GEH 2016 Intern Profiles

University of Michigan School of Public Health
Environmental Health Sciences

The faculty here at CDC have been extremely accommodating and willing to help me with anything I have needed. I have gained insight to different facets of environmental health that I had never been exposed to before, which has allowed me to broaden my future career prospects. My participation in this program has been extremely rewarding and has expanded my interest and viewpoints within public health to an extent that I did not expect. I have gained knowledge and experience that I doubt I would have been able to get anywhere else.

University of Minnesota
Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology MPH

Overall, this experience has helped me gain new skills and solidified my career goals. I hope to be able to continue working with the CDC in the future. I would highly recommend this internship experience to any potential applicant interested in a career in public health, even if their interested in a career outside of the federal government because of the wide exposure this position offers to public health practice.

Iowa State University
Social Psychology PhD

The Graduate Environmental Health internship at the National Center for Environmental Health has been an enlightening experience. Prior to this summer, my knowledge of environmental health was quite limited. The programming provided through the internship has given me a much more thorough understanding of the range of topics subsumed within environmental health. My experiences as a summer intern have helped me to develop a variety of skills that will be useful as I move forward in my education and career.

Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University
Environmental Sciences MPH

The programming provided through this internship has given me a much more thorough understanding of the wide range of topics subsumed within environmental health. This opportunity has taught me about environmental health policy to report on the role that federal and state government has in improving environmental and public health. My long-term future career plans include the federal government, however I would first like to gain experience with a local or state government or the private sector to understand more about direct impact of environmental health field.

University of Washington
Master of Public Administration

I am very grateful for this chance to work in policy on a federal level at that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. This internship allowed me to learn more about environmental health and how NCEH/ATSDR works to protect the health of the people from environmental hazards.