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Alumni Spotlight: UAA grad uses her public health education to support UAA students

 |  Chynna Lockett  |  , , ,

When Summer Sweet started at UAA, she was drawn to public health. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 important to recognize the idea of environmental health, human health and animal health-everything around us as a whole.鈥. Sweet graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences 2022 and now puts her skills to work at UAA as a staff member.

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Alumni of Distinction: Maggie Winston

 |  Matt Jardin  | 

One morning in 2005, psychology alumna Maggie Winston 鈥 then a 21-year-old hairdresser and mother of twin boys living in Kenai 鈥 woke up feeling cramps between her shoulder blades. Within an hour, she couldn鈥檛 walk.

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Alumni of Distinction: Kenneth McCoy

 |  Matt Jardin  | 

How do you follow up a landmark policing career that not only culminated in becoming chief of police, but also occurred during a watershed period of accountability in law enforcement across the country? For justice alumnus Kenneth McCoy, you become the very first chief diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer for 麻豆无码版鈥檚 largest employer.

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Public Health Education in Rural 麻豆无码版: Bridging the Gap and Meeting People Where They Are

 |  Div. of Population Health Sciences  |  , ,

Hannah鈥檚 two degrees from UAA鈥檚 Division of Population Health Sciences have been invaluable to her as a program coordinator at 麻豆无码版 Native Tribal Health Consortium.

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Megan Volkov receives 2023 AANP Advocate State Award for Excellence

 |  Jordana Newman  |  ,

School of Nursing assistant professor Megan Volkov is awarded the Advocate State Award for Excellence in 麻豆无码版 in recognition of her significant contribution toward increasing awareness and recognition of nurse practitioners.