Marissa Singer

What inspired you to study public health? 

I wanted to understand systems that impact health (politics, built environment, economics, education) so that I can dedicate my career to disrupting the barriers they impose on equitable health delivery and outcomes.

What has been the single most rewarding experience of your career/studies so far? 

I have yet to experience this, I believe graduating with my MPH will be the beginning of a rewarding career.

Where did you do your practicum? What was it about? 

I was mentored by Dr. Roshini Pinto-Powell who leads medical education programs at Dartmouth Geisel school of medicine to create a guidebook on building integrated critically conscious, health equity curricula in the medical school curricula.

What do you hope to accomplish in your career? 

I hope to disrupt systemic inequities to improve health outcomes for historically marginalized populations.

Advice: 

Change doesn’t happen quickly, but can be effective through collaborations that involve community input. By building a strong foundation for change with community members involved as stakeholders every step of the way, we can begin to enact comprehensive systems change.

If you are working, what is your job? 

Project Coordinator/NYU Langone

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