This episode is a special featured episode for the American Public Health Association’s Epidemiology Section and my guest today is Dr. Noel Barengo. Dr. Barengo is a medical doctor with a Masters of public health and a PhD. He received his academic training in Finland, Switzerland, and Sweden. He currently works in Miami Florida as an assistant professor at Florida International University College of Medicine. His global public health experience includes starting a public health NGO that served ...
Jan 29, 2019•24 min•Ep. 76
Dr. Ogunsakin is an infectious disease physician who has been practicing in the state of Georgia for over twenty years treating patients who have had a wide variety of infectious diseases including HIV infection, bone and joint infections, complicated skin infections, and multi drug resistant bacterial infections. In addition to his medical degree, Dr. Ogunsakin has completed his MBA, as well as his MPH. He is also a member of my Developing Your Public Health Career Strategy program. He shares h...
Jan 22, 2019•30 min•Ep. 75
In this episode, I’m honored to introduce you to my special guest, Dr. Rania Milleron. She is a multidisciplinary professional in public health with a passion for policy and advocacy, as well as biomedical science, with expertise in vector borne infectious disease. She is also an author, which she will discuss in more detail during the interview. Dr. Milleron completed her Master of Science degree in Infectious Disease Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health, and her PhD in Molecul...
Jan 15, 2019•47 min•Ep. 74
In this episode, I introduce you to Tamiko Prescod, as she discusses her journey into public health, shares her experience, and offers encouragement. Tamiko has a BS in biology, and recently completed her MPH. Her background includes work in retail pharmacy, clinical laboratory support, and clerical support at a local government agency. She has passion, drive, and determination, which stood out to me when I first met her early in 2018. She was one of the first people to enroll in my program, Dev...
Jan 08, 2019•33 min•Ep. 73
The ultimate goal of the podcast is to share tips and strategies that help you enter or transition into the field of public health. In this episode, I’d like to share a little about my business plans for 2019, as they relate to the podcast, the workshops, and the Developing Your Public Health Career Strategy program.
Jan 01, 2019•18 min•Ep. 72
Since this episode will publish on Christmas Day, and I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to wish you a merry Christmas and happy holiday season.
Dec 25, 2018•3 min•Ep. 71
This episode is a review of the podcast for 2018. I will share with you the three countries where the podcast is most popular, and also count down the top 10 most popular episodes of 2018. Can you guess which episode is at the top of the list?
Dec 18, 2018•27 min•Ep. 70
In this episode, I give you a few tips in preparation for the changes that will take place very soon. There are a few things you want to do to make sure that you don’t miss out on anything!
Dec 11, 2018•8 min•Ep. 69
In this episode, I share the key takeaways from the 2018 American Public Health Association’s (APHA) conference in San Diego. I had originally planned to just share my thoughts, but decided to reach out to other attendees and gather feedback from our community as well. So, I will first go through the collective feedback, then share five of my personal takeaways from the conference with you. There is so much more that I took away from the annual meeting, but I just focus on five for now. I will s...
Dec 04, 2018•19 min•Ep. 68
This is a special APHA Epidemiology Section featured episode, with Toby Levin, PhD, MPH. Be sure to listen to the full episode, as Dr. Levin discusses her journey from into public health and her work as an epidemiologist in the county health department. She talks about lab work, academia, and so much more.
Nov 27, 2018•31 min•Ep. 67
In this episode, I talk about reviewing progress, assessing where you are, and setting career goals for next year. During the last quarter of every year, I begin the process of setting goals for the next year. This year, I thought it would be a good idea to share some of this with you all, and help you take advantage of this ideal time to conduct a self-evaluation and make some decisions about the new year for yourself regarding your career in public health.
Nov 20, 2018•10 min•Ep. 66
At the time this episode is published, I’m attending the American Public Health Associations annual meeting in San Diego CA, along with about 12,000 other attendees. Meeting in person with your peers and colleagues is a powerful experience and something that I encourage all of you to make a priority.
Nov 13, 2018•9 min•Ep. 65
Meet Dr. Anthony Pothoulakis, a cardiologist who is passionate about prevention. He strongly believes that we all have a serious job to do in defending the obesity-diabetes-artery disease epidemic. In order to reduce the rates of obesity and diabetes, we cannot rely only on doctors, nurses, hospitals, and universities. We must all work together, as a community, to fight against sugars and prolonged sitting and have a zero-tolerance policy for high blood pressure, high LDL, and smoking. He goes o...
Nov 06, 2018•34 min•Ep. 64
This episode is a special featured episode for the APHA Epidemiology section. My special guest today is Dr. Cathy Troisi. She shares her journey into public health, including her rich experiences in the fields of infectious disease epidemiology and academia. She offers some advice and tips for students, recent graduates, and anyone interested in a career in public health.
Oct 30, 2018•35 min•Ep. 63
Are you planning to attend the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) conference? I’ve reviewed some tips from a few schools of public health, and would like to share with you the tips that I believe will be the most helpful for anyone who is planning to attend the APHA’s annual meeting. All of these sources shared great tips, but I had to narrow things down to a select few to cover on this episode.
