Understanding the complexities of population health, for positive societal impact.

The Global Health major enables students to analyze and understand the complexities of population health across the world and apply their learning in course work, civic engagement and independent research.

Careers & Internships

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CAREER OPTIONS

Health professions
Employee of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization or state or local health department
Epidemiologist
Community health planner
Health communicator
Research scientist
Health programs coordinator
Nonprofit worker

STUDENT PROFILE

PETER GORMAN ’18

Global health major, communication minor
Current position: medical assistant at Forum Health LLC

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Recipient
2018 recipient of the Walker Cup
Posse and Bonner scholar
Timmy Global Health executive board member
Civic Fellows executive board member
President and co-founder of DePauw First-Generation
Presidential ambassador
Member, Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity
Member, Delta Upsilon International Fraternity

Peter studied abroad in the Global Health and Development Policy Program at the School for International Training in Geneva, Switzerland. During that time, he conducted an independent study project and wrote a paper titled “Health Literacy Skills of Aging Populations and Its Impact on the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.” He interned at the World Health Organization and at the Harvard T.H. Chans School of Public Health.

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

Matthew Beekley, Ph.D., Indiana University. Research interests: Hoffmann reflex, sport nutrition, carbonic anhydrase.

Susanne Biehle, Ph.D., Kent State University. Research interests: global to local health, social determinants of health, transitional stressors. Co-editor of Sex Roles issue on parenting. Created a networking platform for Academic Women in Psychology.

Sharon Crary, Ph.D., Duke University. Global Health Program director. Awarded the U.S. Health and Human Services Award for Distinguished Service on the Ebola response team in 2002 and DePauw’s G. Bromley Oxnam Award for Service in 2014.

Colleen McCracken Renick, Ph.D., Indiana University, Health professions adviser.

Mamunur Rashid, Ph.D., Bowling Green State University. Worked as a statistician at an international nonprofit, where he supported medical doctors and social scientists on health and population research. Switched to teaching to continue learning and create a good environment for students.

Naima Shifa, Ph.D., Bowling Green State University. Has supervised numerous students as they conduct research. Received a Great Lakes College Association grant to study a public health issue.