s Title V Key Priority Areas?

#UMNMCH student Alyssa Scott (MPH 2021) wrote this reflection on how her field experience and deployment with the Minnesota Department of Health’s (MDH) Title V Block Grant team have contributed to her experience in the MCH Program. With a background in nonprofit communications and fundraising, I was excited for this opportunity to learn about grant […]

Student Spotlight: How is Lexie Adams assessing the needs of Hennepin County residents?

#UMNMCH student Lexie Adams (MPH 2021) wrote this reflection on how her deployments at Hennepin County have contributed to her career in maternal and child health. Background My passion lies with creating more opportunities for the generations of children to come, than those that exist today.  Children are extremely vulnerable and perceptive to the environments […]

Student Spotlight: How is Olivia Sullivan working to support incarcerated parents and their families with the Minnesota Department of Health?

#UMNMCH student Olivia Sullivan (MPH 2021) wrote this reflection on how her work with Dr. Rebecca Shlafer and recent deployment with the Minnesota Department of Health through the Center for Leadership Education in Maternal & Child Public Health have contributed to her experiences in the MCH Program. Volunteering and Research in the MCH Program I […]

Student Spotlight: How has Aleksey Mason-Bradach addressed racial and ethnic inequities for mothers and examined parental knowledge of vision health in Minnesota?

#UMN MCH student Aleksey Mason-Bradach wrote this reflection on her opportunity to complete two deployments with the Minnesota Department of Health and Minneapolis Public Schools. Aleksey’s Deployment with the Minnesota Department of Health My work with MDH has been interesting as I was working alongside a non-profit that was funded through an MDH grant. The […]

Student Spotlight: How is Carrie Baranowski helping to integrate family planning services to comprehensive care for local health departments in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin?

#UMNMCH student Carrie Baranowski (MPH 2022) wrote this reflection on how passion for serving underserved populations has steered her career thus far and culminated in enrollment of the UMN MCH Program. Introduction By applying for a Policy, Systems, and Environment grant from the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment, Carrie proposed to change the health care […]

Student Spotlight: How did Rachel Uwimbabazi Develop Educational Materials to Improve Birth Outcomes for an OB Program?

#UMNMCH student Rachel Uwimbabazi (MPH ’21) wrote this reflection on how her coursework, internships, field experience, and culminating experience have all contributed to her career in MCH. About Face2Face During Fall 2020, I applied for a student consultant position with Community Health Initiative (CHI). What appealed to me about CHI is how they partner with […]

Student Spotlight: How Did Emily Reimer Adapt to COVID-related Changes and Challenges During her Title V Internship Experience?

#UMNMCH student Emily Reimer (MPH ‘21) wrote this reflection on how her coursework and applied practice experience have all contributed to her career in MCH. Why I Applied to the Title V Internship Program In January of last year, I decided to apply for the Title V Internship Program, supported by the National MCH Workforce […]

Student Spotlight: How did Sam Stern Address Physical and Mental Health Care in Workplace Settings?

#UMNMCH student Sam Stern (MPH 2nd year) wrote this reflection on how his deployment with the Minnesota Health Action Group in the Fall of 2019 contributed to his career in MCH. My deployment with the Minnesota Health Action Group was an extremely valuable experience that broadened my knowledge on non-profit health program development. As someone […]

Student Spotlight: How Did Morgan Collins and Lexie Adams use Quantitative and Qualitative Data to Understand the Needs of Hennepin County Residents?

Why were you interested in this deployment? Lexie: I am really interested in child health. This deployment consisted of analyzing and reporting data specific to child and adolescent health in the Twin Cities area. Through this opportunity, I would be able to learn a lot about the children and adolescents in this area, including the […]

Student Spotlight: How Did Madigan Knuth Help Compile and Share Community Recommendations for Title V Grant Priorities?

#UMNMCH student Madigan Knuth (MPH 1st year) wrote this reflection on how her deployment with the Center for Excellence in Maternal and Child Public Health contributed to her career in MCH. During the Fall of 2019, I completed a deployment opportunity through the Center for Excellence in Maternal & Child Public Health. I was tasked […]

Student Spotlight Series: How Did Doaa Elgaali Gain Systems-Level MCH Knowledge at the Minnesota Department of Health?

#UMNMCH student Doaa Elgaali MPH 2021 wrote this reflection on how her coursework, internships, field experience, and culminating experience have all contributed to her career in MCH. Throughout my undergraduate years, policy and government work was not something that had caught my interest. In contrast, it always seemed too complicated, which scared me away. This […]

Student Spotlight Series: How Did Bianca Zarders Support Minneapolis Public Schools by Creating a Minneapolis Vision Health Task Force?

#UMNMCH student Bianca Zarders (MPH 2020) wrote this reflection on how her deployment with the Minneapolis Public Schools Early Childhood Screening has impacted her career in MCH.  Vision Health When I first applied to this deployment during Fall 2018 at the Minneapolis Public Schools Early Childhood Screening (MPS ECS), I had very little knowledge of vision […]