| ESA Newsletter - March/April 2025 | Almost there, Epi!
The final stretch is here, and it’s jam-packed with end-of-year events, graduation details, important deadlines, and plenty of reasons to check your inbox.
Want to shape next year’s Epi student experience? Nominations/Applications for the 2025-2026 ESA Executive Board are open! Complete the application before this upcoming Fri, April 11 at 11:59 PM. Voting will kick off next week!
ESA’s PhD Lunch & Learn event is coming up on Mon, April 14 at 12:30 PM in S402. We’ve got a great alum panel and a lunch order with your name on it. Can’t wait to see you there!
You could show up to the Epi End-of-Year Picnic in your regular clothes… but that would be bold. Grab this limited-edition, student-designed tee, and know that you're helping fund our events without needing to lift a…n arm.
Order yours in the pop-up shop by Wed, April 16 and ESA will email you when your order is ready for pickup at CPHB.
No shirt = no matching moment = eternal regret. | | Congratulations!
“This award recognizes an individual who has exhibited public health leadership in Iowa through advocacy, community involvement, and/or program innovation as a student or early career professional.”
Upcoming Events:
"Do you want to maximize your time spent searching for funding opportunities or potential project collaborators? Join us to learn how Pivot can save you time and effort in identifying the right funding opportunities for your research lines as well as identifying collaborators with the relevant expertise."
Held by Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, Research Development Office, & Office of the Vice President for Research
My City My Health community health conference, Iowa City - Fri, April 18
Passionate about health equity? My City My Health amplifies community voices by bringing together real people doing real work—from mental health to community solutions—right here in Iowa City. This conference invites voices from across the community (this includes students!) to be part of powerful conversations about what’s actually working in public and community health.
Bonus: The first 100 students to register will receive admission at no cost! | | | | From biking trails to estate sales, Dr. Cara Hamann is a force on two wheels and in the world of injury prevention. Find out which feline just joined the family and why SAS will always have her statistical heart. | | | Jamie Sorensen once held state and national records in powerlifting, and now she’s tackling rural-urban cancer disparities in her PhD research. Click to learn how she balances dissertation pivots, parenting two kids under five, and a past life translating hieroglyphs. | | | | Black women in the U.S. are dying at alarming rates from pregnancy-related causes, and it’s not biology; it’s injustice. Sa’uda Abdullahi and Kaniz Fatema shine a light on the racial and socioeconomic disparities fueling the crisis and why postpartum mental health and community support are essential to real public health justice. | | | As an epidemiology student, Justin Krogh never expected his academic world to collide so painfully with his personal one—his dad being diagnosed with stage IV kidney cancer last May. Justin’s written piece details his fight to support his dad through clinical trials, radiation, and every twist in between. | | | | From color-coded Outlook calendars to weekly Sunday resets, our Epi students are doing what it takes to survive Spring 2025.
Some are dodging procrastination like pros, while others are rethinking their whole career path thanks to “just a line on the CV” internships that turned out to be transformative. Read more about how these students are doing the most while also staying grounded this semester! | | | This condensed table merges various public health-related awareness dates with the BMindFul Holy Dates Planner to provide key dates for cultural, religious, and historical awareness throughout the year.
"BMindful does not include all religious holy days. It focuses on three major holy days for each faith — days when faith members may choose not to go to work or send their children to school."
April Printable | | Burnout, bovine TB, and a whole lot of quiet courage. Our Epi students hit the Public Health Conference of Iowa and came back with stories that’ll make you think (and maybe even volunteer). You’ll never look at a duck pond—or your career—the same way again! | | | |
