John-Pierre Cardenas served as the Director of Policy and Plan Management at the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange (2017 – 2019), where he was the primary author of Maryland’s State Innovation […]
Profile Type: alumni voices
Eric Feigl-Ding, ScD, JHU PHS ’04
PHS Alum Eric Ding, ScD, JHU Class of 2004, has been busy in recent years as an epidemiologist, health economist and public health advocate. He is also Chair of the New England Complex […]
Shahmir H. Ali, PhD, JHU PHS ’19
It can sometimes be helpful to think about who you’re interested in working with before the topic itself – food and nutrition research wasn’t really on my radar before JHU, but I remember absolutely loving [Dr. Joel Gittelsohn’s] energy during a lecture he gave.
Matt McGough, MSPH, JHU PHS ’21
The best part of my job is being able to see the direct impact of my work on how health policy issues are covered in the media, developed by policymakers, and understood by the public.
Will Shefelman, JD, MPH, JHU PHS ’18
My desire to pursue a joint degree in law and public health flows naturally from how much I enjoyed the variety of topics I studied in undergrad
Zandy Wong JHU PHS ’24
My disability advocacy focuses on advocating for universal digital accessibility and equitable access to education and healthcare for people with disabilities through influencing policy and working within communities to enact change.