I completed my MPH at the University of Illinois Springfield, where I gained strong training in public health practice, environmental health, and applied epidemiology. My time at UIS was both academically and professionally enriching.

While at UIS, I worked as a Graduate Hourly Student Assistant in the Office of Engaged Learning, where I developed communication, teamwork, and organizational skills through supporting student engagement activities and daily office operations.

Meet Numair Chishti, a public health major from Pakistan.

Sociodemographic characteristics of populations living near industrial land disposals of known and suspected carcinogens across the United States

Abstract

Background: Industrial facilities dispose of millions of pounds of chemical waste in U.S.-based landfills, surface impoundments, and underground injection wells annually, but information on populations living in proximity to these releases is limited.

UIS Establishes Biostatistics and Epidemiology Society

A propensity score weighted cross-sectional study examining 225,443 children finds that asthma may serve as an early clinical risk indicator for immune-mediated musculoskeletal conditions, suggesting shared inflammatory pathways between the two diseases.

Supervised by Dr. Jessica Madrigal, a team of four MPH students swept the Graduate Track at the Central Illinois Student Project & Poster Competition, earning both First Place and Best Project honors, plus a cash prize.