Category: Student Blogs
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- Student Blogs
Hope for the Future
This week, Georgetown University alumna and former student of the course turned speaker, Luisa Ferrari (NHS’20, L’26), joined students in a conversation about finding your way in…
February 10, 2026
- Student Blogs
From DC Department of Health to UNAIDS: A Conversation with Shannon Hader on Her Career in Global Public Health
On Tuesday, January 27, Shannon Hader, M.D., joined students in Conversations in Health: Global to Local for a discussion that truly epitomized the class’s title. Dr. Hader, who…
February 9, 2026
- Student Blogs
Returning to the Roots of Public Health: Lessons from Shannon Hader
Politics and public health continually meet at a crossroads. Why are they intertwined, and what does that mean for those working in public health? Shannon Hader, M.D., joined…
February 9, 2026
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The Politics of Public Health Leadership
In our conversation with Shannon Hader, M.D., MPH, one of the most striking themes was how deeply public health is shaped—not only by science or clinical care, but by the policy…
February 9, 2026
- Student Blogs
Public Health, African Sovereignty, and Innovation
This week, Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli spoke with students in the Conversations in Health: Global to Local class about her work in international development and entrepreneurship as…
February 3, 2026
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How Africa is Transforming its Economy and Health Systems
During Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli’s visit to our Conversations in Health: Global to Local class, the entrepreneur shared that she began her philanthropic work because she believes…
February 3, 2026
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Single Stories to Shared Stewardship
On February 3, 2026, social entrepreneur Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, MBA, joined Georgetown University students for a conversation on innovation and advocacy as part of the…
February 3, 2026
- Student Blogs
Returning to the Roots of Public Health: Lessons from Shannon Hader
Politics and public health continually meet at a crossroads. Why are they intertwined, and what does that mean for those working in public health? Shannon Hader, M.D., joined…
January 27, 2026
- Student Blogs
From DC Department of Health to UNAIDS: A Conversation with Shannon Hader on Her Career in Global Public Health
On Tuesday, January 27, Shannon Hader, M.D., joined students in Conversations in Health: Global to Local for a discussion that truly epitomized the class’s title. Dr. Hader, who…
January 27, 2026
- Student Blogs
The Politics of Public Health Leadership
In our conversation with Shannon Hader, M.D., MPH, one of the most striking themes was how deeply public health is shaped not only by science or clinical care, but by the policy…
January 27, 2026