College of Health News

Briana Moffat, UAA School of Justice and Human Services alumna posed with puffy coat in winter weather Read More

Alumni Spotlight: 熊猫在线视频 Justice Information Center Research Professional

 |  Jessica Degnan  |  ,

Briana Moffat, an alumna of UAA鈥檚 School of Justice and Human Services and a new employee at the 熊猫在线视频 Justice Information Center, shares her passion for both justice and emergency medicine.

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Hidden Homelessness

 |  Rachel Musselwhite for True North Magazine  |  , , , ,

The UAA Hunger and Homelessness Support Network (HHSN) was created to identify and combat housing insecurities that students face. UAA Alumni and current Academic Advisor Jennifer Spencer is one of the three people serving as HHSN Chair. She explains how she uses her personal experiences with homelessness to help find solutions for students.

Cass Pook standing in rural area covered in snow Read More

Lifetimes of helping

 |  Matt Jardin  |  , ,

When human services and social work alumna Cass Pook says she has always been a helper, she鈥檚 not just referring to her nature as an empathetic and compassionate listener. 鈥淐ulturally, it's in my DNA to be a helper,鈥 said Pook. 鈥淟ooking back on it throughout history, 100 or 200 years ago I would have been doing the same thing. I was born to be a social worker.鈥

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Alumni Spotlight: Rosario Aranda-Borders - Aspiring public health professor

 |  Jessica Degnan  |  ,

Rosario Aranda-Borders, an alumna of UAA鈥檚 Division of Population Health Sciences, reflects on her time at UAA, offering advice and sharing her future goals as she pursues a Master of Public Health.

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Alumni Spotlight: UAA grad shares his journey to becoming an Epidemiologist

 |  Chynna Lockett  |  , ,

Fabrice Evengue is an epidemiologist with the Department of Defence. 鈥淚 investigate patterns and causes of disease and injury.鈥. He got his start in public health at UAA, graduating in 2015 with a Master of Public Health in Health Practice.