WHAT YOU CAN DO AT ROLLINS
WORK.
One of the reasons I chose Rollins was the community. Since orientation, professors have been open to speaking with students and sharing research interests. During the semester, professors were available to answer questions about lecture material after class. I took advantage of professors’ office hours to ask detailed questions about assignments, papers, and upcoming exams. For example, Dr. Michal Horný was flexible in meeting with students over Zoom or during in-person office hours for the Public Health & Health Resource Allocation (HPM 501) course. As a result, I could go over the details of my policy memo assignment to ensure I was on the right track. Understanding how to develop a memo was essential as it was the foundation of assignments in future courses.
Rollins students don’t just learn from their professors in the classroom, they work alongside them as colleagues and research assistants. More than 180 full-time, doctoral-level faculty members teach and conduct research in areas such as mathematical modeling of infectious disease transmission, nutrition and chronic disease, reproductive health and maternal mortality, climate change and human health, and cancer causation and control.
Rollins Earn and Learn Program (REAL)
I was attracted to Atlanta because there are a lot of great organizations working in urban agriculture, finding better solutions to support food insecure populations. REAL was definitely an opportunity to apply what I was actively learning at Rollins, as well as to figure out what I really wanted to do. My first job was doing program coordinating and it helped me realize that I wanted to be more hands-on, working in the food realm.
For my REAL position, I work as a communications graduate assistant for the Georgia Climate Project. This project is a collaboration between colleges and universities in the state of Georgia and works toward answering the questions: ‘What does a changing climate mean for Georgia? What can we do about it?’ This position has allowed me to not only work with professors from Emory, but climate specialists from various institutions throughout Georgia.
Students can earn income and gain valuable skills by working with federal, state, and county agencies; Emory-affiliated programs; and nonprofit organizations. The REAL program partners with various employers to provide paid, skills-based, and applied work experiences for full-time master’s students. This past year, the program introduced REAL Remote, allowing students the opportunity to work with partners from the comfort of their home-based locations. In the past year, our employer partnerships resulted in more than 479 student hires during the academic year, with most positions offering remote work opportunities.
LEARN.
Caring for patients at Grady has been the greatest honor of my academic and professional life. During my MD/MPH work I fostered a great deal of connections and mentors across the School of Medicine, the Rollins School of Public Health, and the CDC.
Rollins offers a wide breadth and depth of courses and degree programs that speak to a range of interests. Students seeking to specialize their degree can add a certificate or pursue a dual degree. Additionally, students may consider supplementing their public health education by taking elective courses in Emory’s other graduate schools. These options are covered under Emory’s flat-tuition rate.
SOLVE.
You’ll find that many in our community possess an entrepreneurial spirit and insatiable drive to elicit positive change. Drawing from their public health education and connections at Rollins, these students and alumni address major societal and public health issues through determination, innovation, and action. The social justice organization, BLKHLTH, which was recently featured on the TODAY Show, got its start when members of the student organization, the Association of Black Public Health Students, began strategizing ways to tackle public health inequities in the Black community. Rollins alumna, Trish Miller, used the public health foundation she acquired at Rollins to help her launch the nonprofit, SwemKids, aimed at preventing drownings in the Black community.
Link to the stories below to learn more about how Rollins research helps solve community health and public health problems.
BLKHLTH
Alumni Entrepreneurship
Trish Miller '17 and SwemKids
JOIN.
I would really hope for students to see that this organization is not only an opportunity to learn about issues related to environmental health, but also an opportunity to take action on these issues.
At Rollins, student life is part of the learning experience. The student body at Rollins is diverse, and made richer by the 200-plus international students who study here each year. Representing more than 50 countries, these students add a global dimension to classroom discussions that exemplifies what public health is all about. We promote an inclusive environment of innovation and diversity. Our students are highly engaged, not just in the classroom, but through student organizations. There are 17 Rollins student organizations and multiple programs dedicated to connecting students with communities, resources, and support services that help to enhance their student life experience.
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