Students

We're excited to continue our series highlighting the 2024–2025 Wellness PHirst Ambassadors!

Each ambassador is making a meaningful impact by promoting wellness and supporting their peers. In our last feature, we introduced Fatima, sharing her dedication to improving environmental and global public health.

In our next spotlight, we sat down with Julianna Garvey, an Accelerated Bachelor of Science (BS)-Master of Public Health (MPH) student with a concentration in Social and Behavioral Health Sciences, to discuss her public health journey and the significance of promoting and leading with wellness PHirst.

The Rutgers School of Public Health’s Multi-Cultural Student Organization (MSO) is dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment for students from diverse and historically underrepresented backgrounds.

This year's cohort of MSO student leaders brings together four passionate individuals, each committed to empowering their peers and championing diversity within the public health education and professional landscapes. In the following profiles, meet the students who are making a difference at Rutgers School of Public Health sharing why they became interested in public health and joined MSO.

Highlighting two remarkable Rutgers School of Public Health students who are part of the Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health’s (ASPPH) 2024-2025 This Is Public Health (TIPH) Ambassador Cohort, we’re excited to recognize their contributions to advancing public health.

FNU Neha and Jenna DeSimone, both current Master of Public Health (MPH) students at the Rutgers School of Public Health, share their insights and dedication to advancing public health as TIPH Ambassadors.

October 21 through October 25 is the Society for Public Health Education’s (SOPHE’s) National Health Education Week (NHEW).

We are observing NHEW’s theme, Advancing Health Equity through Health Literacy, with a video featuring Emily Brown, a Master of Public Health (MPH) student concentrating in Urban Public Health.

October 21 through October 25 is the Society for Public Health Education’s (SOPHE’s) National Health Education Week (NHEW).

We are observing NHEW’s theme, Environmental Wellness: Health in the Age of Climate Change, continuing our series highlighting the 2024–2025 Wellness PHirst Ambassadors!

For our next spotlight, we sat down with Fatima Niangado, a Master of Public Health (MPH) student with a concentration in Global Public Health, to discuss her public health journey, the impact of environmental health, and the significance of promoting and leading with wellness PHirst.

October 21 through October 25 is the Society for Public Health Education’s (SOPHE’s) National Health Education Week (NHEW). 

For NHEW’s theme, Nurturing Mental Wellness for a Healthier Tomorrow, we sat down with Rutgers School of Public Health students for a Q&A featuring Abanoub Armanious, a Master of Science (MS) in Epidemiology student concentrating in Pharmacoepidemiology, and FNU Neha, a Master of Public Health (MPH) student concentrating in Population Mental Health.