Oct 23, 2018•12 min•Ep. 62
Today I’m excited to introduce you to Misozi Houston, a program coordinator providing programs to reduce poverty and increase access to health education. She is a public health professional with a passion for community health that goes way back to her childhood. She has used her personal and professional experiences, across a diverse background including restaurant management and nursing, to transition into public health, demonstrating powerful leadership qualities that I truly admire! I first m...
Oct 16, 2018•27 min•Ep. 61
In this episode, I share with you a brand new public health promotion initiative that I’ve started, and explain why. This will be an excellent example of what I encourage all of you to do on almost every single episode of this podcast, and also an example of how I implement the strategies that I teach in my coaching program.
Oct 09, 2018•7 min•Ep. 60
I am happy to introduce you to Angela Arder, who was one of the early members of the Developing Your Public Health Career Strategy Program. She has a background in healthcare, hospital administration, and government customer service. She is educated, caring, and passionate about public health. However, life has often interrupted her career goals and plans….but has not stopped her. She said she didn’t realize that she needed a strategy, but just assumed things would fall into place and automatica...
Oct 02, 2018•28 min•Ep. 59
Hurricane Florence recently hit the Carolinas, here in the United States, and caused devastating damages from high winds, flooding, and local tornadoes. For several days leading up to the storm, we all watched and waited as meteorologists tracked the storm system and kept us all informed. I live in South Carolina and I have family members and close friends throughout South Carolina, as well as North Carolina. We were all engaged in preparedness activities on some level. In this podcast episode, ...
Sep 25, 2018•24 min•Ep. 58
We have all experienced the paralyzing effect of information overload at some point, right? In this episode, I share tips for avoiding information overload and staying focused.
Sep 18, 2018•17 min•Ep. 57
I’m very excited to introduce my guest on this episode, Niya Allen-Vatel, who is truly an expert in her field! She has been featured in Forbes, Glassdoor, Yahoo Finance, Big Interview, and xoNecole. She was gracious enough to come on the show and provide guidance and very insightful tips for everyone, and I appreciate her for being so generous. Niya is a 3x-certified résumé writer, career transition coach, and brand strategist helping ambitious leaders build their brands to boost credibility, in...
Sep 11, 2018•39 min•Ep. 56
Today we are going to do something a little different. As we wrap up the summer, I thought it would be a good time to share with you some of the fun stuff I did over the summer. You guys always hear me discussing strategies and work and goals, but I did spend a lot of time with my family over this past summer and I’d like to share some of that fun stories with you in this episode today.
Sep 04, 2018•19 min•Ep. 55
Today’s topic is inspired by a similar type of question that I’ve been asked quite a bit lately. As you know, whenever that happens, I think there are likely even more people with the same question so I tend to address the topic on a podcast episode. The questions are typically like this, “I have a masters’ degree in public health and also a bachelor’s degree in sociology; what can I do with that?” Or “What ideas do you have about potential jobs for me?” “What are your thoughts about that?”...
Aug 28, 2018•12 min•Ep. 54
Karen Akins joins me to discuss her passion-driven project, a documentary about the negative impact of sugary drinks among children in rural Mexico. The documentary is scheduled to be complete around spring/summer of 2019. We plan to have Karen come back to the show next year to discuss the film once its closer to the point of release, because there will be a great opportunity to participate in an educational health promotion campaign within your own local communities. In this episode, we spend ...
Aug 21, 2018•31 min•Ep. 53
Thank you to all members of this community and faithful listeners of the podcast. This is a major milestone and accomplishment that I’m very excited to reach. My goal for creating the podcast was to mentor and help those who were interested in public health careers, sharing tips and strategies for entering or transitioning into the field. I am proud to have accomplished that in this first year, and look forward to continuing to do more of the same in the episodes to come. In this episode, I shar...
Aug 14, 2018•21 min•Ep. 52
My goal for creating the podcast was to mentor and help those who were interested in public health careers, sharing tips and strategies for entering or transitioning into the field. I was focused on giving, and didn’t expect to receive so much in return. In this episode, I share five surprising benefits of my first year of podcasting.
Aug 07, 2018•22 min•Ep. 51
This episode is a bit different, and comes as a result of my reflection over this first year of podcasting. I’m asking several questions, even though I can’t hear your responses. The questions are really for your benefit, not mine. They will hopefully spark the kind of energy that will help you explore your thoughts and motives and perhaps lead you to discover a bit about your own public health career journey. I strongly encourage you to listen, and think about the questions and the message that...
Jul 31, 2018•18 min•Ep. 50
People often use the terms interchangeably, but they are different. The goals of mentoring and coaching are essentially the same, to help the individual develop skills and achieve success. Mentoring and coaching work together to help you achieve success. However, the way that mentoring and coaching function are different. Understanding these differences will help you explore available resources, understand what resources are best for you, and may also help you as you network with other professio...
Jul 24, 2018•27 min•Ep. 49
Communication skills are important for all professionals, especially those in public health. Good communication will help you present research, relay information to community members, coordinate with co-workers, and build relationships within the public health field. Developing your communication skills has many rewards. Be sure you document your experiences that involve the use of these skills.
Jul 17, 2018•23 min•Ep. 48
We are quickly approaching the 1-year anniversary of the Public Health Epidemiology Careers Podcast! In this episode, we’ll offer three ways that you can help us celebrate.
Jul 10, 2018•18 min•Ep. 47